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Hulu is listed as a supported TV provider. I have Hulu + Live TV. My assumption is that this means I can use Hulu to access e.g. History Channel app content or HGTV app content. However when I try to select Hulu (from the preset list) as my TV Provider, it says that it's temporarily unavailable.
Is Hulu supported as a TV provider? If so, why am I getting this error message? Thanks!
Apple TV (4th generation)
TV providers that support single sign-on with your iOS device or Apple TV - Apple Support
This document does list Hulu as a participating provider.
Apps that support single sign-on with your iOS device or Apple TV - Apple Support
This document lists apps that can make use of the selected TV provider setting.
“Supported apps might differ between iOS and tvOS, and also based on which TV provider you use.”
Hulu should be able to tell you which other tvOS apps they support for this feature, as the 3rd party app will have to accept Hulu’s credentials/authentication.
A service could be temporarily unavailable, but if it persists, then I suggest contacting Hulu or the 3rd party app.
Did you ever get it to work? I’ve got the exact same problem. I *thought* I was signed into Hulu as my TV provider after switching from directv, but when I try to log into Hulu it says “your TV provider service is temporarily unavailable”. This is happening on my AppleTV and my iPhone (both on and off wifi). I’m logged into the Hulu app just fine so I don’t know why Apple can’t access the subscription.
I have not yet been able to get the main sign in under accounts to work yet but for individual apps I have gotten it to work. The trick was to wait (and maybe just repeat the process). I would see the unavailable message at first but then it would show the expected web address and sign in code and it worked.
According to Hulu, it was a problem on their end. After chatting with their customer service, they acknowledged the problem and that they were working on it. It was fixed within a couple of days. I’m now able to log in normally without any issues.
Has this changed? Before I cut the cord, wanna make sure I can use apps on Apple TV with Hulu+ as my provider. Saves time setting up a bunch of DVR stuff.
Using HULU as TV Provider
