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Ed Hansberry
03-20-2009, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://m.youtube.com' target='_blank'>http://m.youtube.com</a><br /><br /></div><p>Google has released a YouTube app for Windows Mobile. It requires about 1.5MB of space to install and seems to work just fine if you install to a storage card. The animations are very smooth as you flip through videos to watch. It includes a search feature.</p><p><img border="0" src="http://www.ehansberry.com/ppct/2009/20090320-youtubeapp.jpg" /></p><p>You can download it by pointing your browser on your Windows Mobile device to http://m.youtube.com</p>
prototype
03-20-2009, 01:51 PM
The You Tube app that came with my AT&T Fuze is significantly more polished ... but I can't seem to find an "about" to see who created it? It is an official app the phone came with and it is completely You Tube branded. Why would Google release this dumbed down version?
JKingGrim
03-20-2009, 01:59 PM
The You Tube app that came with my AT&T Fuze is significantly more polished ... but I can't seem to find an "about" to see who created it? It is an official app the phone came with and it is completely You Tube branded. Why would Google release this dumbed down version?

That youtube app was made by HTC. What I wonder is why google released a youtube app when they have their own video service.
Ed Hansberry
03-20-2009, 02:02 PM
That youtube app was made by HTC. What I wonder is why google released a youtube app when they have their own video service.

Google ownes YouTube. Google Video is on the way out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15196982/
Phillip Dyson
03-20-2009, 03:07 PM
Its nice to see Windows Mobile still getting some App love. The Netflix Manager is nice to. Albeit limited in some functionality.
CeluGeek
03-20-2009, 03:20 PM
T-Mobile Shadow II - Not Supported.
HP iPAQ 910c - Not Supported.
UBIQUIO 503G - Not Supported.

Are these guys for real???
blazingwolf
03-20-2009, 03:54 PM
It works but the app by HTC is much better. I have an EVDO connection and this app will not download all of the previews. Scrolling with your finger is very iffy. The videos need buffering to often.
efjay
03-20-2009, 04:11 PM
Actually works well on my Omnia however being on EDGE atm produces several buffering messages, should be better on wifi. Quality was good and its good to see this available for Non-HTC devices. As posted on their site, it will be updated so lets hope increased functionality will be added.
JKingGrim
03-20-2009, 08:24 PM
Google ownes YouTube. Google Video is on the way out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15196982/

Wow, I'm late on that news. Thanks for the info.
dazz
03-21-2009, 01:48 PM
Hmmm...I went to the m.youtube.com URL but I didn't get a download link at all. Is it being limited in some way?
Ed Hansberry
03-21-2009, 02:43 PM
Hmmm...I went to the m.youtube.com URL but I didn't get a download link at all. Is it being limited in some way?

Strange. Darius said the same thing when he sent the link to me, but it showed up for me. I figured he just got in early.

Could it be a regional thing - neither of you are in the US. Anyone outside of the US getting this? I do recall it asking me to select my country when I installed but didn't pay a lot of attention to the list. I know the UK was listed, but it was a short list, maybe 5-6 countries.

Anyone in the US not getting the download link?

anyone outside of the US getting it - if so, what country are you downloading from?
Menneisyys
03-21-2009, 06:32 PM
T-Mobile Shadow II - Not Supported.
HP iPAQ 910c - Not Supported.
UBIQUIO 503G - Not Supported.

Are these guys for real???

Change the language by clicking the "Change the language" (in the local language) link on the dialog elling you your model isn't supported. Currently, only English regions / countries are supported; that is, you MUST use English.

(The problem was the same with me, with Finnish settings. After switching to English, the download became available.)
Ungie
03-21-2009, 07:53 PM
Has anyone found a way to login to your personal account?
Darius Wey
03-22-2009, 06:57 AM
Could it be a regional thing - neither of you are in the US. Anyone outside of the US getting this? I do recall it asking me to select my country when I installed but didn't pay a lot of attention to the list. I know the UK was listed, but it was a short list, maybe 5-6 countries.

Yep, looks like a regional thing. I just visited the page, switched my region from Australia to Worldwide, and lo and behold, the link appeared. :)

http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/ppct/auto/1237701160.usr2.jpg
dazz
03-23-2009, 03:10 AM
Darius, thanks man. That did the trick!

My HTC Touch doesn't have much muscle and isn't a VGA device, but it's at least nice to have the option to view vids.