By watching YouTube on your smart TV, you can enjoy videos on a larger screen with better image and sound quality.
In this article, you’ll learn how to link your devices to your smart TV by:
- Casting: Use your phone, tablet, or computer to cast a YouTube video to your TV and watch it on a bigger screen.
- Pairing: While watching YouTube on your TV, pair your phone to your TV to continue controlling videos from your phone.
- Using a TV code: If your phone and TV are connected to separate Wi-Fi networks, you can link them using a TV code, and cast your video to your TV.
If you're not using a TV code or computer to connect, make sure you have the YouTube app downloaded on your phone or tablet.
- If you're a YouTube TV member looking to watch YouTube TV on your television, check out the YouTube TV Help Center for more info.
- Some features may not be available with supervised accounts on YouTube.
- If you’re signed in to a YouTube Kids profile through the YouTube app on your smart TV, streaming device, or game console, you may get an error message when trying to cast a video. If you get an error, switch to a different profile.
Cast YouTube to your smart TV or streaming device
The Cast feature 
Start casting
Stop casting
Pair YouTube with your phone or tablet
Pairing lets you link YouTube on your smart TV or streaming device to your phone or tablet. To a pair device, you must be signed in with the same Google account on your TV and your phone or tablet.
Pair
Unpair
Connect YouTube to your TV using a TV code
When you link your phone or tablet to your smart TV or streaming device using a TV code, you can watch YouTube on your TV when you’re not connected to Wi-Fi. Use your phone or tablet to play content on your TV or streaming device.
TV code is not available with computers. If you’re using a computer to connect to your TV or streaming device, you must Cast instead.
Link devices with a TV code
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.Disconnect & reconnect your devices
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.Unlink devices that were linked with a TV code
Browse YouTube on your smart TV or streaming device
Use the YouTube app as a remote
- Tap Cast
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- Tap Remote
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- Use the on screen remote to control your cast experience.
.Use your smart TV's remote
- Try to use your TV remote to control your cast experience. Most TV remotes are supported without further setup.
- If your remote doesn’t work, check the instructions manual for your smart TV to learn if it’s CEC supported. If so, follow the instructions in the manual to turn on CEC and try to use your remote to control the cast experience.
Use voice controls to manage your cast
- Open a video in the YouTube app.
- Tap Cast
- Tap the microphone
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- Speak into your device to control your cast experience.
.Voice controls are not available on all devices.