What is ‘Sling TV Error 8-12 Message’ issue?
If you are facing Sling TV Error 8-12 Message or ‘Authorization error occurred. Please try again later. (8-12)’ error when you try to steam a content via Windows 10 UWP app, on desktop browser via Sling, or using Firestick/Roku stick, and searching for ways to fix the issue on the web, then you are in right-place for the solution. You are provided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Authorization error occurred. Please try again later. (8-12)’ – Sling TV Error 8-12 Message:
It is common problem considered as Sling TV issue in Windows PC/Fire Stick/Roku Stick. ‘Authorization error occurred. Please try again later. (8-12)’ error is usually appeared while using Sling TV app, or using Sling TV on browser, or using FireStick/Roku Stick. This error prevents you from streaming Sling TV’s content on your device for some reasons. There could be several reasons behind the issue including the issue with your Fire Stick/Roku Stick, or Windows PC, issue with Sling TV servers, issue with internet connection, and other issues.
This issue can be occurred due to Widevine infrastructure incompatibility issue or is missing, content you want to stream is no longer available, corrupted Sling TV UWP app, your Sling TV account relating issues, and other issues. One possible way to fix the issue is to reset Sling TV UWP app in your device, but there is also some other possible solutions to fix the issue as mentioned in the post. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Sling TV Error 8-12 Message – Authorization error occurred. Please try again later. (8-12)?
Method 1: Power Cycle your FireStick/Roku Stick (If applicable)
One possible way to fix the issue is to perform power cycle your FireStick/Roku Stick if you are facing the issue on this device.
Power cycle Roku device:
Step 1: Unplug Roku device from power source and wait for at least 10 seconds to give power capacitors enough time to clear themselves
Step 2: Now, plug the device to power source and turn it ON, and then restart Sling TV app and check if it works for you.
Power Cycle your Firefox TV Stick:
Step 1: If you are actively using any app using FireTV stick, close it completely and make sure it is not running in background
Step 2: Wait for full minute before allowing power capacitors enough time to drain themselves, plug the FireTV Stick back to power source and open Sling app inside its interface to see if the issue is resolved.
Method 2: Install Widevine (If applicable)
If you are facing this error on Brave or similar Chromium-based browser, you must install Widevine plugin if you want to stream content from websites that have some kind of DRM attached. You don’t need to install Widevine from a custom location and browser should display a prompt if Widevine infrastructure is needed. If you see the popup, click ‘Allow’ or install and wait until the DRM software is installed before re-trying to play the content that was previously triggering the error.
Method 3: Check for availability of content
This issue can be occurred due to some issue with video/content itself on Sling TV that you are trying to steam on your device. You can check for the availability of content via ‘https://help.sling.com/en/support/solutions/articles/33000219223-current-and-upcoming-free-previews’ page in browser and if this scenario is applicable, there is nothing you can do to watch the free preview if it has actually expired.
Method 4: Clear browser cache and cookies
If you are facing this error while using Sling TV in browser, you can fix the issue by clearing cache and cookies of browser.
Step 1: Open your browser like Google Chrome and press ‘CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Clear browsing data’ tab/page
Step 2: Select ‘All Times’ from ‘Time Range’ dropdown, select all checkboxes relating to cache and cookies, and hit ‘Clear Data’ button and confirm it, and once done, restart your browser and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Resetting Sling TV app
If you are using Sling TV app in your Windows computer and facing the issue, you can fix the issue by resetting Sling TV app.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Apps > Apps & Features’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Sling TV’ app, and select ‘Advanced Options’ and click ‘Reset’ and confirm resetting. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Update Sling TV app
Updating Sling TV app to latest version can resolve the issue. You can get the latest update for Sling TV app from its official site, and once updated, restart Sling TV app and check if it works for you toward resolving the issue.
Method 7: Uninstall and reinstall Sling TV app
Another way to fix the issue is to uninstall and reinstall Sling TV app in your computer.
Step 1: Open Settings app in Windows PC and go to ‘Apps > Apps & Features’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Sling TV’ app, and click ‘Uninstall’ to uninstall it and after that, restart your computer
Step 3: After restart, download and reinstall Sling TV app from official site and once installed, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 8: Contact Sling Support
If you are unable to fix the issue using above methods, you can contact Sling support official, report your problem to them and ask for them to fix the issue. You can open ‘https://support.getsling.com/en/’ page in your browser to get in contact with a Sling team and then fix the issue.
Conclusion
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