YouTube TV is a top live TV streaming service that lets you watch all the popular cable TV channels through the Internet. It has 100+ live TV channels and 1000+ VODs in high quality. The YouTube TV app is available for all Hisense TV OS models, and you can download it from the respective app stores. The base plan for YouTube TV costs $82.99 per month, and up to six users can use a single account by creating different profiles. There are also several add-ons available. If you want, you can subscribe to them separately.
How to Install and Sign Up YouTube TV on Hisense TV
1. After connecting your Hisense TV to WiFi, go to the app store of your Hisense TV and install the YouTube TV app. Don’t confuse YouTube TV with the YouTube app. They are two different apps.
2. Open the YouTube TV app and tap Member Sign-in at the top. If you are a new user of YouTube, tap Try It Free, and come back after creating an account.
3. After you tap Member Sign-in, you will see a screen showing a QR Code. To complete the activation process, visit tv.youtube.com/start on your mobile browser or scan the QR Code using your phone.
4. This will take you to a page on the browser where you need to enter the Activation Code in the required field and tap Continue.
5. Next, sign in to your YouTube Account and complete the activation process. Now, the YouTube TV app on your Hisense TV refreshes automatically, and the app will be ready to use.
How to Cast or AirPlay YouTube TV on Hisense TV
If you don’t want to install YouTube TV, you can straight away Cast or AirPlay the app’s content from your smartphone. Begin this process by connecting your Hisense TV and smartphone to the same WiFi. Next, if you are an Android user, you can directly cast the content, as most Hisense TVs come with built-in Chromecast support. On the other hand, if you are an iPhone user, enable the AirPlay mode on supported Hisense TVs.
Then, install the YouTube TV app from the Play Store or App Store on your handheld device. Open the YouTube TV app, log in to it, and start playing the content you like. On the playback screen, hit the Cast or AirPlay icon and select your Hisense TV name from the list. If it prompts, enter the code, and the YouTube TV content will AirPlay or Cast on your Hisense TV.
How to Fix YouTube TV Not Working on Hisense TV
If YouTube TV lags or fails to stream properly, go through the steps below to fix it.
- Generally, watching content on streaming apps requires a strong internet connection. So, if you have connected your Hisense TV to a weak WiFi, you might experience streaming issues. You can fix it by connecting your TV back to a strong WiFi connection.
- If the YouTube TV service is down, the content will not stream properly. However, you cannot do anything with that. You need to wait until the service is back online.
- Outdated cache files stored by the YouTube app lead to problems like app crashes, slow performance, etc. So, clearing the cache on your Hisense TV might give the YouTube TV app a fresh start.
- Restarting your Hisense TV gives a fresh start as it clears out all the minor software glitches and helps you to stream the app without any issues.
- If you haven’t updated the YouTube TV app for a while, the outdated app might have compatibility issues. So, go to the app store and update the YouTube TV app to its latest version.
- Likewise, you need to keep your Hisense TV firmware to its latest version so that it will support all the latest apps.
- Finally, if the YouTube app keeps freezing or crashing repeatedly even after trying the above fixes, uninstall the app and reinstall it to clear the issue.
Frequently Asked Questions
YouTube TV service is available only in the U.S. and its nearby regions. If you can’t find the YouTube TV app, it means you are in a YouTube TV unsupported region.
