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My Desire doesn't open Youtube Video/Link in Youtube app

Hi, just got my Desire
My problem is that I can remember seeing in videos about Android (or was it the iPhone?) that when I click on a Youtube link the Youtube app opens and I can rate the video etc and then return to the website.
But on my Desire the Youtube website opens and I have to click on the video and the "HTC Flashplayer" plays the video in bad quality.
Other example: On a website is the Youtube Player embedded and I click on the video. Again, the HTC Player opens and plays the video in bad quality. Now I have no chance to get to the Youtube site and rate or comment the video.
When i disable flash support the video isn't avaible at all. Is it possible to link the youtube videos to the Yutube app? I think I missed a checkbox or something... When I found a video I will post it here. Thanks for your help

Yep I posted a thread saying exactly the same thing a while ago, sadly there isn't anything you can do about it, it's one of those stupid decisions HTC have made.
If you root your phone and install froyo 2.2 however, videos will play from websites in the youtube app. But as soon as you install flash 10.1 beta you're back to the same problem, where it forces you to use the flash player instead of the excellent quality h.264 version. (in fact flash 10.1 beta is probably even worse than flash lite right now for playing youtube videos.) However if you do load up the flash version on froyo then tap on it, it does give you the option to open in the youtube app, but you have to load up the flash version first before it gives you the option.

When I disable flash in the options I doesn't see the video at all And in the options the HTC flashplayer say that he is 'No standard app' ("Kein Standard").
Isn't there a registry (coming from WM ) or something like that?

The only way for you to get such an option is to use a non-default browser. Like Dolphin HD. Using that, you do get such options when a YouTube link is clicked. Tragic decision by HTC, no doubt (although I don't have your limitation, oddly).
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Hello.
I had the same problem (search the forum) but updated to latest Rom. Am using debranded Orange phone with T-Mobile sim card. Did OTA update, then WiFi stopped. Then installed full Rom using goldcard, didn't even get asked for a simunlock code (had used one previously). Now working! YouTube opens on clicking a link like on the Hero. Like it should.
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@th3: Will try this. Is there a favourite browser (Dolphin HD?) like Opera on WM?
@Splather: Which ROM are you using now? Is Flash on other websites working? Is HTC Sense integrated? Are all other functions working?
Am I right that I don't need a goldcard with a unbranded phone?
EDIT: Okay... At the moment I got a system update from HTC...
EDIT2: Puuh...Wi-Fi still working =D

For those whos browsers crash with Flash content

I have just installed Skyfire Browser (beta) from the Market and the sites that crash for me using the Android built in browser are fine in Skyfire, ie BBC , sites that embed justin.tv videos.
i mainly use flash to watch football and the framerate is superb using Skyfire.
Hope this helps some people on here.

So you don't have todays Flash 10.1.95.1 update skewing the comparison?
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th3 said:
So you don't have todays Flash 10.1.95.1 update skewing the comparison?
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No........... but ive just installed it and my usual sites are still crashing with the stock Android browser and fine with Skyfire

Here's a test then. How many embedded videos can you see and playon this page with the Skyfire browser? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9004741.stm
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th3 said:
Here's a test then. How many embedded videos can you see and playon this page with the Skyfire browser? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9004741.stm
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I clicked your link and it crashed
and even worse the sites which were ok for my about 10 minutes ago now crash!!!!!!
what have you done?

got it working again after uninstalled/reinstalling.
this is weird as the football videos on the scottish premier league section of the BBC website play fine.
I have the "Enable plug-ins" option set top On-Demand and when i try your link i do not even see a box where the flash videos should be.
If i set "Enable plug-ins" option to "always on" and try your link then the browser crashes.

Thanks for trying and persisting
It's pages like that giving us weird problems, like crashes, lag, no embedded video showing, etc.
There should be two Flash vids on that page to play. I too have plugins set to on-demand and if I change it to Always on, then try that page -> crash. I don't know what it is but it is limited to a few sites in my case so it doesn't bother me as much.
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Both of them crash when watching flash video, does flash 10.1 fix this?
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same **** man....browser crashing here on bbc football.
fixed the crash by setting plug-ins to on demand but still some missing videos.
tried dolphin browser too but same problem

