Cannot watch YouTube videos on Safari

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Cannot watch YouTube videos on Safari

I had installed a recent 10.6.8 update for Java for Mac OS X10.6 Update 17 and other updates (for printers, remote desktop client, migration assistant) and did normal permission repairs after the update before rebooting.

Now I cannot no longer view or watch YouTube videos on Safari (ver. 5.1.10) after the update. When a YouTube video page is loaded, all I got is a black out screen on where a YouTube video is located.

However I can view/watch YouTube vidoes on Firefox with no issue at all.

Just wondering if the update I described has something to do with Safari not being able to display YouTube videos? I'm not very tech-savvy but is YouTube video Flash-based or Javascript-based?

If it is Flash-based, my current version for Flash player is 12.0.0.3.8.

Posted on Feb 2, 2014 7:50 PM

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dominic23

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Feb 3, 2014 7:55 AM in response to robsunder

Safari version?

Safari > Preferences > Security > Plug-ins

Enable/ Allow it.

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robsunder Author

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Feb 3, 2014 8:01 AM in response to dominic23

It is already enabled. "Enable Javascript" is already checked, "Allow Java" is already checked, "Allow all other plug-ins" is already checked. All of that done before I'm having the problem not viewing a YT video on Safari. Remember the current version of Safari I have is 5.1.10.

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dominic23

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Feb 3, 2014 10:15 AM in response to robsunder

Go step by step and test.

1. System Preferences > Other/ Flash Player > Advanced > Delete All

Press the "Delete All" button

Install Adobe Flash Player.

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Follow the prompts.

Quit Safari.

Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.

2. Turn off Extensions, if any.

Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Now try YouTube.

Third party addons can cause this kind of a problem.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3230

Best.

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punditz

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Mar 30, 2014 5:25 PM in response to dominic23

This solved my problem. Thanks! (Don't know how to put "This solved my problem" on your post.)

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Jul 14, 2014 6:17 AM in response to robsunder

I had this problem and found so many complex workarounds that involved like 15 steps to complete, including rebooting and such. Nothing worked and then I found this - SO SIMPLE- I just had to share. You're welcome! Whatever your current setting is, just go to this page and toggle your setting to either use default HTML5 player or don't, just so long as you change it. Took 2 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/html5

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Answer 6

Apr 4, 2015 1:05 AM in response to dominic23

Hi I've got a similar problem that has developed recently. I followed your instructions to the letter without success

I can watch embedded YouTube clips on other sites but not YouTube itself. A basic page appears with smaller icons of the clip squashed to the left hand side of the page with the URL

https(followed by the lock) m.youtube.com / ? ( / ? in grayscale)

It appears I can try to play or share it but on doing so a pop up appears with …

Quick Time player can’t open “video.3gp”

The file may be damaged or may not be a movie dil that is compatible with Quick Time Player.

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Eric Root

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Apr 4, 2015 7:14 AM in response to J_on_tour1

Try VLC.

Video Player - VLC

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Answer 8

Apr 4, 2015 7:33 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks for the reply and your helpful advice Eric Root. It works, but the quality is very poor and not the normal page to interact with. There must be something wrong with my settings for YouTube.

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