YouTube TV - blocked by Google - almost fixed

[Dxcv]

I am able to use TVE with my server running on Debian 12. About the same as Hulu, but I do suppliment with Philo and Frndly

[rpaulmerrell]

Glad to hear that you were able to get YTTV working for mostly the sports networks. Philo and FRNDLY can handle the non-spports stuff.
Added ADB Tuner and have Get comedy and TV One.
When i had YTTV i wa in the process of replacing the Tvland stuff with stufff from ADB due to the way commercial breaks are handled.
Glad to hear a good update.

[snapfel]

I'm trying to setup YTTV on my Channels DVR which I'm running on a QNAP server. Unfortunately I'm getting blocked. The following error msg is in the logs. "Auth failed for YouTubeTV: Blocked by Google: This browser or app may not be secure".

Any suggestions for resolving this error?

[rpaulmerrell]

The problem with YTTV has been happening for months.
did you try installing the latest pre-release software?

[snapfel]

I just tried installing pre-release 2024.05.22.1908 and I'm still getting blocked by Google.

[chDVRuser]

Here is what the developers have said about the issue. Nothing new since December.

YouTubeTV TVE issue: This browser or app may not be secure SUMMARY

Here is a short chronological summary of what the developers have said about this YTTV issue 2023-08-07 YouTube TV: Cable provider authentication failed - #11 by eric 2023-08-16 YouTube TV: Cable provider authentication failed - #27 by eric 2023-09-19 YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure - #3 by tmm1 2023-10-01 YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure - #18 by chDVRuser 2023-12-08 YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure - #82 …

A few sticky threads discussing it.

YouTube TV - blocked by Google - almost fixed

getting the below when trying to add YT. I have added in the past no problem. I have verified I am using a secure connection and getting same from different browsers. Not seeing the ability to add a source from the stand alone app. Blocked by Google: This browser or app may not be secure

Is There a Fix for YTTV (browser or app may not be secure)?

I've searched the forums and haven't come across a fix for this. I'm running v2023.09.19.0804 on a Synology NAS. I've updated Chrome through the Troubleshooting tab and switched from Cloudfare as my DNS host...still can't login to add YTTV as a TVE source. Anyone got this figured out? Diagnostic Logs sent. [Screenshot 2023-09-19 114903]

YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure

Getting: 2023/09/19 12:20:40.783861 [ERR] Failed to start stream for ch6073: TVE: Blocked by Google: This browser or app may not be secure 2023/09/19 12:20:40.805534 [HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist for ch6073-dANY-ip192.168.1.60: TVE: Blocked by Google: This browser or app may not be secure 2023/09/19 12:20:40.806085 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session ch6073-dANY-ip192.168.1.60 Submitted logs: feb5baba-97c7-4e4a-87ea-3ce81fff855b

[RyzenBeast]

@Dxcv

I am able to use TVE with my server running on Debian 12. About the same as Hulu, but I do suppliment with Philo and Frndly

How are you getting frndly tv into Channels DVR without TVE?

[RyzenBeast]

I got TVE through YTTV to work first try. Will it fail at some point?

[Dxcv]

Mine hasn't.

[Dxcv]

There is a docker to get frndly into channels Frndly TV for Channels

[mjitkop]

@RyzenBeast

How are you getting frndly tv into Channels DVR without TVE?

Frndly TV for Channels

For anybody looking at these last couple of posts, Project One-Click which is part of OliveTin-for-Channels will automagically install the FrndlyTV-for-Channels docker container for you -- along with setting-up the dual source CDVR Custom Channels. Fill-in a few fields, wait a few moments, and you'll see the guide data start to download in the CDVR WebUI. And, not only does it work for FrndlyTV, it has Action buttons for every other known Docker-based Channels-related extension:

[RyzenBeast]

@Dxcv

There is a docker to get frndly into channels Frndly TV for Channels

I use Windows and have never used docker.

[mjitkop]

There is a way to do it without Docker, if you don't mind installing Python.

Look for "No Docker" on this page:

Frndly TV for Channels

[RyzenBeast]

I have Python. Haven't used it in a while.. I'll take a gander at your links. Thanks!

[ouman28]

I assume there has not been a fix for YouTube TV for Channels using a Synology NAS.

[rpaulmerrell]

Unfortunately the only fix i know if is to create a gmail account specifically for channels and don't enable 2fa.
I found using one of the other options including ADBTuner to be the best option.

[chDVRuser]

For some users it works, for others it doesn't.
Some users are able to make it work running in a docker container, but for other users that doesn't work.
I believe Aman's statement here

YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure

Google controls the code in both Chrome and on their servers. They specifically try to detect and block automated Chrome usage, and there's very little we can do about it. The reason it works randomly sometimes and not others is because there's an AI on the other side making the decisions of what to block and not.

Also, see Eric's post

YouTubeTV TVE failing: This browser or app may not be secure

@camman595 Have you tried the route of running the DVR in Docker? We are reaching the end of the line for potential solutions for this. We don't know exactly why Google is blocking the connections from Linux NAS-based systems. It isn't clear what the circumstances that make it not work for some people and work for others are. A lot of people have tried a lot of things, and a lot of times people will pass on secondary information that muddies the water of what has been tried and what has been su…

If/When they figure it out, it will be posted

Provider - YouTube TV

This is the same issue that happened around this time last year. It took about two months to find a solution: There is no quick fix to this, and YTTV will likely randomly remain broken for some accounts and on some OS for a while. I'm tracking the upstream discussion on our chrome automation library here, here and here where the same errors are being reported. When a fix is discovered we will include it in the DVR.

[ouman28]

I finally got YouTube TV to work with Channels on my Synology NAS (1513+).

SOLUTION: I used Synology Quick Connect to access the NAS, added a new Gmail account with just the username and password for security, and added YouTube TV to Channels. I have received most of the YouTube channels, except for a few, like CMT.

NEW ISSUE: I wanted to watch the local news on the West Coast, so I gave it a West Coast zip code when I set up the account on YouTube TV. When I watch the YouTube TV app on Apple TV, with the Express VPN set to Seattle, WA, I can watch the local news on the West Coast without issues. But watching the West Coast news with Channels gives me my Texas local news.

NOTE: Express VPN (Seattle, WA) was installed on the Synology NAS when I added YouTube TV to the Channels.

Any thoughts?

[mjitkop]

@ouman28

except for a few, like CMT.

CMT (and other channels from the Paramount group) is not available with TV Everywhere anymore.

Lost TVLand, CC, CMT, LOGO, MTV and PARAMOUNT

6020 [image]TVLAND mtvn streamDetails: GET: https://www.tvland.com/live-tv: 404 Not Found: "<!doctype html>\n<html lang="en-us" >\n \n <meta charset="utf-8"/>\n…6.0d5489f94803b747.js" type="text/javascript">\n \n"

[Mikchek]

Were you still on your network when you accessed it? How does accessing it different change the result? Are you using channels in docker?