The following step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install YouTube on Fire TV or Fire TV Stick.
This app was removed from the Amazon App Store in January of 2018 and is now again available for installation.
Users will have the ability to sign in to their account and stay signed in with with the user-friendly YouTube app.
For those who would like to learn how to sign in to YouTube on Firestick, use instructions below installation guide.
The following steps will show you How To Install YouTube on Firestick, Fire TV, and Fire TV Cube.
How To Install YouTube on Firestick/Fire TV/Fire TV Cube
1. From your device home-screen move cursor to the left to hover over Search icon
2. Search for and select YouTube
3. Click on YouTube
4. Click Get
5. Wait for file to finish downloading
6. You will then see YouTube Ready to Launch message. Click Launch now or Open
That’s it! Installation is now complete. To learn how to sign in to Youtube, follow instructions below:
How To Sign in to Youtube on Firestick
1. Launch YouTube app and click Sign In (Or open from Settings)
2. Write down or remember provided code
3. Open Browser and enter provided authorization code. Click Next
4. Choose your Account
5. Click Allow
6. Sign in is complete!
How to Access YouTube via Browser on Firestick or Fire TV
If you don’t want to install the YouTube app, you can always access the website from the Silk browser as well.
Follow instructions below to access YouTube via Browser:
Step 1
From device main menu, scroll to the left to hover over search icon and type “Silk”. Then click Silk from the suggested list by pressing the Select button 
on your remote.
Step 2
Scroll down to select the Silk Browser icon.
Step 3
Click Download.
Step 4
Click Open.
Step 5
You will now access the Silk interface. Click the YouTube Bookmark or enter “YouTube” in the Search the web or enter URL search field.
Step 6
YouTube is now available for use and you can start streaming!
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I have a question and I’ve looked everywhere on here but can’t find anything close. Is there anyway to move all of my apps place them on a thumbdrive and run all those apps from said usb? I’m 92% full and I want to move everything off my firestick 4k, so again is this possible? Or just a waste of my time? I followed someone’s instruction but when I went to the folder and click on the app It asked if I wanted to install or cancel. Thanks for your time in this matter…joseph Cook
Hi Joseph,
I doubt this is possible. However, if you want to install APK’s on a PC you can do so here: https://troypoint.com/install-android-apps-on-pc/
Thanks for the quick reply..
Hi, I downloaded an update to YouTube on my 4k firestick and now YouTube won’t work – keeps giving me the message “can’t connect right now.” Is there a way to roll back the update? I have an older generation firestick on a different TV and YouTube works fine on that one (and on our phones and laptops) so i’m sure it’s related to the device.
Hi Kris,
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?
Yes I did and it didn’t make a difference. However, the problem is now solved. I noticed that my firestick showed the wrong date and time (about a month behind). I did some googling and found that VPNs can affect this. so I turned off the VPN, updated date and time and restarted. After that, there was an update available for the firestick. I installed that, restarted again, turned VPN back on and after that, YouTube started working. so I’m not sure if it was the wrong date/time or installing the firestick update or a combination of the two, but… Read more »
I added the youtube app to my “firetv cube” but my “firetv” can’t find the app. Anyone know what gives?
Go to amazon.com, look for youtube app.. and send it whatever device thats on your list. (If it supports YouTube it should be on the list)
How can I install YouTube on a firetv box (1st generation) and an old firestick (1st generation)????
There has been a lot of misinformation and confusion about YouTubeTV on Fire devices. First of all youtube and youtube tv are 2 different things and there are apps for both. Second, as of July 17, 2019, the YOUTUBETV app is not yet available. If you are really using youtube tv on fire device it is via a browser, which is a very poor, inadequate user interface. I found this out when I subscribed to the paid subscription for YouTubeTV. I could not make it work. I looked closer at the youtube tv internet site and noticed that they still… Read more »
I couldn’t find anyplace to post my question, so I picked this one and hope to see an answer. After you get a list of sources for a movie and click on one, what does this mean, (~597ms), or (~819ms)?
Hi Larry,
This is usually the file size. What app are you using?
I’m not sure what app means. I am using morpheus tv if that is an app
Hi Larry,
Yes, Morpheus TV is an app.
Yeah the app isn’t there in the search!
I have a GEN 2 FireTV box which works wonderfully, updated, reset, and still not in the search to download??? Maybe a month from now…because the date of its release is wrong. Its not there…maybe a link for downloader might work!!!
Hi, do amy of the add on apps offer audio descriptions for blind users? The Amazon Voice/Assist app works with all the add ons except Kodi. It would be nice if this feature were available. It makes it nice when going to a regular theater. Thank you.
The app not showing up on my firestick 4k (pendulum), thoughts?
Hello Greg, make sure that your device is up to date. Go into Fire TV Settings / My Fire TV / About / Check for Updates. Keep going through this process until there are no new updates to install.
The app is out but not available for fire tv 4k. Don’t now why they excluded that model. Amazon needs to add support for it.
It looks like YouTube is only available on fire STICKS, not on Firetv boxes – at least in the UK.
Same in USA. whats up with that.