How to Fix Hulu App Not Working on Vizio Smart tv

If you have installed hulu app on vizio smart tv and added Hulu app on your vizio smart tv, sometimes due to few reasons like app compatibility, app update or any other reason, you may face issue like Hulu app not working on vizio smart tv or its frozen, when you click on Hulu app it turns into black screen, stuck on buffering or logo of app or it just won’t open and makes hulu app not working on smart tv or apps not working on vizio smart tv.

Hulu App not working on Vizio Smart tv

All of Hulu App issues and errors can be fixed easily by several methods, lets start how to fix these error by following below methods.

Connect to Internet

Make sure your vizio smart tv is connected to wifi internet and having good wifi bandiwidth signal and if you are having wifi connectivity issues then hulu app will not open and it gets stuck or keeps loading when you watch movies or stream tv show on hulu app.

Power Reset by Unplug and Plug back your Power Cord

Step 1: Turn on your VIZIO smart tv.

Hulu app not working on vizio smart tv

Step 2: Unplug your power cords from electronic outlet or plugged in to the wall.

Step 3: Wait for 60 Seconds and leave it.

Step 4: After 60 Seconds plug back your power cord back to wall.

Step 5: Now turn on your tv and go to HULU app and it will work.

Hulu app not working on vizio smart tv

Reset Router or Modem

Step 1: Power on your Vizio smart tv

Step 2: Unplug your tv, power cord, router and modem wait for 5 minutes and plug back everything.

Step 3: Turn on your tv and open Hulu and your Hulu app will open without any problem and start watching hulu on Vizio Smart tv.

That’s it, now wait for your router or modem to turn on and wait for router or modem to turn on lights and completly turn on and then connect VIZIO smart tv to WIFI and open Vizio smart tv to wifi.

Uninstall and Reinstall Hulu App

Go to vizio app store and uninstall hulu app and then reinstall hulu app and login with your hulu app credentials and start watching hulu on vizio smart tv without any issues.

Update Software on Vizio smart tv to Latest Firmware

Press menu btton and Go to System settings and software update and check whether there is a software update on your vizio smart tv and if any update available go ahead and update your vizio smart tv.

Hard Reset Vizio Smart tv

If you perform hard reset or factory reset your vizio smart tv it may help if your hulu app is supports vizio smart tv models and if hulu app is not supported then there is no fix.

Clear Hulu App Cache on Vizio smart tv

Press Home button vizio smart tv and go to settings (gear icon).

Select Apps -> System Apps

Select Hulu App from the list and select clear cache and press ok and Clear all data of hulu app on vizio smart tv.

Once you clear cache and clear all data then open Hulu App on Vizio smart tv and you need to login to Hulu app and start streaming Hulu app on Vizio smart tv and your issue of Hulu app not working on Vizio smart tv issue will be resolved successfully.

Why cant I watch Hulu on my Vizio TV anymore?

If you are using older version of vizio smart tv or if you are having wifi disconnecting issues and poor internet connectivity and outdated vizio smart tv firmware update or software version then you need to update it to latest version to watch hulu on vizio smart tv.

Hulu app disappeared from Vizio Smart TV

if you see hulu app disappeared from your vizio smart tv then this means that hulu app does not support on the version of vizio smart tv and to continue watching hulu on vizio smart tv then you need to get a streaming device and connect it to vizio tv and download and install it on roku or firetvstick and get back disappeared hulu app on vizio smart tv.

Why is Hulu no longer available on my VIZIO TV?

Your Vizio Smart tv model is not compatible to play or watch hulu on vizio smart tv and model after 2016 or later versions of vizio smart tv supports hulu.

Hulu Not Working on older vizio smart tv

Only few models of vizio smart tv will support hulu app on vizio smart tv and you need to update hulu and get a roku streaming device and plug it back on to your vizio smart tv and watch hulu using streaming devices.

Cant Find Hulu App on vizio tv

If you cant see hulu app on vizio smart tv and hulu app doesn’t come prebuild then hulu app is not supported on your version of Vizio smart tv and to watch you need to buy a roku streaming or get firestick and install it and start streaming hulu app on vizio smart tv

VIZIO VIA Devices will no longer be able to stream Hulu Plus

If your HULU app is not working on vizio smart tv by performing above methods, then you need to check model number of your vizio VIA smart tv, if model number is listed below on this url – https://support.vizio.com/s/article/Hulu-Plus-no-longer-working?language=en_US-

There is an update performed by hulu aap to hulu plus app and there is nothing wrong with hulu app or your vizio via smart tv, the listed model numbers will not support hulu app any more.

Models that will not have a working Hulu App as of 8/8/18
E241i-A1 E241i-A1W E291i-A1 E320i-A0 E320i-A2
E321i-A2 E322AR E390i-A1 E401i-A2 E420d-A0
E420i-A0 E420i-A1 E421VT E422AR E422VLE
E423VL E470i-A0 E472VLE E500d-A0 E500i-A0
E500i-A1 E502AR E550i-A0 E551i-A2 E551VA
E552VLE E601-A3 E601i-A3 E601i-A3E E650i-A2
E701-A3 E701i-A3 E701i-A3E M320KD M320SL
M370SL M370SR M370SV M3D420SR M3D421SR
M3D460SR M3D470KD M3D550KD M3D550KDE M3D550SL
M3D550SR M3D651SV M420KD M420SL M420SR
M470KD M470SL M470VSE M472VL M550KD
M550SL M550VSE M650VSE
Models without a working Hulu App as of 2016
 
E322VL E3D320VX E3D420VX E3D470VX E3DB420VX
E422VA E422VL E472VL E552VL ISV-B11 (Co-Star LT)
M220NV M221NV M261VP M320SR M3D650SV
M420SV M421VT M470NV M470SV M550NV
M550SV SV422XVT SV472XVT VF552XVT XVT323SV
XVT373SV XVT3D424SV XVT3D474SV XVT3D554SV XVT3D650SV
XVT423SV XVT473SV XVT553SV    

Why isn’t Hulu working on my Vizio Smart TV?

This is due to compatibility issue of vizio smart tv model number, for few model numbers hulu app will not work.

Swapna Reddy
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Swapna Reddy is a Tech Content Writer and has a Degree of MTech Completed in 2011 and has an experience of more than 8 years as tech content writer and she writes about methods and solutions to fixing daily experiencing issues and helps users to resolve issues with All Smart tv'z, Computers, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Optimizing methods and other tech related articles with real time experiences and fixes.

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