{"id":1127,"date":"2026-06-03T01:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:47:16","slug":"fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Why YouTube Watch History Stopped Saving on Samsung and LG Smart TVs (Pi-Hole AdBlocker DNS Fix)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">If your YouTube app suddenly stopped remembering what you watched on your smart TV, you are not alone. This guide is for US home users who want a simple, step-by-step way to fix their video history so they can pick up right where they left off. We will show you exactly how to solve this annoying glitch using easy fixes, including a popular pattern known as the <strong style=\"color: #d9381e;\">Why YouTube Watch History Stopped Saving on Samsung and LG Smart TVs (Pi-Hole AdBlocker DNS Fix)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#What_This_Problem_Looks_Like\" >What This Problem Looks Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Why_This_Can_Happen_Simple_Causes\" >Why This Can Happen (Simple Causes)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step-by-Step_Fixes\" >Step-by-Step Fixes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step_1_Check_Your_Main_Google_Activity_Settings\" >Step 1: Check Your Main Google Activity Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step_2_Perform_a_Hard_Reset_on_Your_Smart_TV\" >Step 2: Perform a Hard Reset on Your Smart TV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step_3_Whitelist_the_YouTube_Telemetry_Domains_The_Pi-Hole_AdBlocker_DNS_Fix\" >Step 3: Whitelist the YouTube Telemetry Domains (The Pi-Hole AdBlocker DNS Fix)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step_4_Change_the_DNS_Server_Settings_on_Your_TV\" >Step 4: Change the DNS Server Settings on Your TV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Step_5_Sign_Out_of_Your_Profile_and_Sign_Back_In\" >Step 5: Sign Out of Your Profile and Sign Back In<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#US_Internet_Provider_Network_Context\" >US Internet Provider &amp; Network Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#When_to_Call_for_Backup\" >When to Call for Backup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/fix-youtube-watch-history-not-saving-smart-tv\/#Short_Recap\" >Short Recap<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Problem_Looks_Like\"><\/span>What This Problem Looks Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">When your YouTube history freezes, your TV&#8217;s smart app behaves in a very specific, frustrating way. You might notice these common symptoms on your screen:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Videos you finish watching still show up in your <strong>&#8220;Home&#8221;<\/strong> feed with no red progress bar at the bottom.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">The <strong>&#8220;History&#8221;<\/strong> tab on the left-hand menu of your TV app is completely empty or has not updated in days.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">If you pause a long video on your Samsung or LG TV and try to resume it later on your phone or computer, it starts all over again from the very beginning.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Your <strong>&#8220;Continue Watching&#8221;<\/strong> row on your TV dashboard disappears completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_This_Can_Happen_Simple_Causes\"><\/span>Why This Can Happen (Simple Causes)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">This often happens when your network or TV app accidentally cuts off the specific web signals YouTube uses to track your watch data. Here are the most common possibilities:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Smart TV App Glitches:<\/strong> The YouTube app on your Samsung (Tizen OS) or LG (webOS) TV can sometimes cache bad data. Caching means the TV stored temporary files that got confused or corrupted over time.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Account History Settings:<\/strong> Your main Google account might have accidentally paused your global watch history tracking.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Network Ad-Blockers and DNS Filters:<\/strong> One very common cause is a private network filter like a <strong>Pi-hole<\/strong>. This is a small home tech tool that acts as a digital bouncer for your internet connection. It blocks internet advertisements and tracking signals by looking at a giant list of web addresses (called a <strong>DNS<\/strong> or Domain Name System list). If this bouncer blocks the secret web address YouTube uses to record your view history, your TV will play the video perfectly but won&#8217;t be able to log that you watched it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Router Outages and Wi-Fi Drops:<\/strong> Sometimes, your home Wi-Fi box gets confused and loses track of your device. If your connection drops for even a split second right when a video finishes, the history log can fail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-by-Step_Fixes\"><\/span>Step-by-Step Fixes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">Work your way through these steps in order, starting with the easiest checks first.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333333; margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Check_Your_Main_Google_Activity_Settings\"><\/span>Step 1: Check Your Main Google Activity Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Before messing with your TV or home network, make sure the feature isn&#8217;t turned off in your account settings.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Open a web browser on your phone or computer and log into <strong>myactivity.google.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Look for the section labeled <strong>&#8220;YouTube History&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Ensure it says <strong>&#8220;On&#8221;<\/strong>. If it is paused, click it and choose <strong>&#8220;Turn On&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333333; margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Perform_a_Hard_Reset_on_Your_Smart_TV\"><\/span>Step 2: Perform a Hard Reset on Your Smart TV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Simply turning your TV off with the remote does not fully shut it down; it just puts it to sleep. A true power cycle clears out stuck app errors.