YouTube App No longer Accessible?

By Zoe Victoria, 13 June, 2021

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iOS and iPadOS

Recently the YouTube app stopped working with voiceover on my iPhone. It did it out of nowhere without me updating or anything. It still works fine on my iPad, but not my phone.
I've tried everything I can think of. I've deleted it and reinstalled, restarted my phone, turned on screen recognition, and nothing. Has anyone had similar experiences?

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By Daniel Angus MacDonald on Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:22

the YouTube app works fine here. I have an iPhone SE Second Generation for reference.

By DMNagel on Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:22

Turn it off in both rotor and in settings for all apps, then restart phone. Screen recognition is broken for some.

By Luke on Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:22

Hi,
What version of iOS? Which iPhone? Which version of YouTube?

By Kushal Solanki on Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:22

The YouTube app is working fine for me no issues

By Lucky101 on Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:22

Try turning voiceover on and off.
I’ve tried it with an app and it worked for me.
Hth

By Jo Billard on Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 16:22

My YouTube Music has done the same thing and it's driving me batty! A friend of mine who has the same phone/same IOS is having no problems at all. I've also reset my phone, deleted and reinstalled, and no change. However, my YouTube app is just fine.

By Alan on Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 16:22

It seems nobody else experienced this issue here, so, again, screen recognition is the most common cause. Open the app chooser, select youtube and turn off screen recognition from the rotor, or on and off again if it's not turned on.
Good luck.