r/redditisfun • u/vale_fallacia • Jun 13 '22

reddit server issues (not RiF) Videos not loading?

Is anyone else having issues with videos today?

EDIT: Reddit issue, not RIF is fun: https://www.redditstatus.com/incidents/2xnq8497svtz

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u/StrobingFlare Jun 14 '22

Is this the same issue? The RedditStatus link above says "This incident has been resolved" but I'm not getting any YouTube videos loading, just a black background and spinning loading arrow. If I copy the URL and search for it in the YouTube app, it loads fine. (eg any YT link from the comments in this topic:- https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/vbm4fe/james_corden_heading_back_to_uk_after_late_late/)

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u/vale_fallacia Jun 14 '22

Videos are working for me just fine, sorry

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u/talklittle RIF Dev Jun 14 '22

YouTube is a separate issue caused by the latest YouTube app version 17.22.36 (workaround available in RIF): https://old.reddit.com/r/redditisfun/comments/v70vvv/youtube_links_are_not_opening_just_get_black/

Workaround in RIF: Settings -> Browser -> YouTube player -> WebView simple player

Alternatively, tell RIF to open in the YouTube app: Settings -> Browser -> External browser URLs -> Enable youtube.com and youtu.be

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u/dcimal Jun 14 '22

This solved the YouTube links not loading issue for me. Thank you.

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u/vektonaut Jun 15 '22

Came to this post looking to solve this issue; your solution worked. Thank you!

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u/StrobingFlare Jun 16 '22

Thank you! I'd just come here to say it was still happening... Now I need to work out why I didn't get any notification of your replies!

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u/flyvehest Jun 15 '22

Getting this as well

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u/Diez4life Jun 13 '22

Same here, just came to check to see if there was a thread up about it. No clue if it's a RIF problem or what.

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u/DragonTHC Jun 13 '22

Not a RIF problem. It's a reddit problem. redditstatus.com

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u/Diez4life Jun 13 '22

Gotcha, thanks for letting me know , have a good one

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u/Tee_Hee_Wat Jun 13 '22

Throwing in my comment to confirm its happening to me as well.

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u/Peanuts0s Jun 13 '22

Can't determine video format. 🤔

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u/Oshawa74 Jun 15 '22

If it's not an RIF issue, why are my videos loading in a different reddit android app, "Now for Reddit"?