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><strong>For Samsung TVs:<\/strong> Press and hold the <strong>Power button<\/strong> on your remote control until the TV turns off and then flashes back on by itself. Alternatively, unplug the TV from the wall outlet for 60 seconds, then plug it back in.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><strong>For LG TVs:<\/strong> Unplug the power cable directly from the wall. Press and hold the physical <strong>Power button on the actual TV frame<\/strong> for 15 seconds to drain any remaining electricity. Wait another 30 seconds, plug it back in, and turn it on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fff3cd; border-left: 4px solid #ffc107; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>Pro Tip for Smart TV Owners:<\/strong> While working on your TV settings to improve performance, you might also want to check out our deep-dive guide on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/disable-ai-picture-optimization-samsung-lg-sony-tvs\/\">disable AI picture optimization on Samsung, LG, and Sony TVs<\/a> to get rid of strange, unnatural soap-opera style motion processing effects.<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333333; margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Whitelist_the_YouTube_Telemetry_Domains_The_Pi-Hole_AdBlocker_DNS_Fix\"><\/span>Step 3: Whitelist the YouTube Telemetry Domains (The Pi-Hole AdBlocker DNS Fix)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">If you have a Pi-hole or a customized privacy router blocking ads on your home network, this is the most likely culprit. This fix is what network communities call the <strong>Why YouTube Watch History Stopped Saving on Samsung and LG Smart TVs (Pi-Hole AdBlocker DNS Fix)<\/strong> troubleshooting process. You need to tell your digital network bouncer to stop blocking the specific address YouTube uses to track your videos.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Open your web browser and type in your <strong>Pi-hole dashboard IP address<\/strong> to log in.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">On the left sidebar menu, click on <strong>Whitelists<\/strong> (this is your list of approved, safe-to-visit web locations).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">In the domain box, type exactly this address: <code style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\">s.youtube.com<\/code><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Click the <strong>&#8220;Add to Whitelist&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">For extra measure, add this address as well if the first one doesn&#8217;t solve it: <code style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\">video-stats.l.google.com<\/code><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Grab your phone or remote, close the YouTube app completely, reopen it, and watch any video for at least 30 seconds to test if it saves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333333; margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Change_the_DNS_Server_Settings_on_Your_TV\"><\/span>Step 4: Change the DNS Server Settings on Your TV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">If you aren&#8217;t sure if you have a Pi-hole, or if your local internet provider is experiencing a tracking glitch, you can force your smart TV to use a public internet address book instead of your home router&#8217;s default settings.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><strong>On a Samsung TV:<\/strong> Go to Settings \u2192 General \u2192 Network \u2192 Network Status \u2192 IP Settings. Scroll down to <strong>DNS Setting<\/strong>, select <strong>&#8220;Enter Manually&#8221;<\/strong>, and type in <strong style=\"color: #111;\">8.8.8.8<\/strong> (this is Google&#8217;s safe, free public address book).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><strong>On an LG TV:<\/strong> Go to Settings \u2192 All Settings \u2192 Connection \u2192 Wi-Fi Connection \u2192 Advanced Wi-Fi Settings. Click <strong>Edit<\/strong>, uncheck the box for &#8220;Set Automatically,&#8221; scroll down to the DNS field, clear it out, and enter <strong style=\"color: #111;\">8.8.8.8<\/strong>. Click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e2f0d9; border-left: 4px solid #70ad47; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>Facing more app problems?<\/strong> If your streaming platform won&#8217;t open at all or sits spinning forever on a blank screen, you can read our comprehensive walkthrough for when <a style=\"color: #385723; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"[https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/youtube-tv-not-loading-or-buffering\/](https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/youtube-tv-not-loading-or-buffering\/)\">YouTube TV is not loading or buffering on your screen<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333333; margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Sign_Out_of_Your_Profile_and_Sign_Back_In\"><\/span>Step 5: Sign Out of Your Profile and Sign Back In<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Forcing a fresh handshake between the TV app and your Google account will resolve many localized profile glitches.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Open YouTube on your TV and navigate the left menu all the way up to your <strong>Profile Icon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Select your name and click <strong>&#8220;Sign Out&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Wait a moment, then select <strong>&#8220;Sign In&#8221;<\/strong>. Use your phone or remote control to follow the on-screen link code to link your account back up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_Internet_Provider_Network_Context\"><\/span>US Internet Provider &amp; Network Context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Depending on your internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, your network hardware might behave differently:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Xfinity and Cox Cable:<\/strong> If you use their standard, all-in-one rental boxes (gateways), they sometimes feature built-in security features like &#8220;Advanced Security&#8221; that can occasionally flag tracking cookies or telemetry signals as suspicious behavior. You can toggle this setting inside their official smartphone apps.