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Why doesn't Apple remove the youtube app to force google to make a decent one?

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IMPOSSIBLEMAN

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May 13, 2011
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Why doesn't Apple remove youtube to force google to make a decent one?



The youtube app on ios is bad really bad. I prefer to use the browser on ipad and never watch youtube on my iphone.




Google will build a youtube app for ios so quickly. They can not lose all of that traffic and I do not think that any build will be worse than the current one
 
How would Apple make more money by removing the current YouTube app?

I agree that it is terrible. An updated version is available on the Play Store with Googles new UI improvements and it pulls even further away from the IOS app.
 
It's not Google that builds iOS' YouTube app, it's Apple.

And yes, it is severely outdated, you cannot even load all of your subscriptions in the list.
 
Why aren't you blaming Apple for failing to make a better Youtube app? They have the API and they're not gonna let Google's app integrate with the OS, so it's all on Apple's shoulders.
 
I don't understand what it needs. I can search, play video, stream to my AppleTV, have access to my account playlists, favorites, my videos, subscriptions... I can move videos to playlists and tag as favorites, etc.

People keep saying to improve, but I don't see what it's lacking...

Yes, it looks different from the Android version, but information and functionality doesn't seem to be different.

If you REALLY just want a different UI. You can block the youtube app in Settings->General->Restrictions. Then put a home screen shortcut to m.youtube.com.
 
The only thing I would like to see on the YouTube app is the ability to to filter results by upload date. Searching for new videos and being shown old ones is not good. Apart from that the app works pretty well all round
 
I'd like to see the ability to select a bunch of videos for offline viewing (for when your on a plane or the tube). Its annoying that you can't even buffer an entire video to watch later, it only buffers a few minutes of video max.
 
yagran said:
I'd like to see the ability to select a bunch of videos for offline viewing (for when your on a plane or the tube). Its annoying that you can't even buffer an entire video to watch later, it only buffers a few minutes of video max.
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That's piracy unless the video uploader allows it.
 
I know that Apple is the maker of the current app.



What I am suggesting is that Apple removes the current youtube app




I think google will not take a long time before releasing a youtube app for the ios




Google should be the maker of youtube app not apple
 
IMPOSSIBLEMAN said:
I know that Apple is the maker of the current app.



What I am suggesting is that Apple removes the current youtube app




I think google will not take a long time before releasing a youtube app for the ios




Google should be the maker of youtube app not apple
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umm no thats not what you implied. YOu thought google made youtube app for iOS lol by the way Android's Youtube app is amazing! no complaints at all.
 
Lol you can't even like/dislike videos or check your account or your inbox or have better customization.

No search suggestions either.

Use the mobile web version now and hid stock one with restrictions.
 
irDigital0l said:
Lol you can't even like/dislike videos or check your account or your inbox or have better customization.

No search suggestions either.

Use the mobile web version now and hid stock one with restrictions.
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Actually you can like/dislike videos. The option is part of the overlay on the iPad, though buried in the comment system on the iPhone/iPod touch.
 
irDigital0l said:
Lol you can't even like/dislike videos or check your account or your inbox or have better customization.

No search suggestions either.

Use the mobile web version now and hid stock one with restrictions.
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I would use the mobile app, but it annoys me that it will open a new page in Safari each time. It would be nice if web apps opened in a non-Safari tab.
 
Lock the YouTube app in ios restrictions and it will force safari to use the mobile version in html5, much better.
 
MonkeySee.... said:
What's wrong with it? Does it not play videos?
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I think it's only pulling down 720p quality videos and not 1080p or 4K ones, which would look considerably better on the iPad 3's retina display.

There is no continuous playback/playlist support at all.
There is no way to view a user's channel and search through their videos/playlists.
There are no filtering options for search results.


Menel said:
If you REALLY just want a different UI. You can block the youtube app in Settings->General->Restrictions. Then put a home screen shortcut to m.youtube.com.
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This disables playback of many embedded videos in Safari, I can't recommend it. (seems to depend on how the video was embedded, some work fine)
 
Menel said:
I don't understand what it needs. I can search, play video, stream to my AppleTV, have access to my account playlists
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playlists is where it's at ... i'd really love support for EXTERNAL playlists i.e. the entire season of a web series without having to manually pick the correct next part from the sidebar (where the numbering is cut off, most of the time)
 
It gets me sad looking at the youtube app on android and comparing it to the one we have

When apple dropped google maps, I was happy because I know that google won't take long before releasing google maps to ios with much much better app build than before.
 
Who uses the YouTube app to view vids anyways? I think YouTube mobile is far better. I can even watch most YouTube vids native on the full desktop site since most vids are converted nowadays.
 
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