Why Can’t I Connect to YouTube on my iPod Touch?

A lot of people love their iPod Touch. In fact, if you were to ask anyone who has one, the majority would say that they don’t know how they once lived without it. And a lot of people love YouTube. It’s no wonder, with millions of hits every day, that YouTube is one of the biggest and most well-known websites on the Web. So, it makes sense that watching YouTube videos on the iPod Touch would go hand in hand right? Well, they can. But we’ve had a lot of people on this site wondering why they can’t go and check out some fun and cool videos on their magical handheld device. If this is happening to you, then you might want to check out these quick and easy solutions.

It’s important to pay attention to the way that you are trying to access YouTube. If you are simply trying to go in through the Safari browser and are typing in YouTube’s address, this is definitely not going to work for you. This is because the Safari browser on the iPod Touch doesn’t support Flash Player for ipod touch, ipad or phone, which YouTube counts on to work properly. There is no way that you can get into YouTube through the iPod Safari and watch videos. It just ain’t gonna work for ya. So, what can you do?

Get the iPod Touch app for YouTube. This app is usually pre-installed onto all iPod Touches and iPhones so, if you haven’t customized your Home pages, it should be on the first one. The app just has a small blank television on it with the word “YouTube” underneath. Touch it, and you should be able to start watching all the weird and wacky videos available. Still not working?

You might not be in a WiFi zone. Remember, YouTube is a website and so you will need to have Internet access to get to it. If you’re not sure if you’re in a WiFi zone, look at the top of your Home screen. If you’re currently connected to the Internet through your iPod Touch, you should see a small antenna-like icon with waves coming out of it. If you don’t see it, you’re probably not in a WiFi zone. No matter, there’s a WiFi Finder app for iPod Touch that you can get from iTunes. This app will fill you in on all the surrounding areas where you can pick up a connection.

We hope this helps! One of the reasons why there are a very few people who don’t like their iPod Touch is because they get frustrated that they can’t use it to its full potential. We hope now you can, at least in regards to watching YouTube videos!