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Customers unboxing Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV 4K on its launch day ran into immediate trouble with the YouTube app. As the $299 streaming box arrived in buyers' hands on November 13, 2026, many users opening YouTube encountered a black screen showing a QR code and an alert declaring that the service was not yet available on the device. [1][2][3][5]
The Verge noted that in other instances, the app worked but displayed a persistent red warning stating it was approved strictly for device testing rather than production. Users facing the blockage discovered a multi-step workaround: updating the streamer to tvOS 27.2, rebooting the hardware, and deleting and reinstalling the YouTube app from the App Store. According to 9to5Mac, YouTube also began rolling out a server-side fix to resolve the issue automatically. [2][3]
If you just unboxed your new Apple TV 4K, you might run into a problem using the YouTube app. Some users report an error message that reads: “YouTube is not yet available on this device.” Here’s how to fix this problem.
via 9to5Mac
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via The Verge
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