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fpublic

(61 posts) Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:09 PM Sep 29

DU youtube videos won't play

More and more DU YT videos won’t play on my iPad. Most often, i see a “sign in so we know you are not a bot" block; that’s a dead end - there’s no link to sign in.
I am signed in to DU, signed in to my YT Premium page.
With the latest iPadOS update, more than half the DU YT video links are refused. That is worse than before.

Is this a DU issue? An iPadOS issue? Anyone else have this?

Using iPadOS 18.0.

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DU youtube videos won't play (Original Post) fpublic Sep 29 OP

I've experienced this recently too. I'm mostly on my older iPad to view DU. diane in sf Sep 29 #1

I get embedded videos except with Firefox on Mac. usonian Sep 29 #2

Same here The Blue Flower Sep 29 #3

Just tap on the play in you tube button at the bottom left zeusdogmom Sep 29 #4

Try pausing your VPN Submariner Sep 29 #5

This worked for me as well. GoodRaisin Sep 29 #7

Same here after the upgrade..I have to go to YT to play the vid..nt mitch96 Sep 29 #6

diane in sf

(4,085 posts)

1. I've experienced this recently too. I'm mostly on my older iPad to view DU.

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:10 PM

Sep 29

usonian

(13,772 posts)

2. I get embedded videos except with Firefox on Mac.

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:17 PM

Sep 29

Tells me that I made some browser setting or extension with Firefox, but I can't say what might have changed on your ipad. Updates may reset defaults.

Try clearing history and cookies. This will log you out, but it will clear browser cache, if that helps.

I wait out all updates, until unexpected goofs are fixed.

The Blue Flower

(5,636 posts)

3. Same here

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:27 PM

Sep 29

I posted about it recently.

zeusdogmom

(1,047 posts)

4. Just tap on the play in you tube button at the bottom left

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:27 PM

Sep 29

It will take you to you tube and the video will play

Happening in other areas, too. Not just DU

Submariner

(12,665 posts)

5. Try pausing your VPN

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:28 PM

Sep 29

My VPN was causing the problem you described.

When I paused the VPN and reloaded the YouTube page it worked fine. Good luck

GoodRaisin

(9,586 posts)

7. This worked for me as well.

Reply to Submariner (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 08:41 PM

Sep 29

It appears I have to turn my VPN off to play the video in DU. Alternatively I can leave my VPN on and use the lower left button instead to play the video in YT. I’m still using update 17.6.1.

mitch96

(14,651 posts)

6. Same here after the upgrade..I have to go to YT to play the vid..nt

Reply to fpublic (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:50 PM

Sep 29

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