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There’s a video on Youtube when accessed by the Humax Portal on my HDR FOX T2 that says Youtube is changing and after the change it will not be supported by this device, I guess the HDR1800T and HDR2000T will have the same message,
Any chance of a update from Humax ?
Devices that support HTML5 should be ok, from what I’ve read.
Ah. On further delving, it seems HTML5 is only a workaround for devices with a browser – i.e., access YouTube using th built-in browser.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21/youtube_cuts_off_old_smart_tvs/
I’ve only had mine a couple of months. That is pretty quick obsolescence!
Eventually trading standards will catch up with this stuff I’m sure, but for now I think it will probably be a case of, “Oh, didn’t we tell you about that? Oops. Anyway, really it’s not our fault, why don’t you try complaining to YouTube?”
DougF – 5 minutes ago »
I’ve only had mine a couple of months. That is pretty quick obsolescence!
Eventually trading standards will catch up with this stuff I’m sure, but for now I think it will probably be a case of, “Oh, didn’t we tell you about that? Oops. Anyway, really it’s not our fault, why don’t you try complaining to YouTube?”
Jumping the gun somewhat. So far there is no way of knowing if the boxes can be updated to retain the service.
I’ve sent an e-mail to YouTube, but I’m not hopeful of a response.
I’ve also e-mailed Humax, they’re usually quite good.
They helped me set up the wifi dongle as Virgin weren’t that able. Humax advised the necessary ports that needed opening.
According to Google’s Help page, some devices (notably older iOS devices, and devices running older versions of Google TV) can’t be upgraded. Unfortunately, they don’t explain why.
If the no-upgrade-possible factor could be identified, it should then be possible to figure out whether the HDR-2000T is or is not capable of being upgraded.
Some very unhappy users here 😥
http://youtube-eng.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/committing-to-youtube-data-api-v3_4.html
Thanks to JamesB and following the hyperlinks from the page he linked to. Pre 2012 kit seems to be the main issue.
grahamlthompson – 1 hour ago »
Some very unhappy users here 😥
http://youtube-eng.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/committing-to-youtube-data-api-v3_4.html
Thanks to JamesB and following the hyperlinks from the page he linked to. Pre 2012 kit seems to be the main issue.
The HDR2000T isn’t pre-2012 is it?
But was the Fox-T2 Youtube app used again for the 2000T? That would make sense, and would mean both apps were v2, hence yanked. The YouTube app on my Samsung Smart TV (2012) is still working, so presumably the version that was on it when I bought it was at some point replaced with a v3 app.
Youtube is also still working on my HB-1000S (2013). So is presumably v3. But then again, Youtube is still working on my iPad – which has not been updated to iOS 7. So who knows.
Versions based on the V3 api can play the Vevo stuff: the videos that slip in adverts first. The HDR-FOX and the HDR-2000T (I think: I don’t have one myself) can’t. YouTube is still working on the HDR-FOX but that is likely to end soon. Humax will need to update the app to keep the service available. Hardware permitting they might do this for the HDR-2000T, as it is a current model. If we are lucky and an updated app is released this might be extended to the HDR-FOX. We’ll have to wait and see.
MontysEvilTwin – 5 hours ago »
Versions based on the V3 api can play the Vevo stuff: the videos that slip in adverts first. The HDR-FOX and the HDR-2000T (I think: I don’t have one myself) can’t. YouTube is still working on the HDR-FOX but that is likely to end soon. Humax will need to update the app to keep the service available. Hardware permitting they might do this for the HDR-2000T, as it is a current model. If we are lucky and an updated app is released this might be extended to the HDR-FOX. We’ll have to wait and see.
I question whether updating decisions would depend simply on Humax. The app on the Freetime boxes was done by YouTube, and released with a moderate bit of fanfare (https://recombu.com/digital/article/youtube-goes-live-on-free-time-from-freesat-video_M11271.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=).
If It’s down to YouTube to decide whether or not to develop a new app for the HDR-2000T, it may not happen. They don’t seem to have had any compunction about tossing pre-2013 Sony overboard. Have to wait and see, I guess.
I used the YouTube app on my Humax HDR 2000T today and the message about closing had disappeared.
Also the “search” keyboard seems to have changed and all my “keywords” had gone too.
I can only assume that the “changes” have been effected and that this PVR will still be able to access YouTube.
No response from the two e-mails I sent Humax, which is unusual.
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