Go back to the front of the Fire TV interface.

There are numerous ways to achieve this, here is a straightforward option: All that is left now is to get the Smart YouTube TV app on the device and install it.ĭownloading and installing Smart YouTube TV This is all it takes to enable sideloading.

Toggle the option 'Apps from Unknown Sources' so that it reads 'on' once you are done.

Open Device and select Developer Options from the Device menu.Select Settings from the menu at the top.Turn on your TV and bring the Fire TV interface to the front.One of its biggest rivals in that regard is Roku TV, which had a very public dispute with YouTube that was only recently resolved.First thing you need to do on your Fire TV is to enable sideloading support. Having dozens of episodes from multiple series will allow users to binge like they do on Netflix and other platforms, though most of the content on offer is not what you'd call prestige TV. With the new TV offerings, YouTube is no doubt hoping to keep American users glued to its platform.

This month, it added a raft of new movie titles including Gone in Sixty Seconds, Runaway Bride and Legally Blonde, now available to stream for free (in the USA only) with ads. YouTube will offer around 4,000 free TV episodes on top of the 1,500 movies already available. That will put it into competition with OTA (over-the-air) TV and streaming services with ad tiers including Peacock, the Roku Channel, Tubi and others. For the first time, YouTube is letting users in the US stream thousands of free, ad-supported TV shows like Hell's Kitchen, Heartland and Unsolved Mysteries, it announced.

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