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After iOS 4.2.1 YouTube html5 videos don't play from youtube.com in Safari

Before update I was able to watch YouTube videos in YouTube's html5 player right from different websites, now I can't watch html5 embeded youtub videos anymore. One of such websites is: http://www.brigita.info/html5/video/video-posnetki.html (Played YouTube videos perfect before iOS 4.2.1 update on iPhone and on iPad. After update, html5 youtube videos don't play anymore.) I posted the same issue on YouTube's support forums.

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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 4:35 PM

18 replies

Nov 28, 2010 1:00 PM in response to Barbara Brundage

I'm sorry but I strongly believe you are missing up on the point here. We are talking about the DESKTOP version of YouTube in html5 not the mobile. If yours is working, it means there is something wrong with my iPad.
Www.YouTube.com/html5 then join the beta, then try to play a couple videos to see if it works. Thank you.

gdub22

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Dec 2, 2010 12:32 PM in response to Martins2012

I can confirm that Apple modified html5 media support in the 4.2 update.
I have a web app that plays audio tracks in an html5 audio player. Used to be able load tracks and play them automatically using javascript. It now requires a user interaction to initiate the play the first time. They must have added that due to bandwidth restrictions so users dont get burned on their phone bills.

So its up the the developers to modify their code to support this.

Maks Zbogar Author

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Dec 29, 2010 1:05 AM in response to gdub22

Yes. At http://www.brigita.info/html5/video/video-posnetki.html playing YouTube video on iPad was fixed by changing player's settings to wait for user's interaction to initiate start.

After iOS 4.2.1 YouTube html5 videos don't play from youtube.com in Safari