WhatsApp Remotely Disabled YouTube Support for iOS 10 and Below

WhatsApp has now reportedly dropped the support of YouTube for iOS 10 users and below, meaning the in-chat YouTube feature will now be exclusive to iOS 11 users only. Earlier, the feature was rolled out to all iOS users, but for some unknown reasons, the Facebook-owned company has now remotely disabled the YouTube support for iOS 10 and below versions. Back in November 2017, WhatsApp rolled out this feature to Apple iPhone users, allowing them to watch YouTube videos right from the app itself. In early 2018, WhatsApp added Picture-in-Picture support to the same feature, further enhancing the user experience.

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WhatsApp watcher WABetaInfo reported this news on Twitter as: “WhatsApp has remotely disabled the YouTube support for iOS 10 and below, today. This feature will be an exclusive for iOS 11.” However, the tweet did not mention why the feature got disabled for the iOS 10 users and below.

With the YouTube in WhatsApp feature, iOS users can watch YouTube videos right on the instant messaging application itself. For example, if someone sends a YouTube video link to you in a group or personal chat and if you click the link, the video will be opened in WhatsApp itself, rather than redirecting to the YouTube app. In Android, whenever a YouTube video link appears in WhatsApp app, it will redirect to the YouTube app.

Furthermore, WhatsApp rolled out PiP feature for YouTube in WhatsApp to enhance the user experience. With the PiP feature, users can minimise the video and continue chatting in WhatsApp; Also, they can switch between the chats with the help of PiP mode.