Almost all smart TVs come with the YouTube app, and for users who want to sign in to their accounts, there are a few ways to do so. The YouTube app for TV is available on several platforms, including Google TV, Android TV, and Apple TV. It's also available on streaming sticks such as Amazon Fire TV and Roku. The app features a modified interface that makes it easy for users to not only browse content but also view their channel subscriptions.

While the majority of YouTube users watch content for free, the YouTube Premium service is also quite popular. With a Premium subscription, users can watch ad-free videos, download videos to view offline, play videos in the background while using other apps, and access ad-free YouTube Music, among other perks. For YouTube Premium subscribers, signing into their YouTube account on a TV ensures they continue to get many of the same benefits.

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To sign in to YouTube on a smart TV, users will need to open the app and select 'Sign in' from the navigation menu on the left side. YouTube lets users choose to complete the process on the TV, on their phone, or via a web browser. The last two options are more convenient since users don't need to use the virtual TV keyboard. If a user wants to continue the sign-in process on the TV, they will need to enter their email or phone number associated with their Google account, their password, and then verify the login. To sign in with a web browser, either on a phone or PC, users will need to select the 'Sign in with a web browser' on their TV. They will then need to go to this address and enter the code shown on the TV. The third option is to select 'Sign in with your phone'. Note that this feature is available only on specific devices, and requires the phone to be connected to the same network as the TV. From here, users will need to open the YouTube app on their phones and sign in to the TV.

Using Multiple YouTube Accounts On A Smart TV

YouTube On Smart TV

In some cases, users might want to sign in to more than one YouTube account on a TV. This is particularly useful if there are multiple people in a household who want to keep their watch history and subscriptions separate. To add another Google account to the YouTube app, users will first need to open the app and select 'Add account' from the screen that says 'Who's watching'. They can follow the same steps to sign in to a Google account as outlined above. Once done, users can select the appropriate account when opening the YouTube app.

Switching between multiple accounts on the YouTube app for TV is also easy to do. Within the app, users can simply go to the left-hand navigation pane and click on the profile picture at the top. Clicking on 'Accounts' will then let them switch to any other Google account that's linked to the same YouTube app.

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Source: Google Support, YouTube Activate