Can I embed YouTube in a WebOS app?

Web App Development
1

I have a web application in which I embed a youtube video.

<object width="1152" height="648">
    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">
    <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always">
    <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOsOTaXUg7c">
    <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOsOTaXUg7c" width="100%" height="100%">
</object>

This code works perfectly in the browser, however on the WebOS simulator, the same code results in a Video Unavailable:

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How to I make this video work on a WebOS TV?

2

Opening https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOsOTaXUg7c in PC Chrome browser shows the same error. Please try another video. Thank you.

3

This video URL type is mean for embedding, in accordance with YouTube’s embedding instructions. So you have to open it using an object or an iframe, like I showed in my code snippet.

You can see it working in this JSFiddle.

In the meanwhile, I tested it on my TV, and it doesn’t work there as well. Any idea why?

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4

For anyone else experiencing this, this happens because YouTube won’t allow embedding videos in a page with a file:// protocol, which is the case for a basic WebOS app.

Some possible solutions are:

  1. use a hosted app
  2. use a proxy iframe to load the video. I created a basic example here and it allows you to pass in a video ID and load it from any page.
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5

There are multiple factors contributing to this problem. Some possible reasons for encountering such errors include:

  • There is a possibility that the video violates YouTube policy.
  • The cache got corrupted and needs to be cleared.
  • There may be a reason for the poor quality of the video.
  • There may be an issue with the internet speed.

You can try out some options to avoid such situations of non-availability of your favorite videos. A few recommended options include:

  • Try to reinstall your web browser.
  • You can try a different browser to play the desired youtube video.
  • Enable Flash and JavaScript.
  • Deleting Cookies
  • Update GPU drivers

Remember to always ensure that you are compliant with YouTube’s terms of service and copyright policies when accessing and sharing videos.