YOUTUBE DROPS SUPPORT FOR OLD iPHONES & iPADS: NOW REQUIRES iOS 16 📵🚫

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 What’s Changing

YouTube recently updated its iOS app (version 20.22.1) to require iOS 16 or later. That means anyone still running iOS 15 or below won’t be able to install or update the YouTube app on older iPhones and iPads. If YouTube is already installed on your device, it will continue to work for now, but you won’t get any new features, performance improvements, or security fixes going forward.




Affected Devices
This change impacts every Apple device that can’t upgrade beyond iOS 15. Models like the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, original iPhone SE, iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 4 all stop qualifying once Apple ends support at iOS 15. Even though you’ll still see the option to download the “last compatible version” from the App Store, that build is frozen forever—no updates, no bug fixes, and no new YouTube features.

What You Can Do
If you own one of these older iPhones or iPads, your best bet is to switch to Safari (or another browser) and visit youtube.com. The web player still lets you watch videos, browse your subscriptions, and add clips to “Watch Later.” It won’t feel as smooth as the native app—no picture-in-picture mode, fewer offline download options, and no push-notification integration—but at least you stay connected to YouTube without buying a new device.

Why YouTube Made the Move
Requiring iOS 16 lets YouTube’s developers use Apple’s latest APIs, tighter security protocols, and modern video codecs without juggling backward compatibility. Supporting older iOS versions means extra testing, slower rollout of new features, and potential security risks. By dropping iOS 15, Google can focus on improving video quality, introducing advanced features, and ironing out bugs more quickly—at the expense of excluding some older iPhone and iPad users.

Should You Upgrade Your Device?
If you watch YouTube daily and want offline downloads, picture-in-picture, or the latest interface tweaks, upgrading to a newer iPhone or iPad is the simplest path. Otherwise, relying on the mobile browser is a free workaround. For occasional viewing, the browser experience is surprisingly robust, but you’ll miss out on some native-app conveniences that make scrolling through your feed and jumping between videos feel effortless.

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