The Ultimate Guide To YouTube TV Compatible Devices

 

If you're planning to cut your cable cord soon to start watching cable-free live TV, YouTube TV is one of the famous names that might come into your mind. It's important to know which devices support the live TV streaming service you're going to use. It's because if you have only one smart TV or any other streaming device at home that doesn't support YouTube TV, it'll be a waste to purchase its subscription.

Keeping that in mind, we are offering you this ultimate list of YouTube TV compatible devices. It'll give you a clear overview of the devices compatible with YouTube TV.

This article will help you learn about the smart TVs of various brands, streaming media players, game consoles, smart displays, and smartphones in which you can run YouTube TV.

Let's begin.

Smart TVs

Smart TVs come equipped with tons of cool features. That's why a smart TV is considered the ideal way of watching cable-free TV. There are many TV brands in the market, but only a few are compatible with YouTube TV. Therefore, if you're planning to purchase a brand new smart TV to watch YouTube TV, make sure to go through the list of brands given below.

This list is all you need to look at to learn everything about smart TVs' compatibility with YouTube TV.

  1. Android TV: All Android TVs support YouTube TV except a few with a mobile version of Android.
  2. Samsung Smart TV: All 2016 and newer models support YouTube TV.
  3. LG Smart TV: All 2016 and newer models support YouTube TV.
  4. Vizio Smart TV: All Vizio Smartcast TVs support YouTube TV
  5. Hisense Smart TV: Only these models support YouTube TV - MTK5658, MTK5659, and MSD6586
  6. Roku Smart TV: All Roku TVs are compatible with YouTube TV.

You can stream YouTube TV on the smart TVs listed above only. No other smart TV is compatible with it as of when we're writing this article.

Streaming Media Players

Many top-quality streaming media players are compatible with YouTube TV. But, once again, not every streaming media player can support it. Therefore, it becomes essential to learn which ones can stream YouTube TV content if you have a YouTube TV subscription.

Here is a list of all the streaming media players compatible with YouTube TV.

  1. Chromecast with Google TV: All Chromecast with Google TV devices support YouTube TV.
  2. Roku Players: These Roku streaming media players are compatible with YouTube TV - Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku Ultra LT, Roku Ultra, Roku Streaming Stick+, Roku 3 (4200x, 4230x), Roku Streaming Stick (3600x and newer models), Roku Streaming Stick+ HE, Roku Premiere+, Roku Premiere, Roku Express/Express+, Roku 4, and Roku 2 (4210x)
  3. Apple TV: Apple TV 4K and Apple TV 4th Generation are compatible with YouTube TV.
  4. Fire TV: These Fire TV devices are compatible with YouTube TV - Fire TV Stick (3rd Gen), Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), all-new Fire TV Cube, and all Toshiba, Element, Insignia, and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition TVs

If you have a streaming media player that doesn't show in this list, it won't run YouTube TV content.

Game Consoles

Some game consoles also stream YouTube TV. Here is a good list of all the game consoles that are compatible with YouTube TV.

  1. XBOX: These Xbox gaming consoles are compatible with YouTube TV - Xbox Series X, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One.
  2. PlayStation: PS4 and PS4 Pro are compatible with YouTube TV.

If you're planning to buy a game console to watch YouTube TV and play high-quality games, don't leave this list. No other game consoles in the market are compatible with YouTube TV except the ones listed above.

Smart Displays

Only Google produces the smart displays that are compatible with YouTube TV.

  1. Google Nest Hub: Both Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max support YouTube TV.

Smartphones & Tablets

There is a long list of smartphones & tablets that are compatible with YouTube TV. You need to have a look at your device's version to know whether it will run YouTube TV or not.

  1. Android: All the smartphones and tablets that run on Android version 5.0 Lollipop and over are compatible with YouTube TV.
  2. iOS: All iPhone and iPad devices that run on iOS 11 and above are compatible with YouTube TV.

If you have an Android smartphone or tablet that runs on a version older than 5.0 Lollipop, you won't be able to get access to YouTube TV. Same way, if your iOS device runs on a version older than iOS 11, it won't support YouTube TV.

Conclusion

This article was the ultimate list of all the YouTube TV compatible devices in the world. We hope it has already answered all your YouTube TV compatibility with various devices related questions. If you still have any questions in mind, feel free to ask us in the comments box. Our team of experts is always more than happy to help you.

Source: The Soft Journals

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