If you are looking for the YouTube TV app on your Roku device andsuddenly can’t find it, don’t worry; you’re not alone. Many Roku users have turned toReddit,Google Support, andRoku’s forumsto report that the YouTube TV app has disappeared from their devices. Searching for YouTube TV on your Roku and resetting the device doesn’t help either.
One useron the Roku forum reports “I was watching YouTube TV when it suddenly crashed and then the app disappeared from the app list.” Fortunately, there are a couple of solutions to resolve the problem.
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Roku and Google have yet to say what the exact cause of this issue is (via9to5Google). Roku says “we’re aware of the issue where YouTube TV is missing for some users and are investigating.” Luckily, there are two methods users have been found to sucessfully YouTube TV back on their Roku devices.
The first is the easiest, and involves simply updating your Roku device to the latest software update. Here’s how you can do this on your Roku.
1.Press Homeon your Roku remote.
2. SelectSettings.
3. ChooseSoftware update.
4. SelectCheck Now.
5. Your Roku will now be updated.
If updating your Roku doesn’t work, you can also access YouTube TV via the regular YouTube app instead. Thankfully, the YouTube app hasn’t disappeared, and you can access YouTube TV through it by navigating to the left-hand menu of the app, scrolling to the bottom, and selecting YouTube TV.
This is quite an odd issue to suddenly arise, so I hope Roku can get to the bottom of it soon. However, it seems a simple software update resolves the issue if you’ve encountered it on your Roku device.
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