If you own an older Android TV box, a Samsung smart TV (via USB), or an Amazon Fire Stick, you’ve likely encountered the "YouTube app problem." The official app is heavy, ad-ridden, and often crashes on older hardware. That’s why many users are hunting for specific legacy builds of , specifically version 6.17.740 .
: Search for and install the Downloader by AFTVNews . Open it and enter the URL for the APK file.
https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext/releases/download/stable/smartytv-stable_617740.apk
(available on the Play Store) to navigate to the official GitHub repository or a trusted APK mirror to find version Install the APK : Once the download is complete, open the file and select Launch & Configure