YouTube Drops 3rd Generation Apple TV App, AirPlay Still Available

YouTube plans to stop supporting its YouTube app on third-generation Apple TV models, where YouTube has long been available as a channel option.

A 9to5Mac the reader has received a message regarding the next application interruption, which is expected to occur in March.

As of early March, the YouTube app will no longer be available on ‌Apple TV‌ (3rd generation). You can still watch YouTube on ‌Apple TV‌ 4K, ‌Apple TV‌ HD, iPhone or iPad. With AirPlay, you can also stream YouTube from your iOS device directly to any ‌Apple TV‌ (3rd generation or later).

Third generation Apple TV‌ owners will no longer be able to watch YouTube directly on ‌Apple TV‌ after the app disappears, but YouTube content can be streamed via AirPlay to ‌Apple TV‌ from an ‌iPhone‌ or ‌iPad‌, a less practical method.

This discontinuation is only applicable to third generation Apple TVs, as YouTube stopped supporting second generation “Apple TV” models in 2015. Fourth and fifth generation “Apple TV” models are not affected. because these models have access to the tvOS App Store, which is not available on the third generation ‌Apple TV‌.