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hypnotique
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October 17, 2023
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YouTube Music - Authorization Error due to Google's secure browser policy

  • October 17, 2023
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Hello, I’m trying to use YouTube Music on my Sonos One (all worked correctly before)

It’s asked me to re-authorize app with a 9 digit code. After I enter the code: 

Access blocked authorisation error
You can’t sign in from this screen because this app doesn’t comply with Google’s secure browser policy. 
If this app has a website, you can open a web browser and try signing in from there. 

Error 403: disallowed_useragent

Phone is quite old (Huawei Mate 9) - have tried updating my web browser, still no cigar. 
YouTube account is not premium. 

Is this a Sonos issue or to do with my iron age phone? 

Thanks for your thoughts! 

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Best answer by Ken_Griffiths

It’s quite possibly your controller device as I’ve just tested it here and was able to add the ‘free version’ of the YouTube Music service. I pasted the generated code into Safari and then logged on and the service installed - I had to select a number that also appears in the Sonos App - but anyhow it all worked fine. Maybe just borrow an iOS device to setup the service within your Sonos system.

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Ken_Griffiths
Ken_GriffithsAnswer
October 17, 2023

It’s quite possibly your controller device as I’ve just tested it here and was able to add the ‘free version’ of the YouTube Music service. I pasted the generated code into Safari and then logged on and the service installed - I had to select a number that also appears in the Sonos App - but anyhow it all worked fine. Maybe just borrow an iOS device to setup the service within your Sonos system.

    hypnotiqueAuthor
    Contributor I
    October 17, 2023

    It’s quite possibly your controller device as I’ve just tested it here and was able to add the ‘free version’ of the YouTube Music service. I pasted the generated code into Safari and then logged on and the service installed - I had to select a number that also appears in the Sonos App - but anyhow it all worked fine. Maybe just borrow an iOS device to setup the service within your Sonos system.

    Lovely, cheers Ken!  That worked -  I did try a less archaic mobile to install - and it’s sync’d to my account to use on the archaic mobile.  Weird error message though as implies it’s to do with Sonos app.   Anyway I guess things aren’t developed to go that far backwards.  (wistful nostalgia to Netscape 99)

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