It's been some weeks now, whenever I try to used my Youtube app, it tells me it's impossible to connect to Youtube. Since it's an iPad 1, I have had trouble finding information online.
Downloading a YouTube video to your iPad or iPhone is actually pretty easy once you know how, and essential if you want to watch clips offline. Plus, it's incredibly annoying when something good.
Did Google or Apple stop supporting the app? Is it finally obsolete? Is there another app I could use that works on iOS 5?
Just to be clear, I did not tinker with my device. I did not change its parameters, I did not jailbreak it, it connects to the Internet just fine and I've tried the app on different Internet connections. Also, this is not a login problem, the app just refuses to let me browse videos, whether I'm logged in or not.
Thanks for your help.
MaximnicovMaximnicov
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Solution (Seems Bullet Proof)
Note: It is not a network issue, it is software. Native YouTube App worked on 3st gen iPhone OS 5.1.1 on same network where iPad 1 OS 5.1.1 did not.
I tried all suggestions found on internet and after 2 days I found no more options to try. This issue goes back years and no help from Apple! F.kng Frustrating!!!
But I learned enough from those suggestions to come up with this solution below.
Warning: I have only tried this with (2) iPad1 (mine and a friend) which is why I wrote 'seems' bullet proof. Also, you must only use the PC which is tied to your device. The native YouTube device will be repaired BUT not all of your other apps will be restored if you use a different computer. If this happens, then simply reinstall each app on your device through the app store. (When I did this on my friends iPad the apps had not lost their data..Woo Whoo!)
Let's Get Started.
No guarantees of course, but I hope this helps.
Julian GreighJulian Greigh
YouTube has stopped supporting the native iPad YouTube app, but if you turn off YouTube in Settings -> General -> Restrictions you can watch YouTube videos in the Safari web browser by vistiting youtube.com. It can be a bit crashy though on the old iPad 1 browser.
You may also be able to install an older version of the YouTube app from the app store which will work on the iPad 1. (I think this depends on whether you've ever downloaded that old version of the YouTube app in the past on another device.)
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
The app no longer is updating or working. Free apk mods.
I have an iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1.1 and kept it that way because I liked the native YouTube and native maps. Tried to resynch, reboot, wifi, empty cache, etc. none of it worked. Always got the same 'cannot connect to YouTube.' stopped working about two weeks ago. Very sad. Really liked the layout, liked being ad free, and liked not having recommended videos. Good ole YouTube had a simple 'most popular' list and a simple search bar. It was great while it lasted. Current YouTube is so much worse.
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Tom ThumbTom Thumb
I have an original iPad with the YouTube app. I have just tested it. It works !
The YouTube servers may be doing some dirty selection on guessed location.
Come to Europe with your iPad and try !
Nicolas BarbulescoNicolas Barbulesco
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I have just restored my wife's Ipad IOS 5.1.1 and have now got a working Youtube app again complete with all old favorites. What a relief.
AntonyAntony
I reset my wife's iPad 1 to factory defaults and now YouTube is working again. I didn't have to use iTunes (which I hate)—I just used the reset function in the settings menu.
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A generous soul shared some useful information about this issue here (https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/175075/123732), but there are a couple of details that might be obvious to a veteran Apple person that are not obvious to a newcomer such as myself. Primarily, it's not clear to me where the steps are executed. I'm assuming that all of these steps are happening on a computer with iTunes installed, and that step 4 is referring to plugging the iPad into the computer. That makes the most sense to me, but this is all new to me so some clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance! :-)
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Wayne ShaddockWayne Shaddock
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The Youtube app on iOS 5.1.1 will no longer work, even if you happen to install it. This month (April), Google deprecated an API which the legacy app used in favor of a newer one extending functionality to the HTML5 web/iOS/Android app versions which have since been released in the App Store.
Please refer to source for more information. This change was announced March 2014 - source
If you really want to try and make it work, as an actual answer to the question:
Youtube For Ios6
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