( Source)įurthermore, one user has shared a temporary workaround that you could use. The problem is foreign to YouTube and is beyond the scope of this forum, and from what it seems, it will be resolved in future updates of the messaging application, so always check that you have the latest version installed. It is a bug in the messaging application that occurs on both Android and iOS and has nothing to do with YouTube. It is not a setting or anything you have to change. With that being said, be sure to check out our dedicated YouTube bugs/issues tracker for further coverage on matters like these along with their workarounds, if any.Ġ5:45 pm (IST): A Platinum Product Expert on Google’s support page claimed that the issue is completely unrelated to YouTube and is instead a problem with the iOS and Android WhatsApp apps. Keep in mind though, that updates aren’t always released for everyone at once, and it may take a couple of days for the bug-fixing update to show up for you on your app store.Īlternatively, if you are an Android user, you can head over to this APKMirror link to download a WhatsApp beta build that has been reported working perfectly by one user. Simply head over to the updates section and see if there are any available updates for WhatsApp. You can do the same via Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Users facing this issue do not need to wait for too long though, as several other users have stated that the previews have begun to work again after a recent WhatsApp update. I updated my WhatsApp in my app store and it fixed it. I was also able to reproduce the YouTube link preview not working issue on the latest available stable as well as beta versions of WhatsApp.įurthermore, the bug isn’t just limited to a single platform alone as there have been reports from both Android and iOS. Links from other sources work fine though. It appears that WhatsApp has released a bad update that has broken the link previews for YouTube. While reports about broken YouTube link previews have been going on for a while, there has been a huge spike recently from WhatsApp users. YouTube link preview is not working in either iPhone WhatsApp and Windows-10 WhatsApp Application, what about others. I copied my YouTube video link and pasted on text but no preview shows up! I tried pasting the URL of my YouTube video on Whatsapp and Facebook but no meta description or thumbnail shows up for any of my videos.
And there have been several complaints on YouTube forums and Twitter regarding this.
Upon trying to share YouTube links on WhatsApp and some other similar social apps, the link preview fails to show up. This essential feature, however, isn’t working for several users.
Link previews allow users to have a sneak peek into the kind of content a link has in store, since links alone don’t convey much. Original story (published on December 07, 2020) follows: New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….