if you've got youtube tv you're gonna wish that you've known about these features sooner hey
it's michael welcome to the channel and today i'm going to share 15 settings to help you get
the most out of your youtube tv subscription as always quick links are below so you can
skip ahead to whatever is most interesting to you so give this video a like and let's get started
number one don't show me this the youtube tv home screen provides recommendations and they really do
get better the more you watch but if there's something you absolutely do not want to see
on your home screen select the menu for the program and then don't show me this this option
is available from either your phone or computer it will remove the program from the home screen
but you can still find it using the search function or through the live guide
so you can always watch the program if you change your mind about it
number two adjust notifications from the youtube tv mobile app select notify and the bell icon
from the program page or below the video player on the watch page that way you will get an alert
when a new live airing starts but if youtube tv notifications are a problem for you there's
a solution for that too go to the youtube tv settings from your phone and click notifications
here you can turn on or off notifications for recommendations account information and product
updates number three customize the live guide youtube tv has more than 85 channels in its lineup
but chances are you only watch maybe five or ten of them the good news is that you can customize
the live guide so you can see your favorites first from either your phone or computer navigate to
your account settings and click on the live guide from the menu to the left now you can create a
custom live guide and remove or change the order of the channels to remove a channel uncheck it and
it won't show up and to reorder a channel select it and drag it either up or down after making the
changes reopen the live guide and make sure that you have the custom live guide selected not the
default one number four is one of my favorite features record shows you may already know that
youtube tv includes unlimited dvr storage so why not take advantage of it and add your favorite
shows movies and live events to your library you can do this from any device your phone computer
or from a tv set when you select a program look for the add button which is just the plus symbol
then new earrings will be added to your library from the home screen watch as i click on the plus
symbol and add a show to the library and it is just as easy from the live guide i clicked on a
show that is coming up next and selected the plus symbol to record it and once you are ready to view
your recordings navigate to the library tab and they'll be there but here is a tip select the dvr
version that says recorded not the vod video on demand version that says released when you
watch recordings you can fast forward through the commercials but many on-demand shows and movies
will have unskippable ads and number five start from the beginning if you want to join a live
program in progress and skip through the ads you can do that as long as it's in your library
so back to the library tab you see this recording says live meaning that it is airing
now when selected there's an option join it live or start from the beginning and just remember add
the program to your library before it starts to enjoy this flexibility and skip those commercials
number six mark as watched the thing about youtube tv's dvr is that it is all or nothing so i said a
recording for house hunters that means youtube tv is going to record every episode that airs
new and reruns but if you have ever started watching a show only to realize a few minutes
in that you've already seen it you'll want to use the mark as watched feature from your computer or
phone find the tv show episode that you want to mark as watched and select the menu then click
mark episode is watched as of this recording this feature is only available from a computer or phone
you cannot use marcus watched from your tv but let's hope that youtube tv makes that happen soon
moving on to number seven delete search and watch history if youtube tv's recommendations
are totally off you may want to try clearing your search and watch history from a computer i am back
at the settings tab and i clicked on privacy at the top you see options to pause search
and watch history but when you click manage search history and manage watch history you
will be able to delete things you have viewed on youtube tv as well as just regular youtube it is
so easy to delete things individually or you can select by date range number eight prevent sports
spoilers youtube tv makes it easy to follow your favorite teams and leagues from the search bar
watch as i type in washington nationals i'll add the team to my library to record upcoming games
but to prevent spoiler alerts head to the menu from the team page and select hide all scores for
this team that way youtube tv will not display the final score before you've had a chance to watch
the game number nine family sharing you can share your youtube tv subscription with other people who
live in your household the primary account holder is called the family manager and they can share
youtube tv with up to five members for a total of six accounts per household from the settings
the account manager can invite members with a google account and having separate accounts for
different members of the household allows each person to get their own recommendations and dvr
just remember you must live in the same household as other members on the account and youtube tv
allows for three simultaneous streams with the base plan and that should be plenty for
most households number 10 change your home area youtube tv allows you to change your home area
with some limitations only the family manager can make this change from the account settings select
area and then update you can change your home area twice per year this comes in handy for people who
relocate or split their time between two homes throughout the year now to number 11 dark theme
this is the default version of youtube tv on a web browser and mobile device the background is white
but there is a dark theme that you can enable when you are on a computer or your phone select your
profile picture tap settings and then select the dark theme so here's the difference which one do
you prefer number 12 change streaming quality if you are watching your data usage closely you may
want to adjust the youtube tv streaming quality i'm on a mobile device for this demonstration
from the video player select the three dots in the upper right corner and then quality it is
set to automatic but you can adjust down or up as necessary number 13 parental controls there is a
way to make youtube tv kids safe you can turn on the allow tvy tvg g and pg only setting to filter
which programs can be watched using the service from a mobile device click settings filter and
make the selection according to youtube tv this setting turns on the filter for only one device
so from a tv set you'll want to select the profile picture tap settings filter and then turn on
enable the tvy tvg gnpg only setting if you've got multiple children with separate accounts repeat
this process for each device tied to their youtube tv account number 14 tv everywhere for many of the
networks in its lineup youtube tv users can use their sign-in information to watch tv everywhere
here is how it works you'll go to the mobile app or website for a specific network in this case
we'll use bravo then select youtube tv as your service provider and once you enter your youtube
tv sign in information you will get instant access to what the network app or website offers
i'll link below to a full list of participating networks we've made it to the final tip number 15
manage your membership this is something only the family manager can do from the account settings
on your computer go to settings and then click on billing next to the payment method click on update
and here you will be able to manage your payment information if you have an american express blue
cash preferred card and aren't using it to pay for youtube tv i recommend it for the six percent
cash back if you want to learn more about blue cash preferred and why it is the number one
credit card for streamers i'll have information down below also if you want to pause or cancel
your membership head to the membership tab you can easily see your billing date from that screen too
and you may have noticed that i adjusted most of these settings from either my phone or computer
because not all of them can be changed from a tv set and if there's anything that i missed let
me know leave a comment below for everyone to see and if you are still on the fence about youtube tv
see my video on the seven things to know before you sign up for youtube tv thank you for watching
today's video please like it if you got something out of it and i'll see you back here next time