Youtube video blocked on mobile bypass

Issue

Is there anyway to bypass the blocked videos on mobile? First I tried to fire up normal youtube intent, then I used WebView (using both video and iframe tags), and lastly I changed the user agent of WebView to a desktop client but none of the above mentioned way worked. I tried rtsp to stream the video using VideoView but it would only give me a low quality 3gp video, which is what Youtube API gives.

I am running out of options. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks!

Solution

I ran into the same thing with some of our videos on YouTube and found out that only YouTube controls if it will be allowed to show on a mobile. We never found a work-around for it other than hosting the video on our server or using Vimeo. But as it stands,YouTube has control over mobile viewing. Also do you have that video monetized? Monetizing a video on YouTube can also cause them to not allow it on mobile especially if it has any content that YouTube is saying is a Third Party or Copyright infringement. They told us we had third party content when it was all shot by us. Further reading in that problem showed that YouTube's new digital fingerprint is the main culprit for creating a new wave of problems for users trying to upload their own videos they made and own. i.e., a user tried to upload a video of his backyard with birds in it and the birds were singing. When he tried to upload it, YouTube said it was Copyrighted! How do you Copyright bird chirps everyone is now asking! So try Vimeo or use your own server to deliver the content. Sorry I can't offer more help.

Answered By - Gilmore