Over the years, Google has evolved from just a search engine and has already forayed into hardware manufacturing with products such as the Google Mini, Home, Nest Cam, and the digital media player Chromecast.
The small dongles can be used to play audio or video on a smart TV or a home audio system. People can also control playback from their mobile or PC.
But like most Google products, users often face issues such as Chromecast with Google TV losing the option to enable Developer Mode on newer models and Chromecast 5GHz Wi-Fi issue with upper range channels.
And now, Google Chromecast users are reporting they are unable to sign in to YouTube. The issue seems to be annoying a lot of users since they are unable to see recommendations and watch videos without ads.
Some have tried clearing the YouTube app data and cache but apparently, that isn’t helping either. Below are some reports from Google Chromecast users who are unable to sign into YouTube.
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Thankfully, YouTube has commented on the matter where Chromecast users are unable to sign into their accounts and said it is an intentional change.
Thx for the screenshots. Upon checking, this is intentional. Signing in directly to YT on older Chromecast devices is not supported anymore. You can control your cast sessions from your phone while you’re logged in. To engage with vids, continue using your mobile device
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It looks like Google is actively preventing users with older Chromecast devices to sign into their YouTube accounts. We hope they soon take a look at user feedback and revert the changes in the coming days.
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