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Its working great for me on Android. Can cue up videos to watch in advance whilst browsing. And actually find what your looking for…!
Lyndonp: Yes, I installed the YT App and did all of that yesterday (including setting up the linking 12 digit code) and it didn’t work. All that happened was that the Humax box opened the Youtube App and the phone was stuck with the spinning wheel icon meaning “please wait”. I tried several times and waited quite a few minutes for it to settle and – zilch!
So, I have said – forget it!
“Talk about chucking the baby out with the bath water.”
What a pompous and arrogant comment!
Not everyone owns a smart phone (or any other device capable of casting)
Of those that do, not everyone understands how it works especially for something like casting, nor do they want to have to go through the rigmarole.
Not everyone has eyesight compatible with typing and searching on ‘phone screens, which is why they want to be able to use the Humax directly.
Stop being so dismissive of the concerns of those who have bought a Humax only to find that a facility they want to use is frequently unusable. You clearly have money to burn filling your house with multiple Humax (and probably other) devices, for many people the cost of just one is a struggle and to then find themselves repeatedly frustrated by failures can be upsetting.
Have some compassion instead of belittling people.
lyndonp – 9 hours ago »
A1944 – 2 hours ago »
grahamlthompson – 32 mins ago »
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Just checked my FVP-5000T and the YT search doesn’t work. It looks ok when it is first selected but when you move across to select letters they disappear!
Also once playing a YT video the return button doesn’t do anything and you have to use the X which takes you right out of YT.
In fact the return button doesn’t work on anything at all.
Shame as YT appears to be working faster than it used to do before the initial problem of not loading at all.
I know but provided you have some sort of mobile device there is a workaround that works for me using a mobile device. Who does not have a smart phone or tablet these days. In fact it's the same way I have always used YouTube because it is simply easier.
Earlier posters in this thread clearly are not interested in actually using YouTube. But rather persisting in what is clearly an issue.
I find this incomprehensible. Use the workaround until it's fixed, I guess Youtube and Humax are well aware of the issue.
Talk about chucking the baby out with the bath water.
I couldn't get your "workaround" to work (you see, I did try) , so I will give up until the 5000T App gets fixed.
Don't bother to explain further as I have deleted the iPhone App and will just use my laptop for YT.
He is correct, this work around does work ok.
Start YouTube on your phone and search for what you want and play it. You will see the casting symbol at the top , the rectangle with the Wi-Fi type arcs in the bottom left. Click on that and you will see your Humax box and other cast equipment like my Fire Tv in my case which you select. You can close YouTube down on your phone and control it from your human remote. I assume the return key won’t work as you are in the human box.
It's pretty clear it's working on android devices and broken on IOS. I don't have a iphone so not sure it has worked previously. If it did not I imagine someone would have posted by now.
This is presumably why it still works on the Aura box.
My grandson uses a iphone but he's currently doing a shift at our local hospital.
When he returns I will try it out.
This is the cast list on my Android tablet
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A1944 – 1 hour ago »
Lyndonp: Yes, I installed the YT App and did all of that yesterday (including setting up the linking 12 digit code) and it didn’t work. All that happened was that the Humax box opened the Youtube App and the phone was stuck with the spinning wheel icon meaning “please wait”. I tried several times and waited quite a few minutes for it to settle and – zilch!
So, I have said – forget it!
Although I addressed your post I was clarifying how to get it from your phone to a Humax device for anybody else who didn’t understand the guy’s suggestion of using a smartphone and fancied trying it.
And BTW, I am using an iPhone which uses iOS. I note somebody said it didn’t work on iOS.
lyndonp – 43 secs ago »
A1944 – 1 hour ago »
Lyndonp: Yes, I installed the YT App and did all of that yesterday (including setting up the linking 12 digit code) and it didn’t work. All that happened was that the Humax box opened the Youtube App and the phone was stuck with the spinning wheel icon meaning “please wait”. I tried several times and waited quite a few minutes for it to settle and – zilch!
So, I have said – forget it!
Although I addressed your post I was clarifying how to get it from your phone to a Humax device for anybody else who didn’t understand the guy’s suggestion of using a smartphone and fancied trying it.
And BTW, I am using an iPhone which uses iOS. I note somebody said it didn’t work on iOS.
That would be A1944. It was my suggestion. I wonder if the model and software version on his iphone is relevant.
Just remembered Grandsons girlfriend who is working from home has an iphone 11.
It has the same cast list as my tablet and it works exactly the same.
Yes, I didn’t say that it didn’t work with iOS, just that I couldn’t get it to work properly with my iPhone which is an ancient 6s.
Anyway, as my usual YouTube usage is with my ancient laptop, I will not pursue this route any more and hopefully the 5000T App will get sorted for the odd occasions I want to use the bigger (32″) screen on my equally ancient TV.
In the meantime, I can always drag the laptop to the TV and use HDMI.
Another way – no need to move the laptop.
Open a youtube video in a Google Chrome window. The cast icon at the top of the screen has both the freesat and FVP box as a destination.
Works in Windows 10. Someone else will have to see if it works on a MAC.
grahamlthompson – 40 mins ago »
Another way – no need to move the laptop.
Open a youtube video in a Google Chrome window. The cast icon at the top of the screen has both the freesat and FVP box as a destination.
Works in Windows 10. Someone else will have to see if it works on a MAC.
Ah! Now that did work.
When i go to on demand and choose you tube, go to search a certain film, all the alphabetic letters disappear as soon as I click on one letter. Any help please.
Welcome to our Forum
Known issue affecting many, see thread at top of forum this will be merged into shortly.
To keep forum tidy, admins have merged posts into this one re the search problem, therefore thread title will be changed slightly to YouTube Issues.
Going to be a MASSIVE thread…. /)
A1944 – 1 hour ago »
grahamlthompson – 40 mins ago »
Another way – no need to move the laptop.
Open a youtube video in a Google Chrome window. The cast icon at the top of the screen has both the freesat and FVP box as a destination.
Works in Windows 10. Someone else will have to see if it works on a MAC.
Ah! Now that did work.
It was a lightbulb moment. I remembered that chrome has built in casting support.
Should really have tried it earlier but as it worked on my android kit until you mentioned a laptop I tried it first thing this morning.
At least we now have viable ways of watching Youtube.
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