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If you’ve experienced the YouTube app crashing or freezing on an iPhone, you are not the only one facing it. A portion of Apple users have been reporting that the application either shuts down instantly as they try to open it or that it becomes completely unresponsive. There were some Android users who reported similar issues, but this error appears to be endemic largely to iPhones.

In any case, Google has now published the fix for the issue. While it does require resurfacing steps, with removing and reinstalling, at least on YouTube’s end, the glitches will be dry.

Google Responds to iOS Bug

As part of Google's support forum updates, they have acknowledged the bug and confirmed its solution has already been pushed out. Although user instructions are posted with a caveat step where users need to:

“The issue is fixed! If you're using an iOS device, please reinstall the app. Thanks for your patience while we looked into this.”

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While this might sound counterintuitive, adding extra steps ensures your device gets rid of files with bugs stored in the memory of corrupted files, resulting in smoother operation.

Why You Should Reinstall the YouTube App

Your device’s performance problems persist due to YouTube’s mobile application you have not yet reinstalled. While a backend fix was done by their engineers, the presence of legacy or corrupt files could still create trouble for app behaviour. A reinstall ensures that all files are clean, particularly your config, which hasn’t been set updated automatically.

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How to Reinstall YouTube on Your iPhone

To do this:

  • Find the YouTube app on your home screen.
  • Press and hold the icon until the menu appears.
  • Tap “Remove App,” then confirm by selecting “Delete App.”

Navigate to the App Store, click on the uninstall button, search for YouTube and hit install once again. After installation is completed, you can open it and ensure there are no hitches, like closing abnormally after launch.

According to Google, the crashing bug introduced to iPhone users has been fixed, but users need to reinstall first in order to reap the benefits of this update. If your YouTube mobile application misbehaves from time to time, take my advice in doing a thorough reinstallation—it will only take few seconds ad guarantee flawless performance as well as stability afterwards.