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Google Launches Native YouTube App for iPhone

janderson0719 said:
Wow. Way more accessible like the desktop version.

Is this what Android folks been having?
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No, Android folks have been having the FULL desktop version thanks to Flash. Majority of music is blocked on Mobile apps/Mobile site so I open the browser and choose the desktop version. It's great.
 
xxslashxx said:
No, Android folks have been having the FULL desktop version thanks to Flash. Majority of music is blocked on Mobile apps/Mobile site so I open the browser and choose the desktop version. It's great.
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Must be wicked on a 4" screen
 
0dev said:
Apple's YouTube app plays audio in the background without a problem.
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Vitruviux said:
You can play YouTube videos through Safari in the background too.
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Exactly. Some people can't see any farther than how they themselves use an app.

This will be an even bigger problem when/if Google gets around to releasing an iPad version (or making this a universal app). OTOH, maybe it suits them to inconvenience iPad users, as a backdoor way to promote the Nexus 7 tablet.

xxslashxx said:
No, Android folks have been having the FULL desktop version thanks to Flash. Majority of music is blocked on Mobile apps/Mobile site so I open the browser and choose the desktop version. It's great.
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How are you making that work, since Adobe Flash Player 11 is no longer supported on Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean?
 
I took a shot at the icons :eek:

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Bigcclass09 said:
Yes it does to make sure I knew I was right when I replied the first time I added a video to favorites on the native app, then check favorites in the new app, it appeared right along side with all the other videos on that list. I don't know what is wrong with your playist but on my device they are the same
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I'll repeat myself...

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL APP'S ABILITY TO SAVE FAVORITES EVEN IF YOU AREN'T SIGNED UP FOR A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT!

With the original app, you do NOT have to log into a YouTube account. It will STILL remember your favorites. Those favorites are remembered within iOS, not by YouTube.

You are comparing Apples and Oranges.

Mark
 
This is what I got after installing iOS 6. Slightly better than a quick open/close, but nothing solved. I see nothing that asks for more permissions from either Facebook or YouTube. This is very frustrating.
 

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No way to remove 'watch later' videos.

Also watching a subscribed video doesn't remove it from desktop version.
 
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Tech198 said:
I stll don't get why this had to go as a natuve.
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Apple's 5-year license to distribute their own version of the YouTube app expired. Google wants to be able to force the same pre-roll ads on YouTube videos that Android users are already seeing, and they can only do that if they write their own YouTube app for iOS.
 
Bastards

I knew there was somethng that was missing...

So this basically shows you then Apple diesn't want to be a part of it.
 
Anybody know if when in safari and you click on a YouTube link on a forum for example will it take you to the YouTube app or the YouTube via safari? Anybody with IOS 6 beta know?
 
Ntombi said:
Yes, it opens the YouTube app.


Also, with the upgrade to iOS 6, sharing to FB is no longer broken.
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Oh! Thanks you so much for clearing this! I was holding out on upgrading my iPad simply for the fact that I was thinking if videos in Safari would open in the new YouTube app. Though I could've just checked tomorrow after getting my phone anyway xD
 
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