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How To Activate YouTube Via youtube.com/activate

Do you want to activate YouTube using youtube.com/activate? TV sticks and SmartTVs have become very popular. However, some streaming services have apps for TV Sticks and SmartTVs. Some apps make service quite simpler or easier to use on a mobile, Netflix, browsing Hulu, or YouTube using a dedicated app on your TV stick or Smart TV makes for a better experience.

YouTube has some dedicated app, if not all, smart TV platforms and TV sticks. It works well but before you use the app, you have to enable it.

Steps To Activate Youtube On Roku

Activate Youtube On Roku

If you want to activate YouTube on Roku, you want to first make sure;

  • Your Roku is connected and enabled.
  • Grap your remote to control Roku.
  • Your Roku is connected to an internet network and has internet access.

After the above requirements have been met, follow the instruction below to enable Youtube on Roku.

Step 1:

Head over to the Channel Store using your home screen.

Step 2:

You can then add the YouTube channel. It is located at the bottom of the ‘Top free’ section.

Step 3:

When the channel has been added, head over to it by choosing it from the home screen.

Step 4:

Then move to the app’s settings or, if you view an option to sign in, then pick it.

Step 5:

The sign-in option will generate a code. Write it down. If you’re going through the app’s settings, then choose the Link with the TV code option.

Step 6:

Simply visit this link, then sign in using your YouTube (Google) account.

Step 7:

Simply input the TV code you noted down in step 5, and the YouTube app will successfully be activated.

Steps To Activate YouTube On PlayStation 4

Activate YouTube On PlayStation 4

You can also activate YouTube on PlayStation 4. But it needs a code. The code is provided by the YouTube app on the PS4 so make sure;

  • Your PlayStation is connected to the Wifi and you need a controller to navigate.
  • You have the YouTube app installed.

If you want to activate the app;

Step 1:

Head over the YouTube app on your PS4.

Step 2:

Then choose the ‘Sign in’ option.

Step 3:

You will then view code on the sign-in screen.

Step 4:

Write the code but don’t exit the screen.

Step 5:

Then head over to this link, and then sign in using your YouTube/Google account.

Step 6:

Simply enter the code from the PS4 YouTube sign-in screen.

Step 7:

YouTube will be successfully enabled.

Step To Activate YouTube On Xbox One

Activate YouTube On Xbox One

Just like PlayStation 4, the Xbox One has a dedicated YouTube app that you can install from the store. If you want to enable it, follow the instructions below;

Step 1:

Head over to the YouTube app on your Xbox.

Step 2:

On the left, tap the ‘Sign in’ option.

Step 3:

You will then view a code. Write it down.

Step 4:

Then head over to this link, and then sign in using your Google account that you use to sign in to YouTube.

Step 5:

Just input the code on this link, and YouTube will successfully be activated on the Xbox. If you’re asked to allow certain permissions to the app, then move ahead and do so.

Steps To Activate YouTube on Kodi

Activate YouTube on Kodi

If you want to enable YouTube on Kodi, remember you’ve installed it as an add-on from the add-on library. You can then find it at the bottom of the video add-ons.

Step 1:

Head over to the YouTube add-on.

Step 2:

Then tap the Sign-in button/option.

Step 3:

You will then view a prompt with a code.

Step 4:

Then write the code down.

Step 5:

Then input the code here. A prompt appears and asked to sign in, just sign in through the Google account you use for your YouTube account.

Steps To Activate YouTube on Apple TV

Apple TV

The AppleTV offers users some options for signing in to the account but we’re going to move with the code variant here.

Step 1:

Initially, install and download the YouTube app on your AppleTV from the app store.

Step 2:

Then head over to the app on your TV.

Step 3:

Then choose the sign-in option.

Step 4:

You will view three different options for signing in. Simply choose the option to sign in with your web browser.

Step 5:

You will then view code on the screen. Write it down.

Step 6:

Then head over to this link, and input the code.

Step 7:

YouTube will be successfully activated on the AppleTV.

Steps To Activate YouTube On Samsung TV

 Samsung TV

If you want to activate YouTube on a SamsungTV then it is a simple process.

Step 1:

Head over to the YouTube app on the SamsungTV.

Step 2:

From the left column, choose the profile tab.

Step 3:

Choose the sign-in button.

Step 4:

You’ll then view a code. Just write it down.

Step 5:

Then head over to this link on your desktop browser and then input the code.

Step 6:

On SamsungTV the YouTube app will successfully be activated.

Steps To Activate YouTube On Other Smart TVs

Smart TVs

After using a SmartTV that we can’t specifically covered, you can still enable the YouTube app on any device it is you have. Remember you have the YouTube app installed on your SmartTV and follow the instructions below.

Step 1:

Head over the YouTube app on your Smart TV.

Step 2:

Look for, and choose the Sign in option.

Step 3:

The sign-in screen will display you an eight-character long code. Write it down.

Step 4:

Head over to this link, and input the code.

Step 5:

On Smart TV the YouTube app will be activated.

Why activate YouTube on a Smart TV?

You can use YouTube without signing in. At no point on any of the devices mentioned- above does YouTube lock users out until they sign in. After you sign in though, you can then access content that you’ve buy e.g., movies, and you can then sync your watch history from an Android device or from the desktop making it simpler to continue watching content.

Conclusion:

The one thing all of the devices given in this guide have in common is that an amazing inconvenient device is used to collaborate with them e.g. a controller or a remote. The YouTube app on some devices provides an option to sign in with your Google account and ignor the whole ‘activation’ process but signing in using a game controller or a remote is boring. Input a code from the display on your desktop is quite easier.

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