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Youtube Search Issue in ATV

skottichan

skottichan

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Okay, having a weird issue with the search function in YouTube on the AppleTV. Basically, if I either use voice via phone/iPad/iPhone or type via the iPhone/iPad in the search bar in Youtube, the search typing will just stop and the search will just reset back to a blank space.

If I do the manual typing using the ATV remote, it works just fine. Any ideas what could be going on?

Oh and this is on a 1st gen ATV 4K.
 
Same issue here. I will try updating tvOS, hopefully that fixes the annoying problem.
 
Same issue here. If I force close YouTube after attempting a voice search - when I reopen YouTube the search result is there. Trying 17.4.1 beta now to see if it’s any different. Not holding my breath.
 
zobby said:
Same issue here. If I force close YouTube after attempting a voice search - when I reopen YouTube the search result is there. Trying 17.4.1 beta now to see if it’s any different. Not holding my breath.
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It didn’t let me install fyi.
 
I was just about to post a new thread about this. I can't believe how such a big and annoying bug like this still hasn't been fixed. This search via iPhone Remote App feature has been broken for a while now. It's gotten to the point where I just have to input my search query in segments, then resume typing from where it prematurely jumped off. 3 or 4 tries to get one search term entered. Insane.

I also hate the layout and behavior of the ATV YouTube app. Why can't the page just populate and have a layout similar to the official YouTube site? The constant horizontal scrolling, limited suggestions, and a refresh button that does nothing but bring you back to the top. Also, for some reason, the video algorithms are way more aggressive on the ATV app. I used a 'Brown Noise' video to fall asleep 3 nights in a row, and now my suggested videos are 90% related to brown, pink, white, etc., noise videos. You'd think this would mirror the YT site which seems to have far less aggressive algorithms. Assuming this is a Google issue, since it's their app for ATV, I just wanted to vent out here.
 
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Sowelu said:
I was just about to post a new thread about this. I can't believe how such a big and annoying bug like this still hasn't been fixed. This search via iPhone Remote App feature has been broken for a while now. It's gotten to the point where I just have to input my search query in segments, then resume typing from where it prematurely jumped off. 3 or 4 tries to get one search term entered. Insane.
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Bug still exists for me, also. It almost feels like they’re intentionally not fixing it to take the shine off the ATV 😆.
 
Edd70 said:
Bug still exists for me, also. It almost feels like they’re intentionally not fixing it to take the shine off the ATV 😆.
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Funny you should post this, after not searching in ATV for a while, just last night as I was trying to make multiple searches the text box kept dropping with every few characters and I again said to myself, how the hell is something this widely used so blatantly broken and still not fixed? I now use the Notes app on my iPhone to type a search query then paste it into the remote app text box. Kind of ridiculous, but it saves time and aggravation.
 
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