Finally, the application Youtube is now available in nintendo switch, so users of the hybrid console Nintendo You can now enjoy your favorite videos thanks to the platform app. Google, available through eShop. But, how can we get the app Youtube in nintendo switch? Thanks to our tutorial you will be able download and install the YouTube app on Switch in a quick and comfortable way. To do this, follow the steps we show you below.
How to install YouTube on Nintendo Switch
The first thing we must do is make sure that the console firmware is updated to the latest version; To do this, go to the console's application store or eShop with the internet connection activated so that the available update message appears if the console detects it. Now you just have to click on the button Update so that the process starts automatically, something that will not take more than a few seconds.
We can also check if there are new updates for the console manually; To do this, follow the following steps:
- Click on the gear-shaped icon Console settings.
- Select the entry Console, located last in the left column.
- Click on Console update, The first option.
- The console will check for new updates and start the installation process if necessary.
How to download the YouTube app
With the console already updated to its latest available version (equal or higher than the version 6.1.0), we can now start the process of download and install the YouTube application for nintendo switch; Follow the steps below to easily start and complete the process:
- From the main menu, click on the bag icon of purchase of the eShop.
- From the eShop menu click on the entry Recent releases to bring up the YouTube app.
- If it does not appear, click on the icon Look for, located in first position and writes “Youtube”.
- Now from the YouTube app click on the button Free Download; Remember that it is a completely free app.
- YouTube will begin downloading in the Switch main menu.
When the progress bar ends you can enter the app by clicking on it. The interface of the YouTube app for Nintendo Switch is very similar to that of YouTube on Android TV, which will be very familiar to us, with the different options of our account located in the left column and the thumbnails of the computer videos throughout the main screen; The different categories of videos are at the top. It will only remain log in with our usual account of Google to enjoy our favorite content Youtube.
