YouTube bugs, issues & new features tracker for 2023 (cont. updated)
(Among the following, click on the section of interest to go to it) |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 4 | YouTube TV | NBC 4K oversaturation issue | Investigating | |
| Jan. 31 | YouTube | Start up sound too loud on Smart TVs & boxes | Fixed | |
| Jan. 4 | YouTube | YPP Start Appeal button not working | Investigating | |
| Feb. 27 | iOS | ‘Something went wrong’ error | Fixed | Available |
| Jan. 12 | All | Views dropping or disappearing on videos | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 16 | All | ‘The Waffle House has found its new host’ spam comment | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Jan. 19 | iOS | Live Chat mode not working | Acknowledged | |
| Jan. 27 | All | New videos have an upload date from the past | Acknowledged | |
| Feb. 10 | Web app | Three videos per row instead of four | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Feb. 15 | YouTube Studio | Realtime views inaccurate | Acknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Feb. 16 | Web app | Black screen in full-screen mode | Acknowledged | Available |
| Feb. 16 | YouTube | YouTube video playback getting glitchy or distorted | Acknowledged | |
| Mar. 3 | Web app | Show transcript option missing or not showing up | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 6 | All | Videos not going in short feed | Acknowledged | |
| Mar. 7 | All | Channels getting stricks for playlist videos that violate community guidelines | Unacknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Mar. 8 | All | Hogwarts Legacy (2023) category removed | Acknowledged | |
| Mar. 8 | All | ‘Not interested’ option removed | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 10 | All | Keeps pausing the video when trying to type a comment | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 13 | All | Recommendations are weird or unrelated to interests | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 28 | App | Comments disappearing or getting stuck on loading when posting | Fixed | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Mar. 28 | App | Not working and throwing ‘internal error’ message on Sony Bravia TVs | Acknowledged | |
| Mar. 28 | All | Captions automatically turning on | Resurfaced; Investigating | |
| Mar. 29 | All | Don’t recommend channel or Block user feature not working | Investigating | |
| Mar. 28 | All | Feed filled with Shorts recommendations | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 28 | All | Shorts recommendations repeating content | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| May 22 | All | Videos stuck on ‘Processing will begin shortly’ | Resurfaced | |
| Apr. 3 | All | Home page blank or not loading properly | Reportedly fixed | |
| Apr. 5 | All | Users criticizing the ‘For You’ default tab | Unacknowledged | |
| Apr. 7 | All | ‘5-second countdown’ before ads missing or removed | Acknowledged | |
| Apr. 11 | All | Revenue showing 0 or not updating | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Apr. 18 | All | Videos laggy, loading slow or buffering on iOS and other platforms | Acknowledged | |
| Apr. 17 | All | CTR values dropped or lower than usual | Acknowledged | |
| Apr. 19 | Desktop | New YouTube UI or layout on desktop site met with backlash | Unacknowledged | Workaround |
| Apr. 19 | All | YouTube Premium Student plans incorrectly changed to Individual plans | Acknowledged | |
| Apr. 20 | iOS,Android | ‘Liked videos’ missing from Library | Acknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Apr. 20 | iOS,Android | New ‘horizontal playlist scrolling’ criticized | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Apr. 25 | All | YouTube two-step verification (2FA) not working | Acknowledged | Unavailable |
| Apr. 26 | All | Data is underreported for some dates | Acknowledged | |
| May 01 | All | ‘Includes paid promotion’ tab showing for the entire video | Acknowledged | |
| May 02 | iOS, Android | New Playlists UI on mobile faces backlash | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| May 08 | All | Invalid traffic issue limits ads on Channels | Unacknowledged | |
| May 09 | Desktop | Video resolution defaulting to 360p | Unacknowledged | Available |
| May 12 | iOS | YouTube Studio app ‘Dark Mode’ not working | Acknowledged | |
| May 15 | iOS | Mention feature not working | Acknowledged | |
| May 16 | All | YouTube videos are blurry or of low quality | Unacknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| May 16 | All | Constant long unskippable ads on YouTube | Acknowledged | |
| May 19 | All | Videos pausing by themselves (‘Are you still there?’ message) | Unacknowledged (1, 2) | |
| May 24 | All | Max users unable to login on YouTube TV | Acknowledged | Available |
| June 2 | All | Thumbnails on Subscription page zoomed-in | Intended | Available |
