YouTube connection to a BB1 not working

Gareth Thomas

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Dec 30, 2021, 5:54:56 AM12/30/21

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Recently unwrapped my Christmas gift to discover a Brennan BB1. I’ve been experimenting with the features and been successful in using it as a Bluetooth speaker, assigning radio stations to the preset buttons and importing music via my iTunes account. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem able to be able to power my Mac USB SuperDrive which is disappointing so I can’t directly download my CD collection. However, I have had no joy at all at importing YouTube music clips, which is the main reason it was purchased, even though I have tried both my YouTube UserID and my Channel ID. Has anyone any suggestions?

JFBUK

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Dec 30, 2021, 6:52:56 AM12/30/21

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Hi,

Apple peripherals typically only work with other Apple devices.

This thread may be of interest

https://groups.google.com/g/brennanb2/c/AfoIYOYb9cE

I don't own a BB1 but on a B2 you need to enable the Youtube cache in the web UI in order for YouTube videos to be downloaded from the YoyTube website.

John

Gareth Thomas

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Dec 30, 2021, 7:30:09 AM12/30/21

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Thanks John. The YouTube cache was in fact enabled and I updated the software as well but alas still no joy. Any other options?

Rearwing

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Dec 30, 2021, 7:34:35 AM12/30/21

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Hi, what size is your SD card? Could you have filled the available space with music tracks?

fred.w....@gmail.com

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Dec 30, 2021, 8:47:17 AM12/30/21

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Is it that you cant play a YouTube at all or that you just cant save them?

Fred

Gareth Thomas

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Dec 30, 2021, 9:13:54 AM12/30/21

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I have a 32Gb card and have only used 0.95Gb, so I don’t think that’s the issue here.

On Thursday, 30 December 2021 at 12:34:35 UTC Rearwing wrote:

Gareth Thomas

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Dec 30, 2021, 9:19:58 AM12/30/21

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I can’t manage to play anything at all. Once I enter my YouTube ID in, the History and Search results briefly show the circulating time icon but nothing appears in either window!

Gareth

JFBUK

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Dec 30, 2021, 9:40:37 AM12/30/21

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Hi Gareth,

your issues do look familiar. I don't know whether you have seen this thread

https://groups.google.com/g/brennanb2/c/WisU5Oba3A8/m/64UZRiINBAAJ

I don't think we ever got to the bottom of Shawn's problem.

John

Rearwing

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Dec 30, 2021, 10:49:51 AM12/30/21

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What happens if you don’t enter your You Tube I’D?What happens if you just search for “The Beatles” for example?

PMB

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Dec 31, 2021, 3:54:54 AM12/31/21

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Hi grt.c...,

On the web UI click the YouTube tab and enter a search clue such as 'Get it on' and click the spyglass. Click on one of the results and it should play after a few seconds.

If this doesn't happen, close the web UI page and go to Settings for the browser. Clear browser data - select 'cached images and files' for Chrome, etc and 'Delete History and website date' for Safari. Open a new browser page and enter the IP manually, rather than using a bookmark. Try YouTube again.