YouTube for Android TV

Download YouTube for Android TV APK

com.google.android.youtube.tv · by yuliskov

Latest Version: 5.23.301 • Updated: Dec 08, 2025

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About YouTube for Android TV

To enable global voice search, an additional app must be installed alongside SmartTube. This bridge app can intercept the System's attempts to open the original YouTube app and open SmartTube instead. For this to work, you must uninstall the original YouTube app. We know this sucks, but you can always reinstall it if you change your mind. The bridge app will not show up in your launcher and you cannot launch it directly; it is only used internally by the system's voice search. On some devices, you need to explicitly say "Youtube" when searching (e.g. say "youtube cute cats" instead of just "cute cats"). On Amazon Fire TV : On Google Chromecast with Google TV : On all other Android devices , sadly root is required to enable this:

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every YouTube for Android TV APK on APK.now is automatically scanned and the cryptographic signature is verified against the original publisher's certificate (yuliskov). Files that fail verification are removed before they ever reach the catalog.

Enable 'Install from unknown sources' for your browser (or the file manager you use to open the APK) under Settings → Apps → Special access. Tap the downloaded YouTube for Android TV APK, confirm the prompts, and Android installs it just like any app from the Play Store.

The latest YouTube for Android TV version available on APK.now is 5.23.301. We track new releases from yuliskov continuously and add them to the catalog as soon as they pass verification.

Yes — every YouTube for Android TV APK and every version on APK.now is free to download. We never gate downloads behind sign-up, surveys, or paywalls.

APK.now keeps a full archive of every YouTube for Android TV release, including older versions that the Play Store has already replaced. The APKs work on devices without Google Play Services (Huawei, GrapheneOS, Amazon Fire) and are signature-verified so you can be confident the file is genuine.