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iPad .. Not letting me look at Youtube or Yahoo

WLM21
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I am using my daughters iPad at the moment, initially wanting to use Youtube, ti look at gardening videos (sad, I know) but youtube keeps showing an error message.

Ok I thought, I'll look up Eurosport, but only text is being shown ... Just a list of blue hyperlinks.

The same with Yahoo.

Other sites, including this one seem to be working OK.,What's going on please ?

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  • hop3y
    hop3y Posts: 517 Forumite
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    Do you have a working internet connection?
  • WLM21
    WLM21 Posts: 1,661 Forumite
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    hop3y wrote: »
    Do you have a working internet connection?

    Yes ... I wrote my original posting using the iPad.

    All other sites work OK
  • Gratis
    Gratis Posts: 478 Forumite

    I do not have an iPad, nor an iPhone, so I am no authority on them, but I have always understood the situation to be that their iOS does not support Flash. Steve Jobs hated Flash.

    With that disclaimer, I hope you might find this helpful to you in providing you with a solution to your problem.

    Good luck!

    :)
    Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance
    and conscientious stupidity.
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jnr.
  • bouicca21
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    iPads don't use flash, which means some sites won't work, but I have no problem using the ipad to look at YouTube, so not sure that flash is the problem.
  • PeteHerts
    PeteHerts Posts: 957 Forumite
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    Try downloading the Youtube app from iTunes to see if the problem still exists with that regard.
    Always looking for a bargain and to help
  • Stratus
    Stratus Posts: 254 Forumite
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    The iPad probably has age related restrictions set. I think You Tube needs an over 12 setting. Check in settings - general - restrictions. Scroll down to allowed content and see what the settings currently are.
  • matty2767
    matty2767 Posts: 442 Forumite
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    I block my children mac address in the router settings from accessing you tube. have you done that too?
  • Moneymaker
    Moneymaker Posts: 1,984 Forumite
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    WLM21 wrote: »
    but youtube keeps showing an error message.

    If you care to divulge this error message, it might provide a clue so people can help you.
  • headpin
    headpin Posts: 780 Forumite
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    bouicca21 wrote: »
    iPads don't use flash, which means some sites won't work, but I have no problem using the ipad to look at YouTube, so not sure that flash is the problem.
    There are browser apps available for the iPad that allow you to view flash content.
  • bouicca21
    bouicca21 Posts: 6,778 Forumite
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    Any recommendations for a good browser app? A friend who tried installing one found it only worked on some sites.
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