Watch 4K videos on the YouTube app of the Android TV or Google TV

You can use the YouTube® app on a compatible Android TV™ or Google TV™ with a high-speed internet connection to play 4K videos.

Connecting your TV to the internet

If your TV is not already connected to the internet, or to check your connection, follow the steps provided:

• Use either a wired or wireless connection and make sure you have at least 40 Mbps speed.
  • We recommend a wired connection because 4K videos use high-capacity data. If the internet connection isn't fast enough, the videos may not play smoothly.
  • If you use a wired connection, make sure Wired is displayed for the Connection method.

    1. On the supplied remote, press the HELP button, or the HOME button, and select Apps → See all → Help
    2. The next steps will vary. Select the steps that best match your TV menu options:
       • Select Status & Diagnostics → Network status and diagnostics.
       • Select Status & Diagnostics → View network status.
       • Select View network status.
       • Select Contact us.
       • Select Contact & Support → System Information → MAC Address (Wired)/MAC Address (Wireless).
    3. Check if Wired is displayed for Connection method.
    4. Select Check connection to see the network connection status.

• If you switch from an already established wireless connection to a wired connection, the wired connection between the wireless LAN router and the TV may not be enabled right away. In this case, press and hold the Power button on your TV to restart it.

Playing 4K videos

Use the YouTube app to play videos in 4K resolution. They won't play in 4K resolution if the YouTube videos are played using the TV internet browser.

1. Search the YouTube app for the 4K video you want to watch.
   1. On the remote control, press the HOME button.
   2. Select the YouTube app.
   3. Search for keywords such as 4K video using the search field of the YouTube app.

      Note: The following instructions are how to search videos published on our official YouTube channel as of August 2016. It is updated on a daily basis, therefore the search result won't always be the same.

      • Search with keywords:
        • If you type α7 and 4K (or alpha7 and 4K), those beautiful 4K videos shot with our Interchangeable-lens Digital Cameras α7RII will be found.
      • Search among videos that we published on our official YouTube channel:
        • You may select Sony from the menu on the left side and search for 4K videos from the thumbnails on the right side.
      • You can also select the MIC icon to use the voice search function.

2. Set the Youtube Video Quality to 4K.
   1. While playing your video, press the Enter button.
   2. Use the arrow buttons to locate and select More or the (Youtube More) icon displayed as three verticle dots.
   3. Select the 4K icon.
      • If a blue 4K icon is displayed, you're watching content in 4K resolution
      • When the blue 4K icon is not displayed, you're watching content in other resolutions
      • From the Video quality options, select 2160p, 4K.
3. Enable the Motionflow settings.
   1. On the supplied remote, press the ACTION MENU button.
      • Make sure the YouTube video is playing before pressing the ACTION MENU button.
   2. Select Picture adjustments.
   3. Select Advanced settings.
   4. Select Motion.
   5. Select Motionflow.
   6. Select Standard, Smooth, or Custom.
      • Chose Custom if you want to set Smoothness or Clearness to a custom setting or the max.