The interface for YouTube on Safari (iPad 3rd gen) changed from the default to some ugly-looking interface

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The interface for YouTube on Safari (iPad 3rd gen) changed from the default to some ugly-looking interface

The interface for YouTube on Safari (iPad 3rd gen 32gb WiFi, iOS 5.1.1) changed from the default video player to some ugly-looking interface, and I didn't do anything to cause this. How do I get it back?

I restored 3 times already. Still no luck. My friend's iPad doesn't seem to have this problem. I even called apple and said they're not getting this problem, and don't know what to suggest to me.

Is anyone else having this issue?

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When I click the full-screen icon, it fills up the browser but the search bar still shows. definitely not the same as it was before. Really annoying.

Can anyone help? Thanks!

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Aug 20, 2012 9:55 AM

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Demo

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Aug 20, 2012 10:01 AM in response to patsimeon

Swipe down to the bottom of the page in YouTube and select Desktop in the lower right corner. See if that helps. That way you will be running the desktop version of YouTube and when you enlarge the video it plays in full screen mode and you lose the Safari toolbar at the top.

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Aug 20, 2012 10:13 AM in response to Demo

Didn't work. Says I need flash. I even enabled the html5 trial for YouTube. No use. No video played at all. I want the default video interface! :(

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Demo

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Aug 20, 2012 11:18 AM in response to patsimeon

I don't know what else to tell you. It worked for me when I set it to the desktop version and it shows the Videos in full screen more and totally eliminates the Safari toolbar.

This is just a random video that I chose to play in YouTube about sea monsters .... Creatures of the deep. See if this will play for you in Safari.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5auXcvx6bo&feature=context-vrec

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xMoe

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Aug 22, 2012 4:57 AM in response to patsimeon

Buddy, I'm am having the exact same problem and this problem started around 4-6 days ago, it's flipping annoying you can't enjoy videos with an crappy player, I'm also looking for an solution so if anything works please share with me as I have tried almost everything, also is your iPad jail broke? Do you have protube hd?

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Aug 22, 2012 8:14 AM in response to xMoe

My iPad isn't jailbroken. It's quite a frustrating situation. I can't think of anything that I did that would cause this change.

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xMoe

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Aug 22, 2012 8:16 AM in response to patsimeon

Neither could I, I hardly use utube due to that, I think it could be from the server

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