jester292 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) As of yesterday, anytime I try to view youtube videos on my I-pad I get a message saying "sorry, this video is not available on this device". What the heck? Why does this happen? I'm savvy enough to know that it's not because of changes in my device. Aaron Edited July 19, 2013 by jester292 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 YouTube seems to work okay on my "eye phone" ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Unfortunately, it seems to be par for the course with mobile devices. Youtube and Netflix work fine on my Kindle Fire, but I can't watch anything requiring Flash Player..since the thing is made by Amazon, they want you to use their proprietary pay service to watch videos. I've read that there are some work-arounds, but they require far more Jedi computers skills than I have, and you still risk "bricking" the device, and will definitely void the warranty. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Adobe doesn't allow Flash on most mobile devices now ... Google has YouTube running well on their tablets just fine ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Thats because your cauth in the cross fire between Google and Apple. Maps and yt have not been the same since the last ios. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonov Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Get the YouTube app, or better yet - ProTuber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 In fact, most of the time not being able to view YouTube videos on a mobile device is due to monetisation or copyright reasons. If you have copyrighted music on the video, even playing in the background, it will be detected and the video will be viewable on desktop devices only. Something to do with being more difficult to push advertising through mobile, so they just block it. It's not a function of flash compatibility, it's purely a copyright /advertising issue. Thanks BMG Time Warner! I hope your collective privates rot off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I get some videos ..sometimes I don't get others.. Tells ME something about being in the WRONG country Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I get some videos ..sometimes I don't get others.. Tells ME something about being in the WRONG country Apple :wierdo:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I get some videos ..sometimes I don't get others.. Tells ME something about being in the WRONG country :wierdo:/> Google country restrictions, there are usually simple ways of editing the video's URL to be able to view it. Germany is one place where there are a lot of restrictions. Again, big companies like Time Warner demanded Youtube bow to their copyright restrictions, so they regionally encoded video URL's to limit viewability in some places, whilst making it easy for anyone to get round it with a quick online search! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 If you have copyrighted music on the video, even playing in the background, it will be detected and the video will be viewable on desktop devices only. That explains why sometimes I'll try to watch a Youtube video on my tablet and it'll say "this isn't playable on a mobile device, add it to your playlist and watch it on a desktop." I like my tablet for surfing when on the go, but I'll stick with my desktop for home use thank you..fortunately I got my newest one a couple of years ago when they still offered Win7. I won't touch 8 with a ten-foot pole. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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