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[joepassive]

Since the new update, 99% of youtube videos i'm trying to watch is giving this error.
The solution is to change browser agent but it has to be done EVERY time.
Anyone else got this? european Wii U here.

 

[uyjulian]

I think youtube is blocking the Wii U...

 

[matt1tude]

UK Wii U, having the same problem.

 

[Warlord698]

I think youtube is blocking the Wii U...

but there is an APP for it...why would they make an app, and then block it?



Edit: wait a minute.....do the euro Wii U's not have a youtube app?

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

Change user agent to Internet Explorer. Voilà, working YouTube. iPad and Safari also work to varying degrees.

Oops, skipped over the part about user agent. Changing it doesn't bother me all that much. Only takes a moment.

 

[the_randomizer]

Change user agent to Internet Explorer. Voilà, working YouTube. iPad and Safari also work to varying degrees.

Oops, skipped over the part about user agent. Changing it doesn't bother me all that much. Only takes a moment.

Does it have to be changed every time? Where do you change the settings?

I think youtube is blocking the Wii U...

I mean, why would Google prevent it if there's a specific app created for the Wii U?

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

You touch the little icon on the top left and then Settings. Scroll down and there is a User Agent option. Gotta set it every time you reset the browser.

 

[the_randomizer]

You touch the little icon on the top left and then Settings. Scroll down and there is a User Agent option. Gotta set it every time you reset the browser.

That's really stupid that this has to be done now. I hope there's an update that fixes it. Not sure if we have to blame Nintendo or the web developers...

 

[RedCoreZero]

Hey at least we have a user agent settings

 

[the_randomizer]

Hey at least we have a user agent settings

I know, but still....

 

[RedCoreZero]

I know, but still....

it should be fixed in an update

 

[air2004]

I had this issue awhile back , before the update never learned how to fix it lol so I gave up.

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

I'm a big fan of the user agent setting. There's a certain movie site that only has mp4 streams on its mobile site. This was inaccessible before the update, but now works fine with the iPhone user agent.

 

[stomp_442]

You can always use WiiMC in Wii mode, that streams youtube videos, right? And, to top it off, the new update allows you to stream that stuff to the gamepad.

problem solved

 

[wolf-snake]

You can always use WiiMC in Wii mode, that streams youtube videos, right? And, to top it off, the new update allows you to stream that stuff to the gamepad.

problem solved

not everyone has a hacked vWii some of us still have our old wiis for homebrew, backups, emulators and stuff.
and i have another fix that can be less tedious than the user agent change. in the url of the youtube video replace this watch?v= with embed/ and the video should load like normal. granted you have to do it on every video that you watch but it's something

 

[pwsincd]

same issue here , havent tried user agent , but im also having the same issue with another streaming site i wont mention . seems video related some how.