Quick WebApp: YouTube Optimizes for iPhone
Looks like YouTube is following parent-company Google’s increasingly awesome mobile optimization initiative, announcing an iPhone-friendly version of the dominant media site. According to their official blog:
Just visit youtube.com from your mobile phone, and you’ll be taken to a new website specially designed for your device. You can log into your account, view your favorites, and discover and share new videos quickly and easily with whoever you choose. It’s part of our mission to create the best possible YouTube experience for you, whether you use the site on your computer, in your living room, or on the go.
Since Google’s own Android, as well as Palm’s Pre, use the same Mobile WebKit foundation as the iPhone, YouTube hits three advanced platforms with one code-base.
Nifty.
[Via PreCentral.net]
August 13th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
why when theres an actual youtube app :S
August 13th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
@ rob the app doesn’t let you check your messages and such.
August 13th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
The app sucks it’s low res on 3g
August 13th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
@Rob – re-read the last sentence of the article.
August 13th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
This webapp seems to be made in response to the bad blood between Google and Apple. Does this mean we may soon see an iPhone without Maps and YouTube apps? I wouldn’t mind losing YouTube so much but I couldn’t live without the Maps app. I’d actually be happy though if they replaced the YouTube app with Hulu or Netflix, I used the YouTube app over the weekend for the second time since 3.0 came out (few and far between)!
August 13th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I thought higher quality vids would be unlocked over 3G after 3.0 came out?
Since they upgraded the YouTube app I have to say that I don’t use the webapp anymore for viewing subscriptions and faves.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I think this might spell the end of the native app…
August 13th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
“I couldn’t live without the Maps app.”
google just supplies the tiles and map data. apple could replace google maps with yahoo maps or mapquest.
the problem with doing that is that neither of these services have as comprehensive maps coverage as google maps, so there would be complaints. however, for most people yahoo maps or mapquest would be more than sufficient.
street view would be more difficult to replace, but the technology isn’t exclusive to google.
if apple wants google off the iphone entirely, they could certainly do so.
August 13th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I hope the maps and YouTube app go away And we can get web apps anyway.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:38 am
For people that need high quality video over 3G – grab the Truveo app. Basically a video portal service, It allows you to view any video from most of the major video outlets (including YouTube) in lovely High quality. No need for wireless. And it’s free!