People who received the brand new Apple TV 4K encountered strange error messages as soon as they opened the YouTube app on their devices. As the initial units arrived, the app initially displayed only a black screen featuring a QR code along with an error message stating that YouTube was not yet available on the device. In other instances, the app functioned but displayed a transparent red bar stuck at the bottom of the screen with a warning that the YouTube app was approved for device testing only and not for production use.
Troubleshooting and Reviews
Installing the new tvOS 27.2 update and rebooting the device proved insufficient to resolve the issue for Tom Warren of The Verge, who also had to completely uninstall and reinstall the application.
In his review of the new Apple TV 4K, John Higgins of The Verge described the hardware as one of the best streaming devices available, though he noted it remains expensive compared to competing streaming boxes.
