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YouTube
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YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
YouTube Music
A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.
Trending
The pulse of what's trending on YouTube. Check out the latest music videos, trailers, comedy clips, and everything else that people are watching right now.
Movies and Shows
Find the latest and greatest movies and shows all available on YouTube.com/movies. From award-winning hits to independent releases, watch on any device and from the comfort of your home.
Premium
With YouTube Premium, enjoy ad-free access, downloads, and background play on YouTube and YouTube Music.

American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.

YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, who were former … Wikipedia
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Type of business Subsidiary
Founded February 14, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-02-14)
Factsheet
Type of business Subsidiary
Founded February 14, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-02-14)
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Google Play
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YouTube - Apps on Google Play
Get the official YouTube app on Android phones and tablets. See what the world is watching -- from the hottest music videos to what’s popular in gaming, fashion, beauty, news, learning and more. Subscribe to channels you love, create content of your own, share with friends, and watch on any device.
Rating: 3.9 ​ - ​ 168M votes
Discussions

YouTube-Links are opening the YouTube-App, but gets stuck at the YouTube-Homescreen
Having the same issue More on reddit.com
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FreeTube: An Open Source YouTube Client
Pro tip: Use something like Velja or Open In to force YouTube links to always open in FreeTube. More on reddit.com
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YouTube app won’t open links directly to video
Whewwwwww I thought I was the only one. More on reddit.com
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App Store
apps.apple.com › us › app › youtube › id544007664
YouTube App - App Store
1 day ago - Create your own winter wonderlands with Photo to video on YouTube Shorts, now with open prompting · … · Terms & embargoes apply. No refunds. Commercial use excluded. 4.7 · out of 5 · 45M Ratings · Aug 5 · MeiganCucu ·
Rating: 4.7 ​ - ​ 45.1M votes
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YouTube
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Official YouTube Blog for Latest YouTube News & Insights
Make sure you are signed into your primary YouTube account (the one that has your personal watch history) and follow these steps: On Android or iOS: Open the YouTube app and tap the You tab at the bottom of the screen.
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Google Support
support.google.com › youtube › answer › 161805
Create an account on YouTube - Android - YouTube Help
To sign in to YouTube, you'll need to create a Google Account. A Google Account lets you use many YouTube features including Like, Subscribe, Watch Later, and Watch History.
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Reddit
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r/youtube
January 25, 2008 - Open sort options · Hot · New · Top · Rising · Change post view · Card · Compact · I don't want to brag, but after ONLY 2 years of hard work and 85 videos, my YouTube ad revenue has hit a colossal $6! 😎 · u/FelixInTheBackground · ADMIN MOD • ·
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/applehelp › youtube-links are opening the youtube-app, but gets stuck at the youtube-homescreen
r/applehelp on Reddit: YouTube-Links are opening the YouTube-App, but gets stuck at the YouTube-Homescreen
November 16, 2025 -

Whenever I receive a link for a YouTube-Video (via WhatsApp, Signal, SMS,...) and I try opening it in the YouTube-App by tapping on it, it opens the app, but I just get directed to the homescreen of YouTube, instead of getting forwarded to the video I'm trying to open.

To fix this issue I tried several things:

  • reinstalling the YouTube-App

  • clearing cache for Safari and Chrome

  • rebooting the device

  • factory resetting the data privacy settings

  • trying opening the video from different sources

  • trying different links

  • verifying, that it is an issue specific to the YouTube-App by trying to reproduce the issue with Spotify or Instagram

  • updating all apps and the OS

I'm running out of possible things to do to fix this issue and hope someone has had similar issues and found a fix or at least a workaround. Both the official Apple support and Google support could not help me. Does anybody have any other idea?

iPhone 16 Pro Max iOS 26.1 Youtube 20.45.3 Safari up to date, can't find the version

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Google
developers.google.com › youtube › data api
YouTube Data API | Google for Developers
With the YouTube Data API, you can add a variety of YouTube features to your application.
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TikTok
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TikTok - Make Your Day
5 days ago - TikTok - trends start here. On a device or on the web, viewers can watch and discover millions of personalized short videos. Download the app to get started.
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Google
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YouTube
to continue to YouTube · Not your computer? Use Guest mode to sign in privately. Learn more about using Guest mode ·
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Spotify
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Spotify - Web Player: Music for everyone
Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.
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YouTube Blog
blog.youtube › news-and-events › made-on-youtube-2025
The next 20: Powering the future of entertainment together at Made on YouTube
Finally, we’re expanding our likeness detection tool, which allows creators to detect and manage videos made with AI using their facial likeness, coming soon to all YouTube Partner Program creators in an open beta.
Published   September 16, 2025
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Google Play
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YouTube Music - Apps on Google Play
October 20, 2025 - Two minor gripes: 1. Tapping a notification for new music doesn't always get me to the relevant screen, and instead just opens the app to wherever I had it last. 2. I would like an "undo" feature if I am in the middle of a playlist and I accidentally queue up a different song while browsing the app.
Rating: 4.6 ​ - ​ 7.22M votes
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/macapps › freetube: an open source youtube client
r/macapps on Reddit: FreeTube: An Open Source YouTube Client
1 month ago -

Recently I was looking for a YouTube client for my Mac.

My requirements were:

  • Privacy focused (Google is evil)

  • PiP support

  • Built-in AdBlock & SponsorBlock

  • Open source

  • Ideally free, but I was willing to pay for a great app.

I came across FreeTube, and since installing, it's been close to perfect. I haven't used YouTube's website on my Mac outside of a few rare occasions. The extra bonuses that came with it made it all the better.

  • You can import your subscriptions or start a list of your own within the app, without an account.

  • It tracks your watch history so you know what videos you watched and can pick back up where you left off.

  • HDR is supported, even in PiP.

  • It's free!

  • Invidious is an option to stream instead of going straight to YouTube's servers.

  • Lots and LOTS of customization options, from privacy to appearance.

  • You can also use it on Windows and Linux, if you are so inclined.

  • Download videos in a variety of file formats, resolutions, and audio/video only.

  • Much more but I want to keep this short and sweet.

If you are looking for a local YouTube client, look no further.

You can find FreeTube's GitHub repo here.

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/iphone › youtube app won’t open links directly to video
r/iphone on Reddit: YouTube app won’t open links directly to video
November 18, 2025 -

Edit: This looks to be fixed for me as of the latest YouTube app update on 11/17. So far so good!

Using an iPhone 16 pro max on the latest iOS. Somehow the YouTube app has broken within the past few weeks. Now when I try to open any link on the phone outside of the app (like in messenger or in safari) it’ll open the app but it won’t go to the video. Instead it just goes to the Home Screen.

I’ve cleared my safari browser files, reinstalled the YouTube app, restarted the phone etc. I’m not sure what else to try but it sucks. Anyone have any suggestions that don’t involve factory resetting my phone?