YouTube TV Playback Error (and solution!)

YouTube TV keeps returning a playback error on an Amazon Fire Stick whenever I try to tune a channel using the Amazon Alexa powered voice remote.

The solution to this error is to log out of your YouTube TV account, then log back in. This restores the Alexa functionality to "change channels".

Update, 2/24/21: I no longer subscribe to YouTube TV. But I will keep this video up as a demonstration.

[mikeg]

Why is the video titled problem and solution ? No solution . Glad it was only 3 min of my life wasted

[jeffstowell]

And the answer was for me (Not shown on this video) to uninstall the YTTV app and immediately add it again. Solved the problem immediately. Unsure if there was an update version that didn't take thus putting me into no-authentication playback hell - but this worked for me. Good luck to all and Kyle... (dude....if you advertise a solution....at least have one.)

[tralala]

I can't believe this worked! Kept getting playback errors, couldn't get to the first screen. Pressed the back button, the schedule comes up. Not all info is there, I go to library back to schedule, and there it is! Ty!

[tanyapoindexter]

Restarting the Firestick was the solution for me.

[Toca_callie]

Did I miss the solution part? I have the same problem but you didn't say how to fix it.

[sc]

Where is the solution? I’ve logged out and back in...still not working.

[nicksgarage]

Should rename this video "solution in the description", although this did not work for me. I switched to an old fire stick and don't get the playback error but it wants to play in low resolution. What's weird is that I can watch a 4k movie from prime on the same TV and it's fine.

[raycastro]

I just fixed the problem. All I did was turn off the tv, then unplug the FireTV stick, waited 20 seconds and then plugged the firestick back in amd turned tv back on - now it works

[pecquet-dubalaix]

Nothing I do stop Fire Stick Buffering, nothing works.

[SteveF]

I also have this issue. I've logged out and back in and sometimes it works but I don't think it's a permanent fix.

[markeitahumbert]

So i basically unplugged everything, waited 60 seconds and it works

[haciendadad]

Amazon is Google's most significant and greatest rival. This is why the FireStick doesn't make it easy to install YT TV to begin with, like other apps such as Netflix or Hulu.

[daveallen]

Same here. App works just fine on tv upstairs; downstairs tv been getting playback error all day. It has done this in the past and I've resolved it by deleting the app and reinstalling. Done that twice today and still getting error. Hoping someone has a fix for this.

[zachbree]

I'm having the same issue with Sunday Ticket

[lorrainelovee]

I had to uninstall the app and install it again for it to work for me

[josephadvincula]

why the heck are you showing what I already No solutions that you have provided or even shared to help viewers solve the issue.

[Dryolie]

So annoying! YouTube TV sucks! I thought it was economically reasonable; however, it's really frustrating with the inconsistency of the app. By the way this video DID NOT give a solution...or did I miss

[stevecalligan]

that is not a solution does anybody really know

[alexkillgore]

Thx for the help I'll be sure to stay in the same situation as you... Like 🤔🤔 fr you sound like someone who plays a game and tries to explain how its supposed to be played but all you do is complain about the game... Like I still don't know what to do like after you uploaded the video did you go back to your one channel you could watch or are you still stuck and still complaining?? Like why did you say (solution) in the title like hello 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 ok I'm done 😊

[williamthames]

What the fuck. No solution. Don't watch