[Q] YouTube rarely(read: almost never)plays videos...please help me! Thank you

Ill do anything to fix this.
More often than not, YouTube will tell me 'there was a problem playing the video. touch to retry'.
This is unacceptable. Also, when a video does play, it will play halfway, stop and do what seems to be loading the rest of the vid.
Please tell me there is a tweak or something or other that I can apply, hopefully via EPST or a modified YouTube app.
Really looking forward to fixing this problem. Today I was attempting to show a very interested barnes and noble employee a video of honeycomb on the nook...the video would not play. Needless to say, I was a little embarrassed.
Please help!
Thank you thank you

Have you tried un-installing and re-installing the app?
-Update flash player
-Using the modified flash player?

teh roxxorz said:
Have you tried un-installing and re-installing the app?
-Update flash player
-Using the modified flash player?
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Please elaborate on the modded flash player. I was using the YouTube app to attempt to play the videos. Even if I go to the youtube mobile site, it launches the youtube app and then...you guessed it, it doesnt play. Ive applied various tweaks in epst. tomorrow, ill be able to try real world 3g action, playing vids via the youtube app. i could actually try it now...
ive applied tweaks such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922978
also: http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/1960/63/ (which is currently back to default)
This is very disheartening. Thanks for your help!

Ah I see. Well they do seem clear, but I can't personally tell you any results because personally haven't had to use them. Though for the flash player go to te thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054 download the zip in the first post. Put it on the root of your sd card and install like any other app. THOUGH you need to uninstall your current flash player for this to work. Also, DO NOT update your flash player after you install the patched one. Hope this helps.

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Please elaborate on the modded flash player. I was using the YouTube app to attempt to play the videos. Even if I go to the youtube mobile site, it launches the youtube app and then...you guessed it, it doesnt play. Ive applied various tweaks in epst. tomorrow, ill be able to try real world 3g action, playing vids via the youtube app. i could actually try it now...
ive applied tweaks such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922978
also: http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/1960/63/ (which is currently back to default)
This is very disheartening. Thanks for your help!
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I'm pretty sure is the 3G hack for faster speeds messsing with YouTube It happened to me before you probably changed something that you shouldn't had, do a nandroid backup and flash the role.clean and if YouTube plays then you did something wrong with the hack, male sure you only put the 0 and the 0.0.0.0 on the HTTP wtv proxxys only no the one on top, that's what I did wrong and my YouTube would only play in wifi
You don't need to flash the clean rom you can check the setting first
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CM9 BETA1 Won't download music or video

I am on CM9 Beta 1 and when I try on any browser to download a music or video file (no matter what site) it only gives me the option to play the video or music clip in the stock video player or music player. I ran into this problem once before and just found and deleted the video player and music player but when I tried to do that this time I could not find the video or music player anywhere in the root explorer. I can't even be sure that deleting them will sove my problem. I've asked before but no one seems to understand what I mean. I hope i've made it completely clear what the problem is. My question is, can anyone help me figure out how to either disable the players or find a way around them to be able to download music and videos on my phone again? Thank you in advance

Sounds like you went to download some music or video in the past, and selected the "do this by default" option set on your browser, you may want to clear data on the browser, and whatever app it opens when you try to download. That should help.
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Shinydude100 said:
Sounds like you went to download some music or video in the past, and selected the "do this by default" option set on your browser, you may want to clear data on the browser, and whatever app it opens when you try to download. That should help.
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I've tried that too. No matter what browser I use the same thing happens. and as for the video and music player. They're not even in the app list. it's like they're ghost apps! lol but seriously thank you for the suggestion though

I reinstalled everything and i'm able to download music and files again. Video is still only giving me the option to watch and not download. it wouldn't be an issue but i used to like downloading and then watching videos instead of having it buffering every 3 seconds.

How many times will I receive the default application message?

I mean to clarify, how many times will I receive the default application message for my often repeated selection? I select youtube and 'always', the message appears that I can change it in my settings if I need to. I am at a different website, I choose a video. Hey, here's that crafty default application request again, do I want to select youtube? Just like the last time 'always'. Just like the last time the message appears that I can change it in my settings if I need to.
Make it stop.

I didn't know youtube could become a default app. Actually, the youtube app is disabled on my N4 as I only watch vids through my browser.
It sounds like you have more than one app like the youtube app that can play online vids. Did you install one or more? If you did, try uninstalling them or disabling them. That way, perhaps the youtube app will be the only one and become the default like you want it to.
Also, I'm sure the youtube app is only affiliated with youtube videos. Hence when on another site, are you expecting "any" type of video to play in the youtube app? I don't think that's going to happen.