YouTube app won't be pre-loaded on iOS 6 devices

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A couple of months ago, Apple announced it would have its own mobile map app for iOS 6, dumping its previous support for Google Maps. Now yet another well known Google made app won't be available out of the box for iOS 6-based devices when Apple launches the next update for its OS later this year.

Bloomberg reports that, according to a spokesperson from Apple, the iOS YouTube app won't be pre-loaded for iOS 6. The spokesperson confirmed, "Our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended." There is no word why Apple and Google decided to end their license.

That doesn't mean that the YouTube iOS app is going away completely. Apple's spokesperson did confirm, "Google is working on a new YouTube app to be on the App Store." YouTube videos can also still be accessed from the iOS version of the Safari web browser.

The rumors about the YouTube app started on the message board on MacRumors.com, which noted that the latest beta build of iOS 6 sent to developers did not have the app included. The YouTube app has been available as a standard pre-loaded and installed app since Apple launched the first iPhone back in 2007.

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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/youtube-app-wont-be-pre-loaded-on-ios-6-devices

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SmurfsPosted:

VEVO Better off. I'm sure the new YouTube app will be way better. They better add annotations and captions. There is loads to improve. The current one is so bland compared to the one on Android. Not really inconvenient. How hard can it be to download an app?


Yeah. Hopefully Youtube will put more work into this new one because the current one isnt the greatest.

VEVOPosted:

Better off. I'm sure the new YouTube app will be way better. They better add annotations and captions. There is loads to improve. The current one is so bland compared to the one on Android. Not really inconvenient. How hard can it be to download an app?

MawderzPosted:

zHAVx I used to own a Ipod touch and the youtube app wasn't very good anyway.


It was bad, I downloaded another one from the appstore.

StedosPosted:

I used to own a Ipod touch and the youtube app wasn't very good anyway.

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I never watched videos on my phone unless I was bored on a car ride or something like that.

EmazedPosted:

Fernando-Torres
Emazing-Lights
Kex
Scanty Wow, what an inconvenience.

You could just use the one on Safari can't you?


I think so yeah.


Even if they do remove it I will just use safari like you said.


true you could just use that


Yup so problem solved. :)

PeetzuhPosted:

I never used it anyway, it was way to slow.

-Chino-Posted:

This is an inconvenience.

Fernando-TorresPosted:

Emazing-Lights
Kex
Scanty Wow, what an inconvenience.

You could just use the one on Safari can't you?


I think so yeah.


Even if they do remove it I will just use safari like you said.


true you could just use that

Goldfish_SnackPosted:

lol we aren't missing out. that app sucked. the mobile youtube on safari or chrome was always better


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