One of the applications that receives the most downloads daily is YouTube. This American platform, although it has been on the market for many years , does not lose its validity when it comes to sharing, publishing, watching or enjoying videos at a good speed , movies, series, documentaries, among others.
Above all, in recent years, where there has been a new generation of people who have turned to being ‘youtubers’, which is why the platform does not stop adding users.
But there are times when this application gives us several problems, and one of them is when we cannot install it correctly on our mobile device . But don’t worry, if you have or suffer from this problem, here I will teach you how to solve it with various ways and alternatives.
I will let you know some reasons why you cannot install it on your cell phone, what to do if you cannot install it correctly and what to do if after installing it you cannot access the App.
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- For what reasons can’t you install YouTube on your phone?
- What to do if you can’t install YouTube on a mobile device or tablet?
- Clearing the cache
- If you don’t have Google Play
- Reboot the device
- What to do if after installing YouTube you can’t access the App?
For what reasons can’t you install YouTube on your phone?
Although its download is simple, it does not have a significant weight for the memory of any device, many have complained about not being able to download YouTube correctly. The alternatives can be many , in this article we are going to tell you some of the most common reasons why you cannot install YouTube on your cell phone or tablet and some possible solutions.
Connection problems: Another option is to verify the connection of your cell phone, doing a speed test . On some occasions the connections through WIFI are not good, that is why we recommend that you do the installation through your mobile data in the case of being a cell phone.
Regarding the Tablet device, we recommend that you access YouTube from your browser, the advantage is that in this mode you will be able to see the videos with better quality.
Check the update: Check that the new version you want to install from YouTube is enabled . This is usually a very common mistake that is always ignored for various reasons.
Domain configuration: It is likely that if you use Google App you do not have authorization from the domain administrator. You can go to the help service provided by Google and enable the youtube service. For this we will explain how to manage your content:
- Go to your Google account settings.
- Then you must be sure that none of the above mentioned problems happen. Verify that your access to YouTube is from your Google account.
- There you can see ‘ account preference’, select ‘ delete your account and other services’
- Click on ‘ remove products’. A list will be displayed, check the ‘Youtube’box .
- And in this way you can manage the content.
What to do if you can’t install YouTube on a mobile device or tablet?
If you cannot download or install YouTube on your mobile device, do not be alarmed, here I will show you some methods that you can follow in order to install the application correctly . The following tips also work for Tablets, so if you have one, these tips will work for you.
Clearing the cache
This option is one of the most used and will free up memory on your device, both Tablet and cell phone, as well as solve different problems regarding the installation and proper functioning of your devices. You can do it by following these steps:
- On your cell phone or tablet open your chrome browser.
- On the right side you can find an icon of three vertical points, select it.
- Click on ‘ history’and then ‘ clear browsing data’.
- Then choose the time interval, select ‘all periods’.
- Check the boxes for ‘cached images and files’ and ‘Site and cookie data’, then click ‘clear data’.
If you don’t have Google Play
Well not everything is Google play, there are many devices that do not have Google Play, or brands like Huawei. That is why there is an application that allows you to install YouTube, it is APK Mirror. To download this application you must follow these steps:
- Instalar APK Mirror.
- There search Youtube, you will see a list of all versions of Youtube, you will notice because it mentions ‘variant’ select the latest version and download it.
- You can see ‘download APK’ in red, click here.
- A pop-up window will appear on it APK Mirror ask if you want to download Youtube on your device. If you agree to ‘accept’.
Reboot the device
In principle, the most basic thing is to resort to uninstalling the application and then reinstalling it, it is likely that the application can be updated and installed correctly, if you want to make the process more dynamic you can restart your cell phone and install the application.
By restarting your mobile device you can stop the process of all your applications , including those that are activated in the background. With this you solve any problem with other applications and files open in the background, which could be interfering with the installation of YouTube.
What to do if after installing YouTube you can’t access the App?
Now, it may happen that you have been able to install the YouTube platform correctly. However, now you run into another problem: you cannot open the app. You can as we mentioned, uninstall Youtube (yes, again). Another option is to manage Google Play content. You can also take out and put back your SD card.
Finally, keep in mind the update of the application, this is a recurring problem that not only affects access, but often the application does not work as it should. It is recommended to configure our YouTube to update automatically. You can also update it manually as follows:
- Open the App in the Play Store.
- Go to the menu (icon made up of 3 horizontal lines), then click on ‘My Apps and Games’.
- Go to YouTube and if it needs to be updated, ‘Update’ will appear, otherwise it will only show ‘Open’.
