YouTube TV is confusing.

[Lionel Mandrake]

I recently signed up for YouTube TV, which is a streaming service that I can get through my Roku device. But I'm finding it very non-intuitive. Stuff that should be easy isn't.

Sometimes I stop watching in the middle of a movie or in an episode of a TV show. When I come back, I would like to continue from where I stopped, but that doesn't seem to happen. Instead, I have to start from the beginning and fast forward through what I already watched. Grrrr.

[marble falls]

1. I'm in my 70s. It all confuses the bejeebers out of me. I'm lucky to get around DU ...

... there are all sorts of features here I kinda know about but couldn't use, and a lot I don't have a clue about.

[SheltieLover]

5. Remember when we used to jusf turn thd tv on & change channel?

[marble falls]

6. I love one feature we didn't have back then - fast forward.

[pwb]

2. Are you signing out?

That will do it.

[cilla4progress]

3. Lionel,

I encounter similar problems there and get lost sometimes!

I don't understand Youtube TV/channels/ subscriptions/feed/Premium.???

Unnecessarily complicated!!

[MacKasey]

4. Go to your home screen and click on thumbnail

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It should start you where you left off

Or go to your library

You need to be recording the program
See post #8, I was assuming you were when I wrote my original reply

I have been using YouTube tv for almost 2 years and Roku for 10

So if you got questions, just post and I will try to help

Fyi I record everything I watch so I avoid commercials

For example

If you are recording a program and it's been recording for a half hour, if you go to the live screen and click on that program you should get a window on screen that ask you if you want to join live or start from beginning

On sports you get the above two options and if you want to catch up just viewing key plays

[Lionel Mandrake]

9. What is thumbnail?

[MacKasey]

12. On the home screen the little squares with the names of the programs

That you are recording/watching

I call them thumbnails for lack of a better word

[BadGimp]

7. I've experienced that as well

[jalan48]

8. If you save the show it should start up where you left off.

[Lionel Mandrake]

10. What is "save"?

Is that the same thing as putting in my "library"?

[jalan48]

11. There's a "tour" app that you can use to learn about Youtube TV. When you

click on your avatar after signing in you will see it at the bottom of the drop down menu. I have used Google a lot in figuring the site out.

[MacKasey]

13. Yes, save puts the program in your library

[pwb]

14. I was at my daughters and she has Direct tv. They dumped FOX.

When you go to their channel it says fox wants to much. Give them a try maybe? I think ATT owns it so not much better. You tube always asks me to join and I was tempted. Thanks for the heads up. I like easy.

[ron brown]

15. How to Easily Resume Shows on YouTube TV Roku

I understand how frustrating that can be! YouTube TV on Roku does have some quirks when it comes to playback and recording. If you're looking for a way to pause live TV or record shows so you can resume them later, you might find these guides helpful:

How you can Pause Live TV on Roku – Learn how to use Roku’s Live TV Pause feature to temporarily stop and resume live broadcasts.

How you can Record on YouTube TV Roku – This guide explains how to use YouTube TV’s DVR feature to record shows and movies, allowing you to pick up where you left off.

Using YouTube TV’s cloud DVR can be a great workaround since recorded content typically resumes from where you stopped. Hope this helps!