Gregory Vaughan
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

I'm having a problem playing a Youtube video on my iPhone 5, iOS 8.1.2 (had problem prior to this iOS version too, but it worked a few months ago).

It plays fine if I open the app in the phone's browser, but if I "Add to Homescreen " then launch the app from the icon, the video will not play (the whirligig spins and eventually times out to a gray play button, if you try to navigate to another page the webapp crashes).

I can duplicate this from a fresh app. Can you duplicate this problem?

Gregory Vaughan
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Same problem on an iPad 3 running iOS 8.1.1

Works in safari but hangs/crashes upon playing youtube video once app is added to home screen and launched from icon.

Illya Stepanov
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Hi Gregory,

We will need some time to test this on a device.

Gregory Vaughan
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Has there been any discovery on this?

Maryna Brodina
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Hello!

Not yet unfortunately.

Maryna Brodina
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Reproduced and reported as a bug.
Sorry for inconvenience.

Gregory Vaughan
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Suggestions for a workaround (such as a modification after exporting) would be helpful.

Yurii Orishchuk
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Hi Gregory,

We will update you here as soon as we will have more info about this issue.

Regards.

Maryna Brodina
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Youtube video crashes iOS web app added to homescreen

Hello!

Looks like auto-play option doesn't work, but video loads and plays on play button click.

Unfortunately we couldn't find workaround, waiting for bug fix.

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