YouTube Ends App Support for Older iPhones and iPads

telcodad

FYI - YouTube has officially discontinued support for its iOS app on a range of older iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. The latest app update, version 20.22.1, now requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 or later to install and run:

YouTube Ends App Support for Older iPhones and iPads
By Luke Bouma, Cord Cutters News - June 4, 2025
https://cordcuttersnews.com/youtube-ends-app-support-for-older-iphones-and-ipads/

[This effectively cuts] off several devices that cannot upgrade beyond iOS 15 or iPadOS 15. The affected devices include the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, first-generation iPhone SE, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 4. …..

markuswarren

I’m shocked they didn’t go iOS 17 or later. With iOS 16 in the mix you are looking at three os versions you need to support. For some apps that’s fine, but for some complex apps, that adds a fair bit of work to ensure things work across three OS versions and iPhone and iPad, and possibly different device sizes within that.