youtube tv app will not download google play Unable to install or update YouTube app on Android? Here's what you need to know. We don’t need to emphasize on how popular Google’s video sharing platform YouTube is (or has been) among the masses. Last year, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shared the service had 1.8 billion monthly logged-in viewers. And it’s reasonable to assume, the number must have further shot up. When it comes to providing support for older devices, majority services draw a line, and hence go for or contribute to what is popularly known as planned obsolesce. YouTube also took on such step back in 2015, where they retired Data API v2, terminating app support on devices manufactured before 2013. YouTube app on iPhone. The change mainly impacted older devices like Apple TVs, iOS devices (iPhones and iPads), smart TVs, gaming consoles etc. While the company’s move made it to news headlines, the announcement didn’t convey anything regarding older Android phones. Looks like the step the company took back then is affecting many users till date and they are confused why they can’t install YouTube app on their phones. And majority inquirers own Android device. Users say, they’re asked to update the YouTube app, but when they try to do so by heading to Google Play Store, they’re notified the app isn’t compatible or it can’t be installed on their units. Humongous number of users have been reporting this for over months now across YouTube community. Take a look at how some of them word this: It asks me to update the app for almost a year but it always says “failed to install” when I tried to update on play store (problem -501 or 901). Now it asks for update again but I no longer can ignore it and I can’t access the app completely. It says install the new version but when i go to the playstore it says it is not compatible anymore. what should i do? Here are the notifications they get to see on trying to upload or install the app: For those of you who are facing the installation/uploading problem discussed here, we’d like to inform you that YouTube doesn’t support older Android operating systems. The official support page for ‘Certain older YouTube apps are not supported’ signifies this. As per the support page, in case Android phone users get to see the following screen on their units, it conveys the app version you’re using is no longer supported. So users will basically have to update through Google Play Store to access the YouTube app. Just in case you aren’t able to do that, it means, the Android OS version running on your phone doesn’t support the newer version of the app. So either update your phone to the latest Android OS, or in case your phone is not receiving the Android updates anymore, better go for a new device. And if you still don’t feel like bidding adieu to your older device, use YouTube via web browser instead of the app. Simple. Here’s how the company words this: If you cannot update your app, it’s most likely that your version of Android OS no longer supports the newer version of the YouTube app. To make sure you have access to the latest Android YouTube app, update to the latest Android OS. If you’d like to continue using the YouTube app without updating your OS, please note that eventually, older versions of the YouTube app won’t be supported. Here’s hoping Android phone users – who are facing the issue discussed here – find this information helpful. For more YouTube related news and stories, you may head here. PiunikaWeb is a unique initiative that mainly focuses on investigative journalism. This means we do a lot of hard work to come up with news stories that are either ‘exclusive,’ ‘breaking,’ or ‘curated’ in nature. Perhaps that’s the reason our work has been picked by the likes of Forbes , Foxnews , Gizmodo , TechCrunch , Engadget , The Verge , Macrumors , and more. Do take a tour of our website to get a feel of our work. And if you like what we do, stay connected with us on Twitter (@PiunikaWeb) and other social media channels to receive timely updates on stories we publish. Manage your home area or current playback area. When you sign up for YouTube TV, you'll be asked to share your home zip code. We may also ask you to confirm your location via your device location permissions. This requirement is to make sure you get access to the correct networks in your location. What you can watch and record on YouTube TV is based on your home area: Watch programs aired over affiliate networks in your location. When you travel outside of your home area, you can’t watch local networks airing in your home area. You can see local programs in the location you travel to, but you can’t record anything outside of your home area. Learn more about location requirements and how to change your location below. Baseball, basketball, and hockey games generally air over regional sports networks (RSNs). Add your favorite teams, leagues, or games to your library so they’ll record whenever they air. Football generally airs over local affiliate networks. You can watch NFL games which air over local networks in your current physical location, regardless of whether this matches the home area on your account. You can’t record any NFL games outside of your home area. Learn more about how to watch and record sports here. New members. Confirm your home area when signing up. Content owners place restrictions on which types of content can be shown in which locations. Certain content is only available in specific areas, per requirements from our content partners. Learn more about viewing restrictions on YouTube TV. Your home area helps us figure out which local networks to show you. Without it, we usually can't give you your favorite local programming. This info helps to find local taxes on your membership. Turn on location permissions. Existing members: Change your home area: To change your home area : Open YouTube TV. Select your profile picture. Select Settings Area Home area . Beside "Home area", select Update . You can only change your home area twice per year. You have to be physically in your new home area to update your home area in YouTube TV. If you're a frequent traveler, make sure to use YouTube TV at least once every 3 months in your home area. This check in makes sure YouTube TV can continue to offer you the correct local networks. Update current playback area on a TV. Open the YouTube TV app on your TV. Select your profile picture. Select Settings Area Current Playback Area . On your mobile device, go to tv.youtube.com/verify. Allow the website to access your device’s location to update your current playback area. Update current playback area on a mobile device or web browser. Open YouTube TV. Select your profile picture. Select Settings Area . Beside "Current playback area", Select Update . Troubleshoot location permissions. Still having trouble? Location permissions might be turned off on your device. You can check by following these steps. Open Chrome. In the top right, click either Menu or More . Click Settings "Privacy and security" section. Click Site settings . Select Location and change your location settings. Using a Chrome device at work or school? Your network administrator might make location settings for you, in which case you can't change them via these directions. Learn about using a managed Chrome device. If you're using a web browser other than Chrome, check your browser settings to change location permissions. Learn more about location permissions on Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer. Can't access the Google Play Store, Movies & TV, Music (Google play), YouTube, or Games apps. IMPORTANT: This article applies only to specific products and/or operating systems. Check Applicable Products and Categories for details. Your TV must have an internet connection and the correct date and time to access network services from the Google Play™ Store, Movies & TV, YouTube™, and Games apps. Follow the steps below to make sure that your BRAVIA TV is connected to the Internet and that the Date & time settings are correct. Check network status. For X74H_X75H series: press the HOME button on the remote control → Settings → Network & Internet For other models: Press the HOME button on the remote control. Select Help . If Help isn't shown, choose Apps and then press the center (enter) button, then select Help . YouTube TV is another Chromebook PWA you can install directly from the Play Store. Just last week we came across the first in what we hope becomes a long line of progressive web applications (PWA) that can be installed directly from the Google Play Store on Chromebooks. This app happened to be Twitter and, if you’ve been using their pretty fantastic website/web app over the past year, you’ll appreciate how good it has become in its overall functionality. I noted in that article that I’d recently removed the Twitter Android app from my phone and replaced it with the web-based PWA instead and I’ve not looked back. I’d urge you to read that last post about why this is significant if you haven’t already, but I’ll quickly point out why this matters.