Excessive ad load interrupts viewing experience

"The amount of ads you have to watch is ridiculous compared to just two years ago." and "stop putting 100 ads on the same video, youtube was good but now I can’t even watch a single video because of the ads."

Shorts feature is broken and constantly pauses

"Why hasn’t the shorts been fixed yet. I can’t even get through the 2nd repeat of video without it pausing every time." and "Shorts broken – every single one I click says video is unavailable."

Algorithm and recommendation system frustrates users

"The algorithm is a joke." and "I like youtube but i miss seeing the dislikes. Too many ads."

Removed sorting options make channel discovery harder

"Why remove the sort by upload date and view count? How am I supposed to find smaller non‑pushed channels?"

App crashes after serving an ad mid‑video

"The app crashes after being served an ad mid‑video. It does not know how to go back to the video from the ad."

Frequent crashes on iOS 26.2 and iPad UI glitches

"YT has been crashing all week after the recent update, possibly iOS 26.2 issue." and "The app switches text between white and black and forces me to constantly close it on iPad."

Loading failures on cellular and Wi‑Fi connections

"I keep having issues with YouTube, not loading while on cellular data or even Wi‑Fi on some occasions."

Smooth music playback and seamless iPhone integration

"I use this app every day for a couple hours and it works so smoothly with my iPhone compared to Android."

Educational content helps users learn and repair things

"I use YouTube to learn from and help me do repair work around home."

Premium subscription replaces cable and improves life

"This app and the subscription changed my life and made me get rid of my cable. Truly life‑changing."

Platform provides global sharing freedom for creators

"I am amazed at the technology and the freedom of sharing that YouTube provides…everything from professional to amateur work on a worldwide platform."