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reddit.com › r/youtube › with the new update youtube has become genuinely unwatchable (mobile)
r/youtube on Reddit: with the new update YouTube has become genuinely unwatchable (mobile)
November 12, 2024 -

videos not playing, videos dissapearing when you drag them down into a window, videos starting from the very beginning again and videos stopping... these have made YouTube genuinely unbearable and unusable to me, it all started today, i realized that YouTube had added the dragging down to find a new video feuture to long form content (which is absolutely useless), and then i started experiencing all the bugs

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reddit.com › r/newtubers › its not you. something is seriously wrong with the new update
r/NewTubers on Reddit: Its not you. Something is seriously wrong with the new update
March 16, 2025 -

I just got back from a family event, where several people are avid watchers of my channel (house renovation documentary). Three seperate people asked me why I haven't posted in months. They were surprised to hear I've been posting every two weeks. YouTube hasn't been showing them my videos.

My views recently plummeted from 4K to 400. I have 1.9k subs, and all are pretty loyal watchers.

If you're views have dropped, it's not you.

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reddit.com › r/youtube › issue with youtube on android after recent update - video playback problems
r/youtube on Reddit: Issue with YouTube on Android After Recent Update - Video Playback Problems
August 23, 2024 -

Hello everyone,

I wanted to bring attention to a problem I've been experiencing on the YouTube app for Android after the most recent update. When I play a video in full screen and then exit full screen, the video pauses automatically. Even worse, I lose all control over the video playback—there are no play/pause buttons, and I can’t resume the video unless I go back to full screen mode.

Additionally, when I try to minimize the video (to use the picture-in-picture feature or multitask), instead of appearing as a floating video, the video completely disappears from the screen. The only way I can get it back is by going into my YouTube history and reopening it from there.

To fix this, I had to roll back to the previous version of the YouTube app by removing all updates, which made everything work normally again. But I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same issue or if there’s a known solution for it?

If you have any advice or fixes, I’d really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance!

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reddit.com › r/youtube › latest update messed up the interface
r/youtube on Reddit: Latest update messed up the interface
February 11, 2025 -

As you can see my profile pic and button plus the UIe lower screen are not showing up in my YouTube mobile app.

I'm still logged in because I can add videos to my playlists and see my account still subscribed to a channel.

Now I have two accounts on YT. The first one was hacked then messed up and the automated Help was no help so I made a new one. When I switch to that account the UI shows up then when I switch to my second used account they disappear.

Anyone else experiencing this? How to fix it?

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reddit.com › r/androidapps › no longer able to use youtube app because it won't update
r/androidapps on Reddit: No longer able to use YouTube app because it won't update
March 28, 2025 -

A bit over a year ago, I noticed that when I went to update my apps in the play store, a problem kept appearing with YouTube: "couldn't update". It was strange but ultimately didn't matter. This was until the last month or so, when YouTube required the user to update the app in order to access the main page. So in order to use the app, I need to update it, which I can't do.

What have I tried? First idea was to reinstall the app, but I can't do that because YouTube was preinstalled with Android. The next idea was to clear my cache and memory in the app. This did work, but only the first time I tried it. I closed the app, reopened it, and was back to where I was. Clearing cache/memory has not worked since then either.

So now I'm stumped, and I'm forced to use the browser version of YouTube. Google's help page is super shallow about this issue as well. Anyone have any ideas? Additionally, why could it be that the app isn't able to update?

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reddit.com › r/youtube › why are there so many problems with the youtube mobile app on android?
r/youtube on Reddit: Why are there so many problems with the YouTube mobile app on Android?
2 days ago -

I don't know if I'm the only one being affected by this, but I pay for Premium, but yet on the mobile app for Android I'm still getting tons of bugs every time:

  1. I'm unable to read comments on any video, no matter if I'm connected to Wi-Fi or Mobile Data.

  2. Some times when I get a notification to watch a new video and click it to go and watch it, it says your Administrator has restricted this video and doesn't even show that video in that YouTube Channel. (I have restrictions off and if I go and check for that video on my laptop browser it's there and it works).

  3. And this one is specific to YouTube Music but when I try to add music to some playlists it shows them as it is added, it shows up in the count but I won't be able to see it in my playlist.

But all of these issues I mentioned are still persistent and exist after many updates, I've tried clearing cache, data, and reinstalling the app but it's still the same, but non of these issues exist with the website on my laptop.

