TTD-120-420 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 It no longer let's me view videos that people post in the forums. When I hit play it says I do not have the latest Adobe Flash. iPad doesn't allow that, right? It used to let me watch the videos. How can I fix this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Buy a different tablet. In all seriousness: I know Apple products and Flash have never played together well. My iPod Touch is hit-and-miss with what videos it will load, and with the way iOS6 has allegedly dropped the YouTube app, I wonder if iOS support of YouTube videos has lessened further with it. Since YouTube is the major video source of choice on here, the only thing I can offer for consideration: have you updated your iPad software recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Flash support on mobile devices is no more, so you're out-of-luck. (This is actually a good thing, as Flash is horrendous) If the video is on YouTube, you can view the video there directly to see the mobile (HTML5) version that will play quite nicely on Android or iOS. The IP Board video embedding feature really should be fixed to properly support videos on mobile devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yes I updated the software this week. It also gives me the option of QuickTime but it doesn't do anything. YouTube videos play on YouTube's website, but like I said not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yes I updated the software this week. It also gives me the option of QuickTime but it doesn't do anything. YouTube videos play on YouTube's website, but like I said not here. Yes I updated the software this week. It also gives me the option of QuickTime but it doesn't do anything. YouTube videos play on YouTube's website, but like I said not here. What type of IPad do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 You need to buy a flash player browser. I had Skyfire and it work on almost all sites that used Flash Player. It does cost like $4 but is is worth it. It just replaces Safari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Same issue here. Flash works on some sites, but not all. There's a discussion thread going on about this on one of the websites I frequently visit, and no one has a fix yet. Some have said to try the Chrome Browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 my dad has an ipad1 and it has the same problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 I have the 2nd iPad. Are YouTube videos that are embedded in the forums run through Flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I believe all YouTube videos, regardless of where they are embedded or viewed from, use Flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Are YouTube videos that are embedded in the forums run through Flash? Yes, it seems that they are. Since Flash is no longer supported on Android and has never been supported on iOS, it means that videos in the forum will not work on such tablets. Some apps that try to replace YouTube Flash content with an appropriate <video> tag, for example, might allow them to work seamlessly. The proper fix is to get an update for the forum software to resolve this, rather than using hacky apps to work around the problem. (Really, all that needs changed is the YouTube embedding URL hardcoded into the forum.) I believe all YouTube videos, regardless of where they are embedded or viewed from, use Flash. All YouTube videos are h.264 mpeg4 files. They can be played on any device or program that supports this format, regardless of whether Flash is available. When viewed from anything other than a Desktop web browser, Flash is definitely not used. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Ok so I'll never see videos on this site again. Thanks for the answer, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I believe all YouTube videos, regardless of where they are embedded or viewed from, use Flash. All YouTube videos are h.264 mpeg4 files. They can be played on any device or program that supports this format, regardless of whether Flash is available. When viewed from anything other than a Desktop web browser, Flash is definitely not used. Ah. Thanks for the correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 ...and with the way iOS6 has allegedly dropped the YouTube app... I just checked my iPad 2, and sure enough, the YouTube app has vanished... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 ...and with the way iOS6 has allegedly dropped the YouTube app... I just checked my iPad 2, and sure enough, the YouTube app has vanished... You can download the official YouTube app in the App Store and its much better than the old one and the best part is its free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 For some reason, I'm not able to find it.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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