Problems with YouTube unlisted setting

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Problems with YouTube unlisted setting

YouTube recently added an "unlisted" setting to video uploads, that makes the videos viewable only to people who have the link (it can't be searched by keywords). It's more limited than "public", but not as restricted as "private".

Anyways, I just discovered that iPhones and iPads are not able to view the "unlisted" videos. The app must not recognize that setting. When you try to view an unlisted video, it tells you "YouTube not available".

Anyone else having this problem?

Hopefully they will fix this bug in the next iPhone update.

iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on May 27, 2010 6:55 AM

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Answer 1

May 29, 2010 4:42 PM in response to mdeforest

Yep. I have the same problem. I am having to make my movies public, which is not ideal in since they're of my kids and I would rather only family and friends view them.

It's annoying. Any news on whether this will get fixed?

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Answer 2

Aug 16, 2010 8:58 AM in response to mdeforest

You can make unlisted videos available for the iPhone by changing the Syndication settings for the video to "Yes, make this video available on mobile phones and TV. Note, the video may not be available on all devices due to copyright or licensing issues."

If you mark a video as unlisted, then YouTube apparently sets the syndication setting to No, by default.

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Answer 3

Jun 12, 2010 9:11 AM in response to DaddyToby

Frustrating! I want to use YouTube to publish videos, but I don't want them on my public stream. They have this great "unlisted" feature but breaks them on the iPhone. Please fix!!!

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