1. long press the link (tap and hold)
2. select "copy"
3. open a new tab
4. paste the link
5. replace "www" with "m", so that "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" becomes "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=" and tap "go".
The explanation is that the links to the mobile YouTube site (m.youtube.com) aren't intercepted by the app.
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Another option is to install a different browser like Chrome, which doesn't open the YouTube app when you click on a link to a YouTube video. You can also uninstall the official YouTube app and install a third-party app like McTube.
If you're using Android, this trick worked for me in both Chrome and the stock browser: long press the YouTube link and select "open in [new] incognito tab".
Wow and people say the iPhone "just works". Wonder what they would say after opening youtube links on an Android device.
ReplyDeleteInside the Mobile Safari app I saw two redirects. Anyone want to make a tweak that would remove/null the command?
ReplyDeleteRedirectToExternalAppsDisallowed com.apple.Maps youtube.com com.google.ios.youtube
and
resultWithRedirectToExternalURL: hasSuffix: youTubeURL phobosURL