The iPhone models no longer compatible with the YouTube app are those that cannot be updated past iOS 15. These models include the following:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE (first-generation)
Also included in this list is the iPod touch 7. As for the iPad, the YouTube app now requires that the tablet run iPadOS 16 or later. As a result, there are a couple of iPad models that will no longer be compatible with the iOS YouTube app. These models are the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4.
The mobile YouTube website on Safari. | Image credit-PhoneArena
Apple devices that are no longer compatible with the YouTube app can still view YouTube by opening the mobile web version of the video streamer. Simply open the Safari mobile browser or another mobile browser and head to m.youtube.com. Back in the day, I had to use the site to watch YouTube videos on my LG Voyager and it doesn’t deliver the same experience as the YouTube app. Still, unless you go out and purchase a new iPhone or iPad that can install iOS 16 or later, you might find yourself heading to the site to catch YouTube videos.
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