Directv single sign on not working, 205.4 error

AT&T/DTV stated that COVID is hindering their tech team from quickly researching and fixing the issue. However, I suspect that after announcing their intent to withdraw support for DTV, I don’t hold out much hope for a fix. Maybe they’ll just dump it in Apple’s lap.

I was able to log in by changing the name of my provider to AT&T U-verse (rather than DirecTV). I hope this helps!!

>>Settings

>>Users and Accounts

>>TV Provider

>> AT&T U-verse

That does not work for me (tried it before). All it says if I select AT&T U-Verse is,"We've set AT&T U-Verse as your TV provider. You can access all the apps included in your TV subscription, but you'll have to sign in to each one individually."

That is the pop-up when I select U-Verse. It does not ask for login ID/password. Basically, select AT&T U-Verse (my experience anyway) is worthless.

I was frustrated with both directtv and asurion help. I read your suggestion about picking att uverse and made the change. I brought up hbo max and the access worked. I Went into the paramount app. I asked for my att uverse auth info. Would not accept my att Id info. Just terrible. Now I am worried that I will incur hbo max charged.

them I went to the nbc sports app. It asked me for credentials and I picked direct tv. Worked perfectly. I’m getting mixed results for different use cases.

I removed Paramount from the ATT uverse.

I went back into Paramount Net and it asked me for my TV provider it did include DIRECTV so I used it successfully. I have come to the conclusion like many others have that we somehow need to circumvent the error in DIRECTVS TV provider and simply refocus and specify the TV provider in each app itself.

As of May 29, 2020, I was also having the sign-on issue with my Apple TV 4. I was able to sign in through individual apps like HBO, TNT, etc. However, if I tried log-in to TV provider, I would get the error code 205.4. FIX - I just updated the Apple TV software to the latest version and now it seems to have worked. Although when I tried to login to Directv as the TV provider, it went through a loop, and then said it is temporarily available, but it had signed me in to Directv. Then I went to the FOX app and settings and TV Provider. This time it worked. Previously it would bring me back to the TV provider login and the credentials would not be accepted. Anyone having problems should first try to update their Apple TV software. Perhaps there was a glitch that is now fixed. Thank God!

Like I said previously, I do not think anyone has any trouble signing into any application with their DirecTV ID and password. They just can't use that same login with TV Provider in iOS so they can skip entering those credentials in every single application that they need to verify their subscription with.

I finally got mine working!! Almost one week later. Using the ATT login (not my email like I used with Direct TV before the merger) I logged on using my PC. Under user settings it asked me to merge accounts, then on the next screen for my ATT phone number or account number. I used the account number, it declined it.. I gave up and tried again on my cell phone to login to TLC and it magically worked! HBO go works now too...

Honestly no clue what exactly I did that made it work... but it works.. for now :)

IT’S WORKING AGAIN!!

I just logged into Directv in settings as my TV Provider without ANY tricks and without the individual app work around.

yay!!!

now to try this on my appletv.

omg I’m so glad!👏👏👏

I also was experiencing the issue described in this thread, and I can report that it is now working appropriately for me. I can login with my DirecTV credentials on the TV Provider section of settings, and I do not need to login to the individual apps.

Hello,

You will need to reach out to DirectTV’s support for assistance with their product.

Hello I have the same problem and how do I do this on the phone?

Signing on apps on my phone. One day it worked then the next it didn’t.