YouTube is crashing for some Apple TV devices: How is affecting users – Times of India

The latest iOS 16.4 update seems to have brought in a few issues. The update has already reportedly affected the Apple Weather app and widget for some users. We at TimesofIndia-Gadgets Now have even faced the same issue where the iPhone’s built-in Weather app is not working properly. Now, the update also seems to have affected Apple TV users as well. Some users have complained that both YouTube TV and YouTube apps are crashing on Apple TV.
How this issue is affecting Apple TV users
According to a report by 9to5Google, the YouTube TV app has recently started crashing for multiple Apple TV users without any clear cause. The app is crashing at random intervals and is sending users directly back to the home screen.
In an attempt to fix the problem, some users have tried rebooting, reinstalling and even resetting Apple’s streaming device. Meanwhile, other users have also tried to roll back to older tvOS versions to find a solution. The report claims that none of these temporary workarounds has been successful to resolve the issue. Affected users have allegedly reported their complaints on social media platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and more.
A few Apple TV users have reported a similar behaviour with the regular YouTube app. The issue seemed to have started a few days after Google confirmed a new server-side update for the YouTube TV app on Apple TV to be rolled out. However, the report didn’t confirm if these two events are connected.

What YouTube has to say about the issue
As per the tweet, Youtube’s official Twitter channel has revealed that the issue has been fixed. If users are still facing trouble, they should try restarting the app or signing out and in.
Apart from this, there is no easy workaround currently available to fix the problem. YouTube has confirmed that it is working on a permanent workaround to patch the issue.
The video streaming platform has also mentioned that most of the devices that are affected by the bug are Apple’s first-generation Apple TV 4K. It even suspects a memory leak to be the cause of the crashing issue for YouTube’s TV apps on Apple TV.