It's not Apple. It's YouTube, because every other video website works fine for me. so don't be blaming Apple for this one.
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OS X Yosemite Users Experiencing Issues With YouTube Videos in Safari [Updated]
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Me too
And silly me kept restarting Safari and even the whole computer... Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this issue...
And silly me kept restarting Safari and even the whole computer... Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this issue...
So YouTube, owned by Google, just happens to break Safari's compatibility. Switch Safari to ID itself as a different user agent and all is well.
Is this really a mistake on Google's part? They stand to benefit if users conclude that Apple's Safari is crap. If they break it permanently then it's an illegal anticompetitive move, but if they have lots of "bugs" well sorry it's just the nature of programming but if you buy an Android product it will have fewer bugs (wink wink).
Is this really a mistake on Google's part? They stand to benefit if users conclude that Apple's Safari is crap. If they break it permanently then it's an illegal anticompetitive move, but if they have lots of "bugs" well sorry it's just the nature of programming but if you buy an Android product it will have fewer bugs (wink wink).
Same here, I keep getting a spinning beachball from Youtube which carries over to other sites.
YouTube rejects Safari
I just tried viewing a YouTube video using an iMac with OS 7.5 and Safari v 6.1 and nothing plays. I'm a believer. It's on YouTube's end.
I just tried viewing a YouTube video using an iMac with OS 7.5 and Safari v 6.1 and nothing plays. I'm a believer. It's on YouTube's end.
well alrighty
i thought i was the only one, good to know i wasn't. I thought something was wrong with my laptop i was about to cry
i thought i was the only one, good to know i wasn't. I thought something was wrong with my laptop i was about to cry
Change the User Agent in the Developer menu to Safari 7.1 and it works just fine. Makes me a bit suspicious that Google is purposely trying to break YouTube in newer versions of Safari to get people to blame Apple for a bad update and switch to Chrome.
There's always a chance that it could be unintentional, but if so why isn't it fixed by now...
There's always a chance that it could be unintentional, but if so why isn't it fixed by now...
Because software is complicated. There is no magic "fix this code" button that one can use.
Not so much here
I use Click to Plugin, so it might be why I haven't seen this as much. Maybe a Flash issue? Click to Plugin will block Flash, and force movies to load using HTML5.
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Apple has been turning into Windows for a while now. It's all about slick looks and Jonny's eye, not so much about functionality, which is one of the foundations behind what made Apple great to begin with.
Sad.
I use Click to Plugin, so it might be why I haven't seen this as much. Maybe a Flash issue? Click to Plugin will block Flash, and force movies to load using HTML5.
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Apple has been turning into Windows for a while now. It's all about slick looks and Jonny's eye, not so much about functionality, which is one of the foundations behind what made Apple great to begin with.
Sad.
I'm having Flash issues on other streaming sites that work fine in all the other browsers.
The length that the Fanboys will go to defend Apple is unbelievable.
I keep getting made fun of, yet other people keep complaining about Yosemite.
In my opinion, if you like how your Mac works now, you can keep your Mac and if you are not looking to spend $1000 or more again, DON'T UPGRADE TO YOSEMITE!
As Steve Jobs famously said, "It's a bag o' hurt."
Yes, since Apple has fixed few of my bug complaints over months of beta testing on my Mac Pro, I'm about ready to just give up and revert.
THANK GOD I KEPT A TOTALLY INTACT PRE-INSTALL DRIVE!
Kind of funny since Youtube still works fine on Safari 5.0.6 POWERPC and is still SNAPPIER TOO! LMAO
Seriously, I just checked. no errors there! HAHA!
PS: Youtube does warn you that it's an unsupported browser version, but it still works fine. Go figure.
Safari 5.0.6 though is a ridiculous memory and drive space whore though, but it still works! LMAO
Sound familiar Yosemite fans?
Read the title again.
Notice the part that says "updated".
Now scroll down to the bottom of the article and read the updated part.
Now copy the updated part and paste it in a reply to my post.
Thanks.
Yep- quite a few users that I see bashing Apple and Apple fans every chance they get are in this thread, and they're still trying to blame Apple for this.
It boggles my mind why some people jump through so many hoops to complain about Apple. If I felt so strongly about a company that I was twisting reality to blame them for petty crap, I wouldn't be religiously posting on a forum dedicated to them. I'd be happily using a competitor's product.
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
-- Robert J. Hanlon
