YouTube App Crashing on iPhone? Here's the Fix

Experiencing crashes with the YouTube app on your iPhone? YouTube has confirmed the issue and shared a fix—reinstalling the app will resolve the problem.

In a support document, YouTube initially confirmed an issue and said it was investigating...

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Hi Everyone,

We've heard from some of you that the YouTube app is crashing on your mobile devices. This issue may affect Android and IOS users.

You might be seeing the following:
● The app unexpectedly closes
● The app is unresponsive when clicked

While our teams are looking into this, here's a temporary workaround that could fix the issue:
● Delete the YouTube app.
● Restart your phone.
● Re-download the YouTube app from your app store.

We'll update this thread as soon as we have new information. Thanks for your patience!
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That support document has now been updated to confirm that the issue has been resolved and users should reinstall the app to get the fix.


Update: The issue is fixed! If you're using an iOS device, please reinstall the app. Thanks for your patience while we looked into this.

You can download YouTube from the App Store for free.

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