Ah the dreaded "The content owner has not made this video available on mobile" error from youtube on Android and presumably iOS and/or Win7 mobile, although I don't have a way to test that. I'm not sure why people wouldn't check the box to make a video available on mobile, but it happens enough that it's annoying. I know there are ways around it, sometimes, but just because there are workarounds, that doesn't mean it isn't stupid. Sometimes viewing it in desktop mode through the browser will fix it, sometimes you have to use a third party browser such as Dolphin or Firefox, etc, and sometimes it just doesn't work for me at all. It's really annoying if you chose the youtube app as your default app to open youtube links, since you have to find the app in settings>apps>installed, and clear the default, and then chose a different browser to open it in.
If you make a video and upload it on to Youtube, I assume you do that in order for people to watch it. Why would you care if I'm watching it on my Android phone, on a tablet, on a laptop, or from the future with my mind, as long as I'm watching it? If you don't want me to watch it, don't upload it publicly onto Youtube. It gets really stupid when I can't watch a youtube video on my wifi only tablet that never leaves my house, but I can watch it on my 3G chromebook that I actually take with me to work and back daily!
So you may be wondering why I'm posting this here on this Google reviewed blog, if its something that the users are doing. I'm sure that the button was implemented because of some sort of copyright bullshit, but it's a ridiculous practice. There shouldn't even be a button to make it unavailable on mobile in the first place. It should all be available on any device you want to access it from. If I can watch it on my computer, then I should be able to watch it on my pocket computer without having to jump through any hoops.
If you make a video and upload it on to Youtube, I assume you do that in order for people to watch it. Why would you care if I'm watching it on my Android phone, on a tablet, on a laptop, or from the future with my mind, as long as I'm watching it? If you don't want me to watch it, don't upload it publicly onto Youtube. It gets really stupid when I can't watch a youtube video on my wifi only tablet that never leaves my house, but I can watch it on my 3G chromebook that I actually take with me to work and back daily!
So you may be wondering why I'm posting this here on this Google reviewed blog, if its something that the users are doing. I'm sure that the button was implemented because of some sort of copyright bullshit, but it's a ridiculous practice. There shouldn't even be a button to make it unavailable on mobile in the first place. It should all be available on any device you want to access it from. If I can watch it on my computer, then I should be able to watch it on my pocket computer without having to jump through any hoops.
