YouTube TV is one of the excellent and affordable streaming services. It is only available in some parts of the United States. No doubt YouTube offers better streaming services, then the others, but it doesn’t mean you never face any kind of issues while streaming. As a YouTube TV subscriber, I also experience many issues which prevent me to watch my favorite movies, shows, videos, and other stuffs. But you don’t need to be worried about that, every problem has a solution. The most common issue that YouTube users face today is YouTube TV Limited Access Issue. So in this article, we will discuss how to troubleshoot YouTube TV Limited Access Issue. Let’s discuss:
How To Fix YouTube TV Limited Access Issue
Manage your home area or current playback area
You need to share your home zip code while creating an account for YouTube TV. You will also asked to share your location via allowing device location permissions on your device. It is mainly done to ensure that you will have the access to local area channels. Let’s discuss on location requirements and how to change your home location.
New Members: Confirm Home Area
Confirm Your Home Area When Signing Up
When you sign up for YouTube, TV, YouTube TV needs to verify your home area for following reasons:
- It helps in identifying the local channels according to your selected location. Without it you can’t access the correct local channels.
- It also helps in finding the local taxes in your subscription.
- Some type of content is available in specific areas as per content requirements and restrictions from our content partners.
Turn On Location Permissions
With the help of internet YouTube TV able to verify your location and allows you to access the correct local channels. If it’s unable to find your device location, you will see an alert message on your TV screen i.e. YouTube TV doesn’t have access. You will be asked- either by your web browser or mobile device to allow permission to YouTube TV to identify your location.
Existing Members: Change Your Home Area
To change your home area do the following steps as mentioned below:
- Firstly, Open your YouTube TV account.
- Select your profile picture.
- Select Settings and then Area and then Home area.
- Beside “Home area”, select Update.
- CHANGE HOME AREA
Notes:
- 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.
Existing Members: Update Current Playback Area
Update Current Playback Area On A TV
If you’re watching via our TV app, you can update your current playback area (for example, if you’re traveling).To update your current playback area:
- Open the YouTube TV app on your TV.
- Select your profile picture.
- Select Settings and then Area and then 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
To update current playback area, just follow the below steps:
- Open your YouTube TV account.
- Select your profile picture.
- Select Settings > Area
- Beside “Current Playback Area”, Select Update.
If we can’t identify your current location, you will be asked to go to tv.youtube.com/verify. Allow the website to access your device location to verify the current playback area.
Troubleshoot Location Permissions
If you are still facing the YouTube TV Limited Access issue then it might be possible that your location permission turned off on your device. To fix this, just follow the below steps:
- Firstly, open your chrome browser.
- On the top right corner, you will see three dots, click on that.
- After clicking on it, a dropdown list will be open on your screen.
- Click on the Settings. A settings page will be open.
- Now click on the Privacy and Security, and then click on Site settings.
- Now select your location and change the location settings.
If you are using a Chrome device at the office or school? Your network administrator might make location settings for you, in which case you can’t change them via these directions. In that case, contact with your network administrator.
If you still unable to fix YouTube TV Limited Access issue, please consult with YouTube TV experts. They will help you in fixing your problem.