YouTube Support Killed By Google For iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches And Apple TVs, Find Out How To Access YouTube On Older iDevices
Google has killed the support for YouTube for all the Apple products like iPhones, iPads, and so on. To be precise, Google has ended support for YouTube Data API version 2 that were available for older iDevices running on iOS 6 or earlier.
Google claims that the arrival of the new YouTube Data API version 3 will cause the older YouTube app to stop working on devices from the year 2012 or earlier. The new YouTube app will work seamlessly on devices running on iOS 7 or above.
According to Time, users of iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 who have never updated to iOS 8 are required to perform the OS upgrade to use the latest YouTube app. Except the original iPad, users all other iPads can upgrade to iOS 8 and acess the new YouTube app. Otherwise, users can access the m.youtube.com URL through the internet browser of the device.
Google states that after the new update there is no way to access YouTube on 2nd gen Apple TV or older. However, 3rd gen Apple TV users are required to install the most recent version of YouTube. This can be done by accessing Settings > General > Update Software.
Google TV v2 or older will not be able to upgrade to the latest YouTube app. Users of Google TV v3 and v4 can upgrade to the latest version of YouTube app. This can be done by navigating to Google Play Store on the Google TV and then enter login credentials of the Google TV and the follow the instructions to perform the update.
After the release of the new YouTube app, some of the Smart TV or game console may not support it. Users who are unable to access YouTube on their devices are advised to visit m.youtube.com through the internet browser with flash and HTML5 support on their devices to access YouTube.
Phone Arena claims that arrival of YouTube API v3 has also caused havoc on Windows Phone platform. Popular apps like MetroTube and myTube that allows YouTube access on Windows Phone have been forced to update to the latest API.
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