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How to clear Hulu PS5 App cache

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When using the official Hulu application on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, you may run into several problems. Some of these issues may be related to the temporary files and data of the app being corrupted.  

In most of these cases, clearing the cache should be able to help get the Hulu PS5 App to run normally again.  

To find out how you can delete the temporary files and data, you can follow this article from Seeking Tech. 

Before we start, there is no in-app setting that you can use to clear the cache of Hulu on the PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. Instead, you will have to delete the saved data of the video streaming application in order to clear the cache. 

1. To start off, make sure you head over to the home screen of your PS5.  

To get there, you can press the PS button to open the Command Center quick menu. You can then select the house icon located at the bottom-side menu to go home. 

2. From the home screen, navigate to the upper right side of the screen and then select Settings. 

3. Now that you are in the front page of Settings, you need to select Storage.  

4. From the Storage menu, you first need to select Console Storage on the left column. 

5. On the right side of the same Storage menu, you then need to select Saved Data. 

6. After getting to the Saved Data menu, you need to select PS4 Games. 

Keep in mind that there is currently no native Hulu App for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. Instead, the application you have installed on the console is the Hulu App made specifically for the PlayStation 4. Therefore, you need to select PS4 Games from the Saved Data menu. 

7. In the Console Storage menu, make sure you are in the Delete tab. If you are not, then you can press the R1 button to switch over. 

8. Next, you need to select Hulu from the list located on the left side. 

9. On the bottom right side, you then need to select the Delete option. 

10. The following message should appear: 

  • “This saved data will be deleted.” 

From there, you need to select the OK option to confirm the deletion. 

11. If you have a game or media app suspended while trying to clear the Hulu PS5 App cache, then you may see the following message: 

  • “All games and apps in use will be closed. Do you want to continue?” 

Here, you should select the Yes option unless you need to save your progress in a game. If you do need to save your progress, then you need to go back to the game, save your data and go through the previous steps again. 

12. By clearing the cache of the Hulu App on your PS5, you will need to sign in again the next time you open it.

How to log out of the Hulu PS5 App

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You need to be signed in if you want to watch videos from the Hulu streaming service on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system. If you need to log out of your account for one reason or another, then doing so can be a little bit confusing if you aren’t familiar with the user interface of the application on Sony’s gaming console. 

To find out how you can sign off of your account, you can take a look at this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech. 

1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you open the Hulu App. 

If you don’t know how to do so, you first need to go to the home screen menu. To get there, simply press and hold the PS button on your controller. You can also press the PS button to open the quick menu and then select the house icon located at the bottom left side. 

From the home screen, you need to switch over to the Media tab, which you can do by pressing the R1 button. 

Next, you need to select Hulu. If it doesn’t appear in the Media tab, then you can select the App Library option located all the way to the right of the listing as the application should appear there if you have it installed on your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition system. 

2. You should then be in the menus of Hulu. If you are currently watching a video, or looking at a video page, then you need to back out of it by pressing the circle button on your controller. 

3. In the main menu, navigate to the top and then all the way to the right until you get to the circle icon that has the first two letters of your Hulu profile name. 

4. Afterwards, select Log Out, which should the bottom-most option. 

5. You should be able to see the following message:  

  • “[Your Hulu Profile Name], are you sure you want to log out?” 

Here, you need to select the Log Out of Hulu option in order to sign out of your account in the Hulu PS5 App. 

Once you are logged out, you will be asked to log back in again if you want to watch videos from the same application.

Can you watch 4K Hulu videos on PS5?

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The PlayStation 5, as well as the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, can output as much as 8K in resolution. So, can you use these game consoles to watch Hulu videos in 4K?  

You can find out in this article from Seeking Tech. 

Does Hulu support 4K on PlayStation 5? 

Unfortunately, the current version of Hulu does not support 4K playback on the PS5. Instead, you are limited to a maximum resolution of 1080p when using this video streaming application on your Sony game console. 

Although 4K Hulu videos are currently not supported, it may be added in the future. For the uninformed, the PlayStation 5 is capable of streaming 4K videos on YouTube. 

Not to mention that a recent update to the Disney Plus PS5 App also added supported for the Ultra HD resolution. Therefore, a future patch to the Hulu PS5 App may eventually add 4K output as well.  

To check whether or not a new update is available for Hulu, you can take the following steps: 

  • First off, you need to go to the Media section of the Home screen. 
  • To do so, you can press and hold the PS button on your controller. In the Home screen, you can then press the R1 button to switch from the Games section to the Media section. 
  • Next, you need to hover over to the Hulu icon. 
  • With the Hulu icon highlighted, press the Options button on your controller. 
  • In the pop-up window, you then need to select the Check for Update option. 

How to watch Hulu in 4K 

If you want to watch 4K videos on Hulu, then the following devices currently support the Ultra HD resolution: 

  • Apple TV (5th generation or later) 
  • Chromecast Ultra 
  • Amazon Fire TV  
  • Amazon Fire TV Stick  
  • LG 4K Televisions (2017 or later)  
  • Roku  
  • Samsung 4K Televisions (2019 UHD or later)  
  • Vizio SmartCast 4K Televisions 
  • Xbox One S  
  • Xbox One X 
  • Xbox Series S 
  • Xbox Series X 

Keep in mind that you don’t have to pay for anything extra, when it comes to the subscription price, in order to play Hulu videos in 4K. With that said, you do need a fast enough internet connection as the recommended minimum download speed for streaming UHD videos is 16 Mbps. 

It is also important to note that not all videos on Hulu offer a 4K option.