Problem running You Tube / Google Play services on Android Netbox

white apples

I have a Netbox Android TV Box on which I cannot get my google account to work since yesterday morning.

Originally the google play app was flickering like it was trying to open but couldn't. I cleared the cache which didn't resolve it.
I then removed my google account entirely, planning on adding it again to get sorted.
However, now when I try to enter my account details in it is saying 'Cannot connect to Google services'.

The browser on the box is working fine so its not a problem with the internet connection. I've tried multiple times since yesterday morning.

Does anybody have any idea?
Its on android version 4.4.2 which I know is quite old, but I'm unable to update it to a newer version as I think the box is too old.

Could this be because the android version is too old due to some recent update to the google play app?
It works perfectly so I really hope that's not the case.
If anyone can help or offer any advice, it would be appreciated.

I really just want to get You Tube working on it, but when I try to run You Tube it says it cannot run because Google Play is not installed. If there's a way I can get You Tube running without Google Play that would be great.

AllForIt

Have you tried using a browser like chrome or the new microsoft edge browser? I'm not sure if google play services is required for youtube when using it in a browser, it may be for some browsers and not others.

Suckit

Try downloading google play services from here https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/

You could also try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/youtube-app-google-play-services-t3194244