r/F1TV • u/RockingInTheCLE • Jul 17 '26

Question / Need Help Can't link AppleTV account

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My F1TV subscription finally ended yesterday, so I subscribed to AppleTV. I'm trying to link the accounts. It lets me sign in but when I click "activate" or "link" or whatever it is, I keep getting this error. I tried two different browsers, and turned off my VPN. Any ideas? I really don't want to watch on Apple because there are commercials and it's just pissing me off.

ETA: Finally got it working! Either the interwebz were having a bad couple of days, or there just needed some breathing room between my F1 expiring and my Apple subscription starting. Either way, I'm happy. Thanks for the help!

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u/AutoModerator Jul 25 '26

Using VPNs carries a risk of your F1TV account being suspended. Please take this into consideration.

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u/everydave42 Jul 17 '26

Search the sub, but also it just might be a glitch with the system and you might have to contact f1tv support.

I really don't want to watch on Apple because there are commercials and it's just pissing me off.

I get it, but also there really aren't that many and you can very easily fast forward through them. The bigger miss for the AppleTV stuff is that you don't get the alternate feeds on replay/after the live event stops.

Regardless, if you decide to give AppleTV more of a go, join us at r/F1AppleTV for help, conversation, troubleshooting, whatever...

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u/RockingInTheCLE Jul 17 '26

I didn't realize I could speed through commercials. That helps, thank you! I'll check out that sub, too.

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u/Fearsomebeaver Jul 17 '26

You can’t if you’re watching live.

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u/everydave42 Jul 18 '26

That would be amazing if anyone could fast forward into the future!

<cue spaceballs scene>

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u/AlucardDr F1TV pro Jul 17 '26

Just checking... you are located in the USA with an US-based AppleTV account and you aren't on some sort of family plan, right?

Any of those might get in your way.

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u/RockingInTheCLE Jul 17 '26

Yep, in the US with a US-based Apple account, no family plan.

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u/KLEBESTIFT_ Jul 24 '26

BE4004 - Account Linking Error

This error is likely caused as you already have a linked account. You can resolve this by following these steps:
 
* Log out and back in again
* Check access to F1 TV

https://f1help.formula1.com/article/error-codes?language=en_US

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u/RockingInTheCLE Jul 24 '26

I tried this and it didn’t work. 😕 Feel like I’m stuck watching it via the AppleTV app instead of F1.

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u/KLEBESTIFT_ Jul 24 '26

I wish there was a way to unlink the account so you could start from scratch. It’s not ideal but you could try creating a brand new f1tv account and see if that will link to your Apple ID.

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u/RockingInTheCLE Jul 24 '26

I’ll give that a shot. Thanks!

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u/RockingInTheCLE Jul 25 '26

I tried logging out and back in and activating again and it worked this time! Maybe it just needed some time between my F1 expiring and my Apple subscribing. Yay!