Help WM8650 (Android 2.2) having problems with youtube

[ChrisW1654]

Ok so here's the problem, I recently bought the WM8650 and it works fine apart from these few issues:

1. YouTube videos do not work on any browser; Default browser displays a small blue icon in the centre of the video area, kind of like a lego block with question marks on it, My browser just doesn't work at all, I click the video over and over again but nothing happens, Dolphin attempts to load the video but after a few seconds tells me the video can't be played

2. annoyingly I found out this is the case with all videos on any site not just YouTube, no video will actually load and play

3. Even the YouTube app does not work on my WM8650

4. I have tried restoring my WM8650 to it's factory settings however the problem still occurs.

5. (This just confuses me) when I first started using the WM8650, about 4 days ago, I managed to actually load a couple of videos and play them using My Browser but even then it was a bit temperamental as I had to click the video about 20+ times before it would work.

I am at a loss here and I am quite frankly desperate for a solution as this is becoming relatively irritating and I head off to university in a few weeks and really want this problem fixed by then.

 

[tannim]

You'd probably do best either returning the tablet for a decent one(the WM8650's really do suck) or flashing a new firmware to your tablet.

The current best new firmware is You'd probably do best either returning the tablet for a decent one(the WM8650's really do suck) or flashing a new firmware to your tablet.

The current best new firmware is http://techknow.freeforums.org/ uberoid-wm8650-1-3-0-hybrid-honeycombmod-v6-3-final-t801.html Take the space out of the link to have the real link. Be sure to read instructions.

A new version of it is in testing, but it is not fully ready yet. That could be a few days from now or even a week or two.

With the new firmware you will have real market, root access, and hopefully youtube will work(at least, in the application, maybe even in the browser, but I doubt it).

Once you change firmware, you cannot go back without a copy of the old firmware acquired from the random chinese factory that made it... yeah, good luck getting THAT.

A new version of it is in testing, but it is not fully ready yet. That could be a few days from now or even a week or two.

With the new firmware you will have real market, root access, and hopefully youtube will work(at least, in the application, maybe even in the browser, but I doubt it).

Once you change firmware, you cannot go back without a copy of the old firmware acquired from the random chinese factory that made it... yeah, good luck getting THAT.

 

[arjnoro]

try downloading the dolphin browser, youtube works fine on mine.