YouTube is a platform which is used by millions of people in the world to watch videos. Even people can earn money from videos that they upload to this platform. When you use this platform, have you ever faced an error which says Error Fetching Channel List for Account? If you have faced this error, then what have you done to fix it. Well, if you are having this error now, you are able to try to fix the error as explained below.
Fixing YouTube Error Fetching Channel List for Account
If you are facing YouTube Error Fetching Channel List for Account now, it seems that this error is not new in YouTube. If you access the Support Google site on YouTube Help page, you will see that there are a number of users who complained about this in 2019 and 2020. One of them said that he could not log in to his YouTube channel and he found that it said Error Fetching. Another user said that he deleted all of his channels multiple times and after that he could not log in to his YouTube in any way. So, how to fix this error?
Actually, there is no article which explains about this error. However, according to a user in the Support Google on YouTube Help page about this error thread, he said that on your iPhone or Android, you can fix this error by following the steps below.
- The first thing that you have to do is to delete your YouTube apps.
- After that, you have to download it again in the Apps store or Google Play if you are the user of Android.
- After you download the apps again, now you have to enter your account login credentials.
Hopefully, this method can fix the error.
How to Troubleshoot YouTube Error Message
On the Support Google site in the YouTube Help page, there are a number of methods to troubleshoot YouTube error messages. You may be able to try one of the methods to fix Error Fetching Channel List for Account, who knows that it can work. Here is the explanation about troubleshooting YouTube error messages according to the Support Google site on the YouTube Help page.
On that site, it is explained that there are a lot of root causes of error messages. And even there are causes which are out of YouTube’s control such as a bad internet connection or insufficient memory on your device.
Here are some of the most common error messages according to that site.
- “Please check your network connection (Retry).”
- “Error loading. Tap to retry.”
- “No Connection.”
- “An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later.”
- “400 Network Error.”
If you are using YouTube on PC, you may also find these kinds of error messages.
- “500 Internal Server Error.”
- “Sorry, something went wrong.”
- “403 Error.”
- “Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.”
And here are the steps that you are able to take to try to fix the error on PC.
- You must reload the page.
- Let’s say that you have a number of tabs open in your browser. If so, you are able to try to close most of them except the one that you are using for YouTube.
- You have to restart your browser.
- You must restart your router.
- You must restart your computer.
- You are able to update your browser to the latest version.
- You are able to try to use a Chrome browser.
- You are able to clear your browser’s cache and cookies.
- You are able to delete the Chrome extension “YouTube Flash Video Player 57.0.”
If you are using a YouTube app on Android, you may find these kinds of error messages.
- “There is no network connection right now (Retry).”
- “There is no network connection right now. Please try again later (Retry).”
- “Please check your network connection (Retry.)”
- “No Connection.”
And here are the steps that you can take to try to fix the YouTube app error on your Android.
- You have to make sure that your phone is not on airplane mode.
- You have to connect to Wi-Fi, LTE, or 3G.
- You need to make sure data usage is turned on for YouTube.
- You have to restart the app.
- You are able to try viewing the video on a different device.
- You have to make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of the YouTube app.
- You have to update your operating system.
- You are able to try viewing the video again in 30 minutes.
However, if you are using the YouTube app on an iPhone or iPad, you may find these kinds of error messages.
- “Please check your network connection (Retry).”
- “No Connection.”
If you find those kinds of errors, you are able to try to fix it by following the steps below.
- You have to make sure that your phone is not on airplane mode.
- You have to connect to Wi-Fi, LTE, or 3G.
- You are able to restart the app.
- You are able to try viewing the video on a different device.
- You have to make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of the YouTube app.
- You have to update your operating system.
- You have to try viewing the video again in 30 minutes.
You also have to check your data usage. You have to make sure that you have turned on data usage for Youtube. To check your data usage, you can follow the steps below
- The first thing that you have to do is to go to your device Settings.
- Then, you have to tap Cellular.
- In the step, under the Cellular Data section, you have to go to YouTube.
- Then, beside YouTube, you have to tap the button so it’s on.
If you are using a Smart TV, Chromecast or game console, you are able to try fixing the common issues by following the steps below.
- You must restart the YouTube app.
- You have to restart your device. You can do a hard restart by disconnecting the power and then reconnecting.
- For game consoles, you have to uninstall and reinstall the YouTube app.
- You have to update your device’s firmware/ system software.
That’s the information about troubleshooting common YouTube errors. Hopefully, it can help you to fix it.
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On my daily job, I am a software engineer, programmer & computer technician. My passion is assembling PC hardware, studying Operating System and all things related to computers technology. I also love to make short films for YouTube as a producer. More at about me…
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