unlimited cloud dvr storage and recording saved for up to nine months here are 10 more things you
need to know about youtube tv's dvr number one new ways to organize your dvr this is the youtube tv
library from a tv set you see filters for your dvr on the left side of the screen new in your library
most watched and scheduled are right there at the top but for the options further down
there are additional ways to organize content for example i clicked on shows and in the upper right
corner there are options to reorder recordings in this category examples include alphabetical
order trending and most popular let's keep it moving number two add programs to your library
just look for the plus symbol to add programs to your dvr from the youtube
tv home screen this entire section is dedicated to content that you may want to add to your dvr
and while watching live tv click down twice on your remote and you see the plus sign again now
i'm on the live guide and when you select a program that is airing sometime in the future
the add to library option appears when in doubt there is always the search feature select a result
and add to library this is the view from a tv set but you can also add programs to
your library from a web browser or the mobile app click on the three dots next to a program
and find the plus symbol i didn't mention this before but you can also tap the bell icon if you
want to be notified when a program airs live those notifications will go straight to your cell phone
number three stop recordings removing programs from your library is just as easy as adding
them watch here simply click the check mark by the program name and that will stop current and future
recordings of that program but this is important youtube tv says that programs already recorded
will be available until they expire which could be up to nine months from now and
unfortunately i don't know of any way to delete single episodes number four more on recording
options and limitations when you are recording a series all new episodes and reruns are recorded
there is no way to record a single episode but for sports you can record a single game or multiple
games for example you can add your favorite teams i chose the washington nationals and youtube tv
will record all games that air on its networks or set recordings for entire leagues like the nfl
and you see options here to record groups of games including the playoffs if you want to record a
one-off event whether that is sports entertainment or news just search for it and add to your library
because in that case you can record just the single event number five mark as watched since
youtube tv does not have options to record or delete single episodes the marcus watched
feature will come in handy it's available from a computer or phone as of this recording so i'm on
a computer for this demonstration from my library i selected a program health hunters and then found
the episode to mark as watched it's as simple as tapping the three dots and then marking the
episode as watched now watch as i return to the library from my tv set and you see that episode
is marked watched so i know to skip it in the future there is also a red bar along the bottom
of the thumbnail to indicate that the program has been watched number six avoid commercials skipping
the ads is one of the main reasons to use a dvr in the first place and that's why it is so important
for you to select the dvr version not vod if the option on your screen is ever presented to you
vod stands for video on demand and that version will have ads that you can't skip you see them
on this timeline but when you record a program a dvr version is created and that will let you fast
forward through the ads in almost all cases but know this ads are not removed from the recording
automatically you will still need to click fast forward on your remote to scroll through the ad
breaks we continue with number seven options for playback for most recordings you'll probably want
to start watching from the very beginning so you don't miss a moment of the show or movie
but in the case of live sports or a news program you may want to join it live i'm on the library
screen again and as i make my way down to the scheduled section you see programs that are
being recorded right now and espn sports center is one of them when you select a recording that's
airing live in this case sportscenter youtube tv gives you the flexibility to join live or start
from beginning and even if you select start from beginning you can always jump ahead to live using
the fast forward and another option for select sporting events that are added to your library
use the key place playback feature to get caught up on the action number eight adding a program
that has already started and ideally you want to add programs to your library before they air
but we all know that is not always possible if you add a program to your library that is in progress
youtube tv begins recording at the time that you added it to the library you can see from this
example on the screen and you probably guessed what that means you may not record the entire
show or movie but good news here youtube tv says that if a rerun of a particular recording airs in
the future the full program will be available to watch not just the partial recording number nine
keep a separate library don't want to share your dvr with other members of your household
well there is a solution for that it's called family sharing and i'm back on my computer to
show you this feature from the settings the family manager which is just the primary account holder
can invite other people in the house to share the youtube tv membership and these family members
will get their own viewing preferences and library youtube tv requires a google account to sign in
so the people who you share your membership with must also have gmail we've made it to number 10
download recordings for offline viewing so if you want to download recordings to your mobile
device to watch when you don't have an internet connection well that is only available with an
upgrade this feature is part of youtube tv's 4k plus add-on not the base plan other features
that you get with the upgrade include 4k on select content and unlimited streams on your home network
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