Bizarre YouTube bug is completely wiping out comments and video details, but a fix is coming
Exiting full screen leaves a blank void where comments and titles are meant to be.
Google has confirmed a perplexing bug affecting its YouTube iPad app that seemingly erases all video details and comments when exiting full-screen mode. The issue appears to stem from the recently released version 21.32.4 of the iPad app, though Google has not officially identified a specific trigger.
In a post on the YouTube community forum, users reported that when they switch to portrait or landscape mode within a full-screen video, their video titles, descriptions, channel information, and comments inexplicably vanish. The blank interface persists even when attempting to start a different video, as the missing UI elements carry over until the app is restarted.
Engineering teams are said to be actively working on a permanent resolution. In the meantime, affected iPad users can temporarily restore the missing information by toggling between portrait and landscape orientations while watching a video in full-screen.
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