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OS X Yosemite Users Experiencing Issues With YouTube Videos in Safari [Updated]
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You Apple apologists are really something. I am done with apple and this forum.
Like I said, it's up to Apple to make sure their browser is compatible with all major sites. Did Firefox or Chrome have an issue? No.
TEST before you UPDATE
YouTube was working, then it wasn't. Apple made zero changes in code for that to happen. Zero. It happened on its own. The problem was on Google's end. It doesn't matter one bit that Safari was the only browser affected- and it even worked fine if you changed the user agent to Chrome, for that matter.
It was Google's issue, not Apple's. End of story. YouTube did NOT stop working as a result of updating to 10.10.1, it also stopped working in 10.10. It was not a change that Apple made, it was on Google's end, and they said so.
End of story.
Let me explain something to you so you get a "clear" understanding of how things work. It's not Apple's responsibility to update Flash that is Adobe's thing since they ARE the makers of the software. Apple doesn't own the source code or even have access to it so how is that Apple's fault? Then again you're blaming Apple still about YouTube's screw up. (Even though it works now and Apple didn't even need to release an update?) With all these updates to Yosemite that's been coming out I know a lot of it is caused by people upgrading from beta and refusing to do a clean install. (Which everybody should've done in the first place!)
As for your Final Cut Pro problems it's running smooth here without any problems... So maybe you should do a clean install of the OS instead of leaving beta files all in your system.
Don't you wonder why the issue was only with safari? Safari has issues with other sites as well, that's why I keep Firefox around.
Safari needs to be made more compatible than it is
All browsers have issues with some sites... I keep Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on my MBP for when one browser acts up. So yes, Safari has issues with some sites. But in this specific case, something previously worked- then someone or something at Google caused it to break. I don't see how Apple can be blamed for that. In an instance where a website has never worked right, maybe Safari is to blame. But each case is different.
No one is arguing that that isn't the case. Safari can be a right PITA at times.
However in this case, Google made the change, it broke compatibility with YouTube on Safari, and they then fixed it. There were no changes made to Safari either before, during or after Google's changes.
I've had a couple of issues since installing this latest build....
1) chrome crashes at launch.. Whatever. I'll use safari until that is fixed.
2) bigger issue is that when screen goes to sleep... It will not come back on. I have to hard reset computer to bring it back.
1) chrome crashes at launch.. Whatever. I'll use safari until that is fixed.
2) bigger issue is that when screen goes to sleep... It will not come back on. I have to hard reset computer to bring it back.
Google admitted the issue occurred on their end. If you really want to believe that Apple is still to blame for this, maybe you really should be done with Apple. Hating a company so much that you refuse to acknowledge facts isn't healthy.
Flash update fixed it for me
I had this exact problem where launching videos would give me a spinning pin wheel on the local monitor. Note that I was able to log into screen sharing while in this state and actually use my cursor to close safari.
The fix for me was simply to update adobe flash; no issues for me now.
I had this exact problem where launching videos would give me a spinning pin wheel on the local monitor. Note that I was able to log into screen sharing while in this state and actually use my cursor to close safari.
The fix for me was simply to update adobe flash; no issues for me now.
MacRumors these days. Make a thread like this that causes more complainers to show up and claim ios 8 or OS X is a bugfest etc.
This was clearly a YouTube problem, I mean videos weren't even playing in the actuall YouTube app. But of course this is somehow Apples fault that deserved yet another bug thread. Whoever made this thread clearly researched jack *****.
This was clearly a YouTube problem, I mean videos weren't even playing in the actuall YouTube app. But of course this is somehow Apples fault that deserved yet another bug thread. Whoever made this thread clearly researched jack *****.
It'll be interesting to see if there are any ill effects from changing the user_agent in Safari. Is it possible that the decision to handle "Safari 6.1" differently is the result of some communication between Google and Apple... or some in-house testing at Google? Perhaps an issue with 6.1 that Google was attempting to temporarily circumvent that went south.
I installed Flash Beta and it works
http://labsdownload.adobe.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/flashplayer16_install_mac.dmg
http://labsdownload.adobe.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/flashplayer16_install_mac.dmg
Same for me using both Safari or Firefox. Reloaded the page, sometimes more than once, would get the video to load.
Is it possible this is Flash related, or that Youtube is the source of the problem?
Edit: I see after reading other posts that this might indeed be the case.
I've seen a few mentions of Safari rendering large black squares in webpages. Well the problem just started for me a few days ago:
Mavericks 10.9.5
Safari 7.1
I did not install any Safari related updates recently, but I do have Extensions set to automatically update. Enabled extensions:
Sessions
Adblock
Clicktoflash
DirectLinks
1Password
Pickpocket
Pocket
iGetter
Mavericks 10.9.5
Safari 7.1
I did not install any Safari related updates recently, but I do have Extensions set to automatically update. Enabled extensions:
Sessions
Adblock
Clicktoflash
DirectLinks
1Password
Pickpocket
iGetter
same thing happened to me
I have been going crazy trying to fix this..I too thought it was my iMac . Its only 6 months old and I thought I got a dud..I download VLC and flash..I still had the same problems..Downloaded Opera Firefox...had no problems with them only safari...thank God its fixed. I really didn't want to haul a 21.5 inch desktop back to the Apple store..
I have been going crazy trying to fix this..I too thought it was my iMac . Its only 6 months old and I thought I got a dud..I download VLC and flash..I still had the same problems..Downloaded Opera Firefox...had no problems with them only safari...thank God its fixed. I really didn't want to haul a 21.5 inch desktop back to the Apple store..
But it is interesting that the stupidity applies only to Safari, yes?
You're likely right that it's a mere coincidence, I'm just suspcious.
Not Apples Fault
For everyone still blaming this on Apple:
I was having this problem at work yesterday on Windows 7 with IE 11.
Please explain to me how this can still be Apple's fault.
For everyone still blaming this on Apple:
I was having this problem at work yesterday on Windows 7 with IE 11.
Please explain to me how this can still be Apple's fault.
I wouldn't have suspected Safari to begin with -- because I've been getting this on Pale Moon on Windows 8.1 for awhile now. Same exact thing, fake analog static "error screen" after a long delay starting the video. Refreshing the page usually resolves it. Only happens intermittently.
I was suspecting a Adobe Flash issue or possibly a failed skip of the advertisements on YouTube by Adblock Plus, as sometimes it seems I have to wait 30 seconds before refreshing the page allows the video to play.
I was suspecting a Adobe Flash issue or possibly a failed skip of the advertisements on YouTube by Adblock Plus, as sometimes it seems I have to wait 30 seconds before refreshing the page allows the video to play.
