Youtube videos not working on "View only mode"

  • 23 August 2021
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Hello

I Tried to add a Youtube video on the board. It works on my Chrome, but if I try it without signing in from incognito mode or Safari browser, it just says: “This video is unavailable”.

So the video doesn’t load on “View only mode” for some reason?

Here a short loom-video:

 

https://www.loom.com/share/e181468ea2f24c0c9758de476157a166

 

Any fast fix, please? 

 

 

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Robert Johnson
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@Jalmari K - It is very possible that your YouTube’s Visibility is set to Private, therefore when you are not signed in (incognito) it won’t play.

Update: Okay, scratch that thought - the message “unavailable” clearly does not mean “is private”.

Do you perhaps running a VPN with a browser extension component, so the videos will play when signed in, but won’t play when incognito (when the extension is likely disabled).

Are there location-based settings for your YouTube videos that will only play then in certain regions?

Some more troubleshooting on the topic:

https://geekdroids.com/youtube-video-unavailable/

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Robert Johnson
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@Jalmari K - Just doing a test of my own and not experiencing the same behaviour as you. I grabbed this random video from YouTube and put it in a board set to Anyone with the link → Can view.

https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l1ezK5s=/

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Robert Johnson
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@Jalmari K - Can you play the video via an incognito window directly from YouTube.com?

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@Robert Johnson Ah damnit, I double-checked this, and somehow it was still a private video.

Sorry for this, noob mistake 😅 All good now.

Robert Johnson
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@Jalmari K - It happens to us all. It would have helped if the message showed when directly on YouTube’s site matched what they return for an embedded board.

If I go to youtube.com incognito:

 

But an embedded board returns:

 

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There are several issues causing this problem. A few of the reasons why you might get such error include:

  • There is a possibility that the video violates YouTube policy.
  • The cache got corrupted and needs to be cleared.
  • There may be a reason for the poor quality of the video.
  • There may be an issue with the internet speed.

You can try out some options to avoid such situations of non-availability of your favorite videos. A few recommended options include:

  • Try to reinstall your web browser.
  • You can try a different browser to play the desired youtube video.
  • Enable Flash and JavaScript.
  • Deleting Cookies
  • Update GPU drivers.


 

Henrik Ståhl
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@warrensacko The issue was that the video was set to private, which the author clearly states in this reply: 

"Ah damnit, I double-checked this, and somehow it was still a private video.

Sorry for this, noob mistake 😅 All good now."

😉

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