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>T-Mobile and Verizon 5G Home Internet:<\/strong> These cellular-based internet systems utilize a network technology called <strong>CGNAT<\/strong> (which means many homes share a pool of public internet identities). This can sometimes cause Google to think your TV is jumping locations, which might pause history tracking. Changing your TV&#8217;s DNS settings as outlined in Step 4 usually prevents this issue.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Fiber Internet (AT&amp;T, Spectrum Fiber, Fios):<\/strong> Fiber users rarely run into history-saving issues due to data limits, but high-end mesh router add-ons (like Eero or Google Nest Wi-Fi) might have active ad-blocking toggles enabled in their options that mimic a Pi-hole setup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">If you ever run into high-speed network performance issues while streaming 4K or 8K content on these setups, see our guide on tracking down an <a style=\"color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonetech.net\/blog\/8k-buffering-1gbps-fiber-fix\/\">8K buffering problem on a 1Gbps fiber connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_Call_for_Backup\"><\/span>When to Call for Backup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">If you have tried every step and your history still will not update, it is time to check if there is hardware trouble. <strong>Never open your modem or TV case to touch internal wiring<\/strong>, as this is a safety hazard and voids your warranty. Instead:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Contact Your TV Support Team (Samsung or LG):<\/strong> If other apps like Netflix or Prime Video are also forgetting where you left off, your TV&#8217;s built-in flash storage chip might be failing to write new files. Ask their tech support to run a remote software diagnostic.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Contact Your Internet Provider:<\/strong> If the problem goes away entirely when you connect your TV to a temporary mobile hotspot on your phone, your home router is blocking the signals. Ask your provider to reset your rented gateway router back to factory defaults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: Why does my YouTube history save on my iPhone but not on my Samsung TV?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: This is because phones often bypass local network restrictions by switching to cellular data, or because your TV app is stuck on an outdated cache file. Try unplugging your TV&#8217;s power cable for a minute to clear its memory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: What exactly is s.youtube.com and why does it get blocked?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: It is a background website domain that YouTube uses exclusively to track stats, video timestamps, and view history. Because it acts like a tracking signal, many automated ad-blockers assume it is a bad advertisement tracker and lock it down by mistake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: Will clearing my YouTube app cache delete my playlists or premium subscription?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: No. Your playlists, premium membership, and settings are saved securely on Google&#8217;s cloud servers, not on your TV frame. You will only need to sign back into your account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: Can a slow Wi-Fi signal cause my watch history to disappear?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: One common cause is a brief network dropout right at the end of a video clip. If your Wi-Fi drops its signal for a split second, the TV cannot send the &#8220;finished video&#8221; report back to Google.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: Can I fix this problem without using a computer?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: Yes! You can easily change your TV&#8217;s network address settings to Google&#8217;s public DNS (8.8.8.8) directly through your TV&#8217;s network settings menu using just your standard remote control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111111;\">Q: I don&#8217;t use Pi-hole. Why else would my LG TV history freeze?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #444444;\">A: Some smart home routers have parental controls or built-in security features (like Trend Micro or McAfee security extensions inside the router software) that perform the exact same type of tracking blocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #222222; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Short_Recap\"><\/span>Short Recap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">When your YouTube watch history stops updating on your smart TV, the core issue is almost always a blocked web address or a frozen app data cache. To get your feed working normally again:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><strong>Unplug your TV&#8217;s power cord<\/strong> for a full minute to clear out temporary system errors.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Make sure your online <strong>Google Activity page<\/strong> has history tracking toggled to &#8220;On&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">If you run ad-blocking tech, add <code style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 2px 4px;\">s.youtube.com<\/code> to your <strong>approved list<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Keeping your network settings simple and ensuring your TV app can talk to Google&#8217;s tracking servers will ensure your home dashboard stays clean, accurate, and completely up-to-date!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your YouTube app suddenly stopped remembering what you watched on your smart TV, you are not alone. 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