# App does not launch YouTube video on mobile devices

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-does-not-launch-youtube-video-on-mobile-devices/62826>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-does-not-launch-youtube-video-on-mobile-devices/62826 "2023-06-16T05:28:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-does-not-launch-youtube-video-on-mobile-devices/62826/1 "2023-06-16T05:28:12Z")

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Please see this loom video:

Support link:

[https://go.glideapps.com/support/3008afcc-599c-418d-be92-d1dd9599269f](https://go.glideapps.com/support/3008afcc-599c-418d-be92-d1dd9599269f)

Link to website:

> **[Crans](https://crans.glide.page/dl/da19fa)**
>
> Magnificent villa

Issue summary:

App works fine on PC. Functionality lost on mobile device. Specifically, I have a collection of thumbnails with action to launch a Youtube video. It works fine on PC, a new window opens and the video plays. On a mobile device, tapping the thumbnail does NOT result in a new window opening.

It was working for weeks. Suddenly stopped this week on all mobile devices.It coincided with me adding a step in the action, which was to add a row to a table when tapping the thumbnail, but this should not really affect anything…

Thanks in advance,

Simon.

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-does-not-launch-youtube-video-on-mobile-devices/62826/2 "2023-06-16T05:33:01Z")

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FYI - I deleted the action ‘add row’ as a test and this restored the functionality… mobile apps now work and they launch the youtube video. Hence, problem solves. I can live without the add row but find it strange it blocked the mobile functionality even if it worked on PC.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-does-not-launch-youtube-video-on-mobile-devices/62826/3 "2023-06-16T06:45:55Z")

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I can’t explain why the Add Row action would make any difference, but I have seen reports recently of an Open Link action failing on mobile devices (Safari/IOS in particular) do to pop-up blocker behaviour.

What if you put the video URL in a webview component (or even just a regular video component), rather than using an Open Link action?  
The user would probably have to start the video, but at least that should work on mobile.