youtube "video can not be played"

[Darksthour]

Anyone else getting this message? I even get it using the youtube app on my phone and from the full site. Is there anything I can do about it? Its actually pretty annoying how much it shows up.

 

[mxfireman]

I hope someone can answer this because I just got my X last week and it gives me the same message from both app and website. I can play vids from a website just not youtube. have I not turned something on?

 

[Joker]

I have noticed this happening to me every so often. I usually remedy it by powering off the phone and then turning it back on.

 

[mxfireman]

Thanx Joker I did this and it worked, I sure hope there is a permanent fix for this. To have to turn off my phone just to get videos sure seems cheesy. Thought the Droid X was suppose to be the Sh!t

 

[AquariusGlitter]

YESSS!! This is the issue that actually led me to this forum and got me to join! I've been dealing with this on my Incredible! This is a sudden issue, as the YouTube videos HAD been working properly in the past. Someone mentioned in a similar thread that it had to do with the Flash update?? Powering on and off hasn't worked for me.


Interestingly enough, I mentioned my problem to the I.T. guy where I work. (He also had a Droid). He told me to go to www.flash.com and it will recognize that I have a Droid and properly install, thus fix, the issue.


I haven't tried this YET. I will when I get home because the signal isn't too great in our building. Sooo, I don't know yet if this will solve the problem, but I will let you know. Has anyone tried this?


I really want to avoid doing a factory reset...

 

[Joker]

Thanx Joker I did this and it worked, I sure hope there is a permanent fix for this. To have to turn off my phone just to get videos sure seems cheesy. Thought the Droid X was suppose to be the Sh!t

Your Welcome. Hopefully for you it turns out to be a permanent fix. I know for me it has not been a permanent fix as it still occurs on my phone every now and then. As I never actually turn my phone off for any given length of time, I figure a power cycle every week is not too bad. It's like a needed reboot on a PC.

YESSS!! This is the issue that actually led me to this forum and got me to join! I've been dealing with this on my Incredible! This is a sudden issue, as the YouTube videos HAD been working properly in the past. Someone mentioned in a similar thread that it had to do with the Flash update?? Powering on and off hasn't worked for me.


Interestingly enough, I mentioned my problem to the I.T. guy where I work. (He also had a Droid). He told me to go to www.flash.com and it will recognize that I have a Droid and properly install, thus fix, the issue.


I haven't tried this YET. I will when I get home because the signal isn't too great in our building. Sooo, I don't know yet if this will solve the problem, but I will let you know. Has anyone tried this?


I really want to avoid doing a factory reset...

Sorry to hear that the power off/on did not solve your issue. I don't have flash running/installed on my phone, so I can't say if that fix would help you. Perhaps someone else on the forums can chime in on your prob/fix. Or just let us know how the fixed mentioned to you worked out as everyone on here will greatly appreciate your feedback.

 

[AquariusGlitter]

Oooh, the installation of the Flash Player worked beautifully just like he said it would!!! After downloading it, I powered off/powered on (just in case) and now my YouTube videos have been playing perfectly!! I played several different ones just to make sure! Try it!! I hope it works for all of you guys, too! :heart:

 

[Joker]

Great to hear that it worked out. I will keep this fix in mind when and if I get flash installed.
Thanx

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