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Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

deg0ey — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:37:39 GMT

After a recent software update I can't see Youtube TV channels on the Live tab anymore. I've tried resetting my Chromecast to factory settings and restarting everything from scratch but it still only has the Google Freeplay channels on the Live tab and have to open the Youtube TV app to watch rather than seeing those channels in the Live tab. Is this the intended functionality now or is there a way to get back to how it was before?

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

JamesM2 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:10:31 GMT

Same issue many channels missing I don't have a list of YouTube channels everything is weird can't get to local stuff at all. Taking a while to figure out it's got to be the Chromecast

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

Tfurm — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:56:46 GMT

Same exact issue.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

tiabmaps — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:15:51 GMT

Same issue here. Started this morning. Glad to find it's not just me.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

Ejessen — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:34:33 GMT

Same issue.

If I got to "apps" and select YouTube TV it comes up and all my channels are available. But, if I just navigate to the live tab from the main Chromecast menu it only shows Google channels. Hoping for a fix!

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

Phil85 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 02:03:57 GMT

Missing for me as well. Tried restarting the Google TV Streamer, clearing the cache and a few other things, no luck so far. I hate how unreliable Google products are getting.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

jbarks2 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:29:47 GMT

Same here just this mourning. Checked my location settings, uninstalled youtube tv and re-installed, re-booted, removed power for a number of minutes. Nothing worked.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

jbarks2 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:46:23 GMT

Also, I have the same email for both youtube and google and I used the remote and the systemsetting to check for updates. Still not working right, youtube tv works its just not integrated with google live tv guide.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

lenexa_jayhawk — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:20:51 GMT

As of last night (8/20/25) both Chromecasts and the Streamer show only Categories of shows, no Live by channel and time. And, our Library has been erased. App on iPad and iPhones works as usual. Any update on a fix?

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

Ejessen — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:25:46 GMT

I couldn't find my library either.

Try going to apps, than YouTube tv app, open it and it should pull everything up. If you hit back live and library will be at the top and all my DVR stuff was there. Not a permanent solution but temp fix to get your live and library.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

AxmanVA — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:01:16 GMT

Glad I'm not the only one. Would be nice to get something official. The work-around via the app is annoying.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

eorent — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:24 GMT

YouTube TV is also missing from the list of services when you click on Manage Services. So something about the last app update probably changed so Google TV no longer sees YouTube TV as an option.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

Eternal_Slacker — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:23:48 GMT

Same issue for me, for all four Chromecast in the house. YouTubeTV also doesn't show up as an account linked service anymore, but I can still access my live channels through the app and the subscription is active.

I tried factory reset and it worked initially last night, but I just turned it back on today and YTTV disappeared from my services again. Super frustrating.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

AxmanVA — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:34:02 GMT

Thanks for pointing that out. It led me to go to my linked services in the YTTV app on my Chromebook, where I could see that my YTTV account was still linked but the box was not checked. So I checked the box and that fixed the problem (for now, at least.) Didn't even have to reset or restart the device.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

AxmanVA — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:39:32 GMT

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

skeller05 — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:11:44 GMT

Ditto ... I was concerned I found some backdoor key/button sequence when I used the remote.

Favorites and Recently Played are missing. Now on the Live tab, it defaults to Google TV Freeplay.

After monkeying around for awhile, I did a factory reset on Chromecast device. No joy.

Hoping by posting a reply here, I somehow get a notification when there is some sort of response from Google/ABC/YT/etc

Thanks

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

JSciarrillo — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:42:21 GMT

I don't have a Chromebook but every other device I have checked I don't have this option to even view. Where would I go to check this?

I have tried from a windows device as well as my Pixel phone and tablet.

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

psweet70 — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:46:12 GMT

Same issue here started yesterday. Hopefully they roll out a fix soon

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

krp1962 — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:48:34 GMT

This worked for me....

Go to the Gear Icon

Select All Settings

Select Accounts and Profiles

Pick you account

Select Your Services (manage your services)

Turn on YouTube TV

Re: Youtube TV channels disappeared from Live tab

tiabmaps — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:03:27 GMT

Unfortunately, YouTube TV isn't in the list.