Find out how you can connect your phone’s or tablet’s YouTube App to your TV wirelessly.
You can control YouTube in your TV wirelessly through WIFI with your phone or any other mobile device using a smart TV or any of the supported devices below:
- Chromecast
- Smart TVs with the YouTube app
- Android TV
- Google TV
- Roku
- Playstation 3 and Playstation 4
- Xbox 360 and Xbox One
- Wii U
- Blu-ray Disc Player with the YouTube app installed
- All set-top boxes or cable boxes with the YouTube app installed
If your TV can connect to your WIFI network and has a YouTube app installed, then your TV is a Smart TV! There’s no need to buy any other TV device such as Chromecast to control YouTube with your mobile device and enjoy a YouTube TV Queue. However, if your TV is NOT a smart TV, consider getting a Chromecast.
READ: How to setup Karaoke at Home using YouTube and How to setup Karaoke using YouTube and Chromecast
Instructions
1 Connect your Smart TV to the same WIFI network where your mobile device (phone, tablet or computer) is connected.
2 Install and Update the YouTube application in your Smart TV.
3 Open the YouTube app in your Smart TV and choose Pair.
4 Using the mobile device you want to pair with your TV, go to youtube.com/pair and enter the code displayed on your screen
5 On the Link with TV Code option, choose Enter TV Code
6 Enter the TV Code shown on your Smart TV.
7 Once this is done, go to your mobile device’s YouTube app and click on the cast Icon and select the TV you just paired with.
8 Browse YouTube videos and watch them on your TV. Add to the TV queue for non-stop viewing. This TV is useful for Karaoke nights! Just browse for song titles or artist names and add the word “karaoke”.
REFERENCES:
Google Support
Learn more about TV Queueing using Smart TV
READ: How to setup Karaoke at Home using YouTube, How to setup Karaoke using YouTube and Chromecast
Do you have any tips you can share on using YouTube? Let us know through the comments below!
i don’t have a smart tv only samsung tv and I don’t have a remote I pres the bottom to Chang one channel to other
I’m typing the tv code in correctly on the app, but it’s still not working. The “link” button is still grey, cannot click on it. Worked on this tv before, all of the sudden can’t connect.
Im having the
same problem
Wow thanks very much, am so Grateful
hanks for all the tips mentioned in this article! it’s always good to read things you have looking for antivirus security for your PC and any other digital devices than.
wow! it’s wonderful and it will also help me to connect youtube from my cell phone. Thanks for sharing this information..
And then how do you sync up a karaoke mic?
Hi Heather, I have written an article on how to setup YouTube karaoke that included setting up the karaoke mic. Please refer to How to setup Karaoke at Home using YouTube. Hope that helps.
Hi