Customers have been reporting an issue with the YouTube app not too long ago. YouTube for Android appears to be crashing after the very newest updates, not less than for some customers.
YouTube for Android app is crashing for some customers
It is very important spotlight that it’s not taking place to everybody, as none of us have been having points. Nonetheless, there are fairly a number of reviews shared by way of the YouTube subreddit and Google boards, and folks appear to be having points.
When customers load YouTube, and choose a video on Android, the video does load up, however the description, feedback, and associated movies don’t. Then, a number of seconds later, the app merely crashes. When customers attempt to open it once more, the identical factor occurs.
There’s a non permanent repair that customers discovered. You’ll be able to both uninstall YouTube updates or set up the newest beta model with a view to repair this downside. Do notice that the beta program appears to be full now, so… that might not be an choice in spite of everything.
The problem appears to be mounted… for some
In any case, the same issue was confirmed by Artem Russakovskii, although in that thread, some customers say that the difficulty has been mounted within the meantime. The reviews additionally calmed down, so it looks like the issue is mounted for not less than some customers.
Evidently, YouTube is a particularly well-liked app/service. So every time such a significant downside pops up, a ton of reviews instantly discover their solution to Google. Many customers use YouTube each day, and fairly a bit, in order that’s comprehensible.
Issues like these aren’t frequent, fortunately, however they nonetheless do happen sometimes. Let’s hope YouTube will discover a solution to repair the difficulty for everybody, as uninstalling all app updates is certainly not the appropriate resolution.
Customers do appear to be having issues with a couple of model of the app as effectively. So both it’s a server-side difficulty, or a bug discovered its solution to a couple of model of the app. We are able to solely guess.