YouTube TV - blocked by Google - almost fixed

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

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

A few sticky threads discussing it.

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

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

Mine hasn't.

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

I use Windows and have never used docker.

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

Look for "No Docker" on this page:

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

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

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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.

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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

Also, see Eric's post

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

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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?

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

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

What is an ABD Tuner?

I just signed up for a YOUTUBETV trial and had no Problem setting up TVE of course I use windows ... I gave up on docker and UBUNTU because of problems with XFINITY TVE.

All I got was a Prompt on my phone "was it me signing in" and I answered YES.

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congratulations

You know what is really weird is on the Account I used I have 2fa enabled ... it prompted me once was that me trying to login ... I responded Yes and it scanned all channels without asking again.