go to m.youtube.com
scroll to bottom of page.
click "optimize"
click "start optimization"
test 1/7: click "yes" when you see the tiny grey heart
test 2/7: click "yes" when you see the puppy
test 3/7: click "no" when the flash lite video fails
test 4/7: click "click here" when pressing "5" key does squat
test 5/7: there is no test 5 for some reason - skip to test 6/7
test 6/7: click "YES" - the mp4 test video WILL FAIL BUT CLICK "YES" ANYWAY
test 7/7: click "no" - h.263 does not work
Click HERE or email yourself the link if "Optimize" does not appear at the bottom of your page.
your videos should play now
I tried this today and it told me
" cannot find web address. verify that this web address is valid"
Doesn't work for me!
Then again, nothing is working in the web browser's media player
It stopped when my SIM card was deactivated from the carrier.
Even with an OS upgrade to 5.0, no luck.
I am planning on a factory install with BB Swiss Army Knife. Will keep you posted
I performed a factory reinstall with the latest OS 5 using BB Swiss Army Knife.
I paid my phone bill, and activated my Boost Mobile service.
I tried applying the YouTube optimization settings, and still, nothing.
This must be a joke (they call themselves Research in Motion!)
I found a web site that will probably work for the rest of us. It loads YouTube videos in 3GP format so that you can watch them on your BlackBerry. It's still not perfect (as often the video cuts out), but at least something loads in this case!
free.videos3gp.mobi
very cool
Also, there is a free app called Vision that basically does the same thing.
Last edited by patrick_the_fat; 12-20-10 at 02:14 PM.
Reason: Update
I don't know what I did whilst changing the settings, but caused my BB to lose all the apps installed (settings remaining the same), and joila! My video playback is working again in YouTube. Does anybody have anything to add to this? I know a lot of people are still using disfunctional phones.
Last edited by patrick_the_fat; 01-24-11 at 10:26 PM.
Reason: misspelling
go to m.youtube.com
scroll to bottom of page.
click "optimize"
click "start optimization"
test 1/7: click "yes" when you see the tiny grey heart
test 2/7: click "yes" when you see the puppy
test 3/7: click "no" when the flash lite video fails
test 4/7: click "click here" when pressing "5" key does squat
test 5/7: there is no test 5 for some reason - skip to test 6/7
test 6/7: click "YES" - the mp4 test video WILL FAIL BUT CLICK "YES" ANYWAY
test 7/7: click "no" - h.263 does not work
Click HERE or email yourself the link if "Optimize" does not appear at the bottom of your page.
go to m.youtube.com
scroll to bottom of page.
click "optimize"
click "start optimization"
test 1/7: click "yes" when you see the tiny grey heart
test 2/7: click "yes" when you see the puppy
test 3/7: click "no" when the flash lite video fails
test 4/7: click "click here" when pressing "5" key does squat
test 5/7: there is no test 5 for some reason - skip to test 6/7
test 6/7: click "YES" - the mp4 test video WILL FAIL BUT CLICK "YES" ANYWAY
test 7/7: click "no" - h.263 does not work
Click HERE or email yourself the link if "Optimize" does not appear at the bottom of your page.