{
  "id": 1701791,
  "title": "Bizarre YouTube bug is completely wiping out comments and video details, but a fix is coming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/bizarre-youtube-bug-is-completely-wiping-out-comments-and-video",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-full-screen-bug-3699709/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nEngineering 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.",
  "summary": "Exiting full screen leaves a blank void where comments and titles are meant to be.",
  "key_points": [
    "YouTube iPad bug wipes out video details and comments",
    "Issue occurs in version 21.32.4 of iPad app",
    "Fix in development, users can temporarily restore data"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}