Use the 3DS Youtube app as a browser to watch other videos!

[532]

I discovered this very useful feature while using the 3DS Youtube app. You can use this to watch videos on websites like Twitch, Dailymotion, Metacafe on high resolutions.
Step 1. When you start the Youtube app, go to the three bars on the top left of the touch screen. (Log in with your Youtube account first)
Step 2. Once that menu opens up, touch the gear icon or touch the settings button.
Step 3.When you are in settings, go to the Email tab.
Step 4.When the email tab opens, Find a tab that says Comment Notifications above and below it says Change on Google+
Step 5. Once you are in that tab, it will say your browser is no longer supported. Click the "Download Google Chrome" button.
Step 6. After you click that, wait for the page to change and the scroll all the way to the very bottom of the page and click the "Google" button.
congratulations! You are using the Youtube app as a web browser, and you can watch almost any video that can be played on a phone. Twitch, Dailymotion and Metacafe works. It does take tie to finish buffering, but then the video plays. This is a really good point in showing that the low res videos in the Youtube app are not due to system limitations. It is due to program design flaws.

What do you think? Is this feature useful or is it useless? I would love to hear your feedback.

 

[ErixSan]

Great tip. Any footage of playing videos from other pages?

 

[D4rkDragon]

I discovered this very useful feature while using the 3DS Youtube app. You can use this to watch videos on websites like Twitch, Dailymotion, Metacafe on high resolutions.
Step 1. When you start the Youtube app, go to the three bars on the top left of the touch screen. (Log in with your Youtube account first)
Step 2. Once that menu opens up, touch the gear icon or touch the settings button.
Step 3.When you are in settings, go to the Email tab.
Step 4.When the email tab opens, Find a tab that says Comment Notifications above and below it says Change on Google+
Step 5. Once you are in that tab, it will say your browser is no longer supported. Click the "Download Google Chrome" button.
Step 6. After you click that, wait for the page to change and the scroll all the way to the very bottom of the page and click the "Google" button.
congratulations! You are using the Youtube app as a web browser, and you can watch almost any video that can be played on a phone. Twitch, Dailymotion and Metacafe works. It does take tie to finish buffering, but then the video plays. This is a really good point in showing that the low res videos in the Youtube app are not due to system limitations. It is due to program design flaws.

What do you think? Is this feature useful or is it useless? I would love to hear your feedback.

Wow. At least, it looks better than the native browser. But I wonder if (indeed) website like Twitch will be supported, because maybe the 3DS Youtube App is using the HTML5 player, and other websites are still fond of Flash. Got to try it anyway.

PS (Off-topic): Nice 3DS .

 

[532]

Great tip. Any footage of playing videos from other pages?

No, I don't have any footage.

Wow. At least, it looks better than the native browser. But I wonder if (indeed) website like Twitch will be supported, because maybe the 3DS Youtube App is using the HTML5 player, and other websites are still fond of Flash. Got to try it anyway.

PS (Off-topic): Nice 3DS .

Yes, I want an update to the built in browser on the 3DS.
PS: That's not my 3DS

 

[ErixSan]

PS: That's not my 3DS

I thought that 3DS was yours too -_-'

 

[D4rkDragon]

No, I don't have any footage.


Yes, I want an update to the built in browser on the 3DS.
PS: That's not my 3DS

Just like Erixsan, thought it was yours !
But sure, an update would be great, the 3DS' native browser is Netscape, and it... existed before Firefox. It's (by the way) the ancestor of Firefox.

So, we basically have a modified deprecated browser (Wait, the PSP did the same!)!
So, an update would really help, and I'm sure it would correct some of the bugs related to some websites...

-> Nintendo, should re-use a part of the code, it would be good !

 

[532]

I thought that 3DS was yours too -_-'

Haha. I own a Blue 3DSXL.

Just like Erixsan, thought it was yours !
But sure, an update would be great, the 3DS' native browser is Netscape, and it... existed before Firefox. It's (by the way) the ancestor of Firefox.

So, we basically have a modified deprecated browser (Wait, the PSP did the same!)!
So, an update would really help, and I'm sure it would correct some of the bugs related to some websites...

-> Nintendo, should re-use a part of the code, it would be good !

Yes, exactly! The 3DS has a lot of system power, so why not make full use of the power and update it to be something like Google Chrome?

 

[Reece]

Woah, awesome tip, I'll be sure to check it out later, has anyone who heard of this tried it as yet, or do you want me to be the first to report, not quite fond of Twitch or Daily Motion, but I'll check it out still. I thought that was your 3DS too, it's awesome.

 

[532]

Woah, awesome tip, I'll be sure to check it out later, has anyone who heard of this tried it as yet, or do you want me to be the first to report, not quite fond of Twitch or Daily Motion, but I'll check it out still. I thought that was your 3DS too, it's awesome.

Yes, I found this off GBAtemp, they tried and I did too, and it works well enough. I fooled a lot of people with that picture

 

[3dsatackman]

cool that is awesome. also youtube on 3ds looks different does anyone know the cause?

 

[D4rkDragon]

cool that is awesome. also youtube on 3ds looks different does anyone know the cause?

I think it looks the same way as on an Android Device. I think the implemented the Youtube API for Android (by modifying it), that's why.

 

[3dsatackman]

ok well it use to look like this:

but now it is white.

 

[D4rkDragon]

ok well it use to look like this:

but now it is white.

Must be because of the latest update. I guess they revamped the design, and fixed some bugs related to videos.

 

[532]

Must be because of the latest update. I guess they revamped the design, and fixed some bugs related to videos.

Yes, that's right. I used to get errors all the time before, but I don't get them anymore.

 

[Reece]

Yes, that's right. I used to get errors all the time before, but I don't get them anymore.

Oh really?! That's fantastic news, I use to dread using the Youtube app because of all the crashes, now it's time to resume some Pokemon Movies!!!

 

[BjFauble]

Wow, never knew. I'm gonna try out Twitch later.

 

[QuanChi]

Interesting. And I see from your previous comments that it has been updated, which great news, as the older version was a complete waste of time.

 

[Mikaya]

ohhhh! YT on the 3DS! may prove useful~

thanks for sharing. I will be getting this app soon!

 

[532]

ohhhh! YT on the 3DS! may prove useful~

thanks for sharing. I will be getting this app soon!

You're welcome. There was a recent update for the App, (You will notice it when you start it up) the menu design has changed a bit, and I do not experience errors like I use to before the update. The menu layout is still the same, though.

 

[Reece]

You're welcome. There was a recent update for the App, (You will notice it when you start it up) the menu design has changed a bit, and I do not experience errors like I use to before the update. The menu layout is still the same, though.

Yes, it's been amazing, I haven't gotten one crash like I used to, I watched so many Pokemon movies, it's really amazing, I'm glad to see Nintendo and Youtube working together, and finally solved all those crashes, now I use the Youtube app more than Youtube.com on my computer