[Android Central Question]

Since the update when I select a video link - for example, a Google search result, an NFL game recap, or a video clip in NYTimes - the YouTupe app opens to my home screen but no video, just the ads, trending videos, and suggestions of videos I might like. Those work. As do any videos listed from the YouTube app search bar. I have Android 10 on a Pixel 3. I reset Chrome. I logged out of Google and all associated apps before logging back in. I cleared cache, data, and history. I've restarted the phone. Before I hard reset my phone, what am I missing.

[mustang7757]

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[mustang7757]

The links always go to chrome?
Maybe try resetting app preferences in phone settings under apps

[Matteo Griffin]

The links don't go to Chrome, they go to the app. But the video is not called. And I don't see any error messages. I am a registered user BTW.

[mustang7757]

The links don't go to Chrome, they go to the app. But the video is not called. And I don't see any error messages. I am a registered user BTW.

Hi, welcome!
So this is on your pixel 3 Android 10 ...did this just happened ?

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Go to Settings>Apps, go to the list of all of the apps, tap Menu at the upper right, then Reset App Preferences. Now see what happens if you tap a YouTube link.

[Matteo Griffin]

The links don't go to Chrome, they go to the app. But the video is not called. And I don't see any error messages. I am a registered user BTW.

[mustang7757]

The links don't go to Chrome, they go to the app. But the video is not called. And I don't see any error messages. I am a registered user BTW.

Thank you for that information twice
Did this start happening on Android 10??

[Matteo Griffin]

Yes, yesterday afternoon.

[Matteo Griffin]

Just tried it. Problem remains.

[Matteo Griffin]

Sorry, the interface is a little dodgy on a phone screen. It started on Android 9. I thought maybe I needed to update the operating system so I did that in hopes it would solve the problem but it didn't. I think that maybe the videos are supposed to open in Chrome, instead of the app? But at the moment I can only see a video in YouTube app by entering it in the app search bar.

[mustang7757]

Just tried it. Problem remains.

Also try reset settings not reset phone ..
To to that go into phone settings >type reset and should pop up reset settings

[B. Diddy]

Funny, we're all duplicating things. I just realized I suggested the same thing @mustang7757 did.

Does this happen in Safe Mode? https://support.google.com/pixelphon.../2852139?hl=en

[Matteo Griffin]

Yes it does. I feel like the problem is that I need to change a setting somewhere so that when I select a video in search results it just plays in the Google app or browser instead of pointing to the YouTube app. But for some reason I haven't found a way to do that.

[mustang7757]

Yes it does. I feel like the problem is that I need to change a setting somewhere so that when I select a video in search results it just plays in the Google app or browser instead of pointing to the YouTube app. But for some reason I haven't found a way to do that.

You can click under the video and tap share and copy , then go to your browser and paste it there , see what happens

[B. Diddy]

Looks like you're not alone: https://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...ml#post6638470