Is there any solution to this?

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reddit.com › r/youtube › another update that is worse than before. who is approving this
r/youtube on Reddit: Another update that is worse than before. Who is approving this
October 23, 2025 -

Why?

Why change the way you add videos to the Playlist? It was working fine, just as it had been since YouTube started.

The new update has made it so that you can no longer add videos to multiple Playlists at once you now have to individually pick the Playlist you want to add the video to. Adding videos takes longer now. And if you happen to accidentally add a video to the wrong Playlist you have to hit the button again to uncheck it. Then hit the Add Playlist button again to add the video to the desired Playlist. Before you can do any of this within the same action.

What is the logical purpose of taking away that feature?

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reddit.com › r/youtube › the new youtube android app is terrible!
r/youtube on Reddit: The new YouTube android app is terrible!
August 6, 2024 -

I pay for YouTube premium and I just hate the new update. The biggest thing is the mini player inside the app, it used to be a bar at the bottom of the screen like in Spotify, a swipe down closes the video, a swipe up opens the large player. Now I just get this floating window that's obstructing more content and closing it is a nightmare, you either need to press the X or swipe it down but that is harder than it sounds - I need to try like 3 or 4 times before it closes... Also sometimes the main player just freezes and I can't press the pause button, what's up with that?

The only thing I actually like about the update is that it asked me if I want to see less shorts.

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reddit.com › r/youtubepremium › youtube update issues
r/youtubepremium on Reddit: YouTube update issues
September 12, 2024 -

Dear YouTube Team,

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with a recent update to the platform. Specifically, the change requiring users to go offline to access downloads and the relocation of the downloads feature has significantly impacted the user experience. These adjustments are inconvenient and detract from the seamless functionality previously provided.

Upon my research, I have noticed that other YouTube Premium users share similar dissatisfaction with these changes. This feedback highlights a broader issue that affects the value and usability of the service.

I urge you to reconsider this update or offer a more user-friendly solution. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely, Keikei.

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reddit.com › r/youtube › youtube has completely broken for me
r/youtube on Reddit: YouTube has completely broken for me
February 27, 2025 -

So recently YouTube updated and changed a bunch of UI. For some reason this has done two things to me 1.my history is now completely gone. It still records my history but it won't show up on my channel tab 2.shorts are completely gone. I can still watch them if I get a YouTube notification for one but I have no means of accessing them. 3. Whenever I try to access a channel page YouTube hits me with an error screen. I am unable to look at any channels whatsoever.

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reddit.com › r/youtube › youtube is out of date and no updates are available help.
r/youtube on Reddit: Youtube is out of date and no updates are available help.
February 14, 2025 -

Howdy. I have a galaxy j3 luna pro, android version 6.0.1 and up until a few weeks ago it was working like a treat for my media center purposes. Didn't use it the one day, and came back to that error.

I've tried everything i can find in terms of ways to roll the youtube version back and blocking it from updating. It'll work for a day or two, then give the same error.

Using a different device is out of the question. I have to keep using this device, a newer one (like my actual phone) is incompatible the setup. It also has to be the youtube app, or for that matter any app that offers screen off play. I've tried multiple browsers and none allow play while the screen is off.

Are there any solutions to the situation or am i basically SOL and will need to effectively use two devices?

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reddit.com › r/youtube › youtube is forcing me to update the application. now i will be riddled with ads.
r/youtube on Reddit: YouTube is forcing me to update the application. Now I will be riddled with ads.
February 7, 2025 - I am version 18.46.41 and until this minute it wasnt forcing me to update or anything but now all of a sudden it wont let me use the app without updating. Think i have to quit youtube or find something to make it less invasive.
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reddit.com › r/youtube › youtube is completely broken
r/youtube on Reddit: YOUTUBE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN
June 17, 2024 -
  • Extremely laggy UI

  • Can't use arrow keys to navigate

  • Doesn't automatically play next vid in playlist

  • No option for miniplayer or standard player, only theater or full

  • Horrible recommendations that make no sense

  • No "previous" or "next" button in the player while playing from a playlist

  • Recently-deleted videos from playlists randomly reappear in playlists

  • Sometimes it seems to remember my watch history, and the next minute it doesnt

  • Watch Later has 109 vids, but when I try scroll to the bottom, it's clear that like half of them are missing. They simply dont appear

  • Starts two instances of the video at once, like a second off from each other, cant fix it