| Jun. 2 | All | Playlists not showing up in search results | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| June 8 | All | YouTube Watch later button/icon missing | Acknowledged | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Jan. 10 | Shorts creators to get ad revenue | Confirmed | All |
| Feb. 16 | YouTube Kids coming to app on game consoles & smart TVs | Confirmed | |
| Feb. 22 | Create button with an option to post podcast | Under testing | All |
| Apr. 11 | ‘1080p Premium’ video quality with enhanced bitrate | Available | |
| Apr. 11 | Share Play feature for Premium subscribers | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Apr. 11 | Premium subscribers can add videos to queue while watching content | Available | Phones and Tablets |
| May 26 | Stories will no longer be available starting June 26 | Confirmed | All |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 20 | Apple TV | ‘Live guide’ scroll not working & switched to old ‘Grid style’ layout | Fixed | Available |
| Jun. 07 | All | Refreshed ‘Library UI’ faces backlash | Acknowledged | |
| Jan. 24 | All | 4K Plus add-on promo at $4.99 for 24 months a scam or pointless | Unacknowledged | |
| Jun. 07 | All | Audio not syncing after 5.1 surround sound update | Fix rolling out | |
| Feb. 01 | All | MLB network exit from YouTube TV | Intended | Alternatives |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Feb. 07 | All | Library not working or loading | Fixed | |
| Feb. 13 | All | Super Bowl buffering or pausing | Feedback asked | |
| Feb. 13 | All | Pixelation during the Super Bowl | Investigating | |
| Feb. 21 | Apple TV | Apple TV users seeing ‘black screen’ after exiting YouTube app | Acknowledged | Available |
| Mar. 23 | All | Glitchy TBS channel | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Mar. 29 | Samsung TVs | App freezing or not working | Fixed | |
| Mar. 29 | Samsung TVs | Live guide not updating | Fixed | |
| Mar. 21 | Apple TV | Auto-switching to HDR not working | Fixed | |
| Mar. 27 | Apple TV | App crashing on Apple TV 4K | Unacknowledged | |
| Mar. 27 | All | Homepage showing same videos | Unacknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Apr. 4 | Apple TV | App crashes on Apple TV after the latest update | Unacknowledged | |
| Apr. 10 | All | Start appeal button missing or not working | Acknowledged | |
| May 5 | All | Subscribers through Verizon report bill payment issues | Acknowledged | |
| May 10 | All | ‘Key Plays’ feature missing | Acknowledged | |
| May 19 | All | Buffering or freezing when watching Lakers vs Nuggets game | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| May 26 | All | Survivor show not showing in the library | Acknowledged | |
| April 21 | Apple TV | Video stuttering or choppy for some | Fixed |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Jan. 17 | Free, ad-supported TV channels hub | Under testing | All |
| Jan. 26 | New channels added (Scripps News, Ion, and Bounce) | Available | All |
| Mar. 15 | Multiview support | Early access | All |
| June 2 | Tennis Channel on YouTube TV | Available with sports pack | All |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 6 | YouTube Music | ‘Something went wrong’ error | Investigating | |
| Jan. 12 | YouTube Music | Library redesign heavily criticized | Unacknowledged | |
| Jan. 13 | YouTube Music | Automatic shuffle glitch (downloads not playing in order) | Unacknowledged | |
| Apr. 18 | Android & iOS | Album cover art clipped on the Now Playing screen | Unacknowledged | |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Jan. 6 | Media tap to transfer feature | Coming soon | All |
| Jan. 11 | Library UI redesign | Rolling out | Android & iOS |
| Jan. 20 | Listening Room (closed beta signups) | Available | All |
| Feb. 1 | Google Meet Live Sharing | Rumored | All |
| Feb. 14 | Album redesign | Rolling out | Android & iOS |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Feb. 22 | ‘Create a radio’ feature | Rolling out | Android & iOS |
| Mar. 30 | Podcasts | Rolling out | All |
| Mar. 20 | Auto-download recently played songs | Available | Android |
| Apr. 05 | Grid view for Library Tab | Under Testing | Android |
| Apr. 11 | Real time lyrics for songs | Available | All |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Apr. 26 | YouTube Premium won’t include YouTube Music Premium | Confirmed | All |
| May 18 | Album recommendations | Rolling out | All |
| May 24 | Shorts coming to YouTube Music via Samples tab | Coming soon | All |
| June 2 | Play counts for popular songs | Rolling out | All |
| June 8 | Carousel added to Now playing | Under testing | All |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Jun. 8 | Dedicated Apple TV app | Leaked | Apple TV |
On Android and iOS, YouTube Music gains a real-time lyrics function similar to Spotify.
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