Watch 4K movies on the YouTube app of the Android TV

You can play 4K movies on the YouTube® app with a compatible Android TV™. Here's how:

Connect your TV to the internet

• Use either a wired or wireless connection and make sure you have at least 40 Mbps speed.
  • We recommend a wired connection becuase 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 Connection method.

    1. On the supplied remote control, press the HELP button.
       Note: You can also use the HOME button to access the Help screen.

       1. Press the HOME button.
       2. Select Apps > Help (For Android™ 7.0 or earlier, select Help).

    2. Select View network status.
    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.

Search for 4K movies

Videos can only be played in 4K resolution when playing from the YouTube app. If the videos are played using the TV internet browser, they won't play in 4K resolution.

1. On the YouTube app, search for the 4K movie you want to watch.
   1. 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 movies that are 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 movies that we published on our official YouTube channel:
        • You may select Sony from the menu on the left side, and search for 4K movies from the thumbnails on the right side.
      • You can also select the icon to use the voice search function.

2. Set the Youtube Video Quality to 4K.
   1. Press the enter button.
   2. Select More or the icon.
   3. Select Quality or the icon.
   4. Select 2160p.
3. Enable the Motionflow settings.
   1. 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.
      • If you chose Custom, you can set Smoothness or Clearness to the max.