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"Video May Be Inappropriate for Some Viewers" issue
When attempting to watch certain videos, generally videos that feature some sort of police procedure, or a shooting, a message appears saying that the video may be inappropriate for some users. This does not occur on standard YouTube. My Settings don't normally cause this effect. This has happened before and resolved itself at some point. And now, it's happening again. Any assistance offer is greatly appreciated, thank you very much for this wonderful app.
Having the same issue. On my Roku TV a prompt comes up to confirm that I want to watch the content, STN just stays on this screen.
Here's the video I was trying to watch, if that helps: https://youtu.be/VAsf6dsq3rQ
I am also having same issues, I was just about to open an issue for the same topic.
This is a new thing YouTube is doing when I attempt to access certain videos on my PC browser and the YouTube app on my phone. There is a pop up dialog that requires a click to clear. Perhaps that is what's hanging up this app? This is the YouTibe message on an nVidia Shield.
This seems to be related to the channel. Some of the same blocked content that we can't see on certain channels is shown with problem on News stations, for instance.
I'm experiencing this issue as well with certain content. For example, some of the videos on the channel "Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan". I get the same screen as @jonandeva
It seems that everything on this channel is blocked, for reference.
ThisIsButter - https://youtube.com/channel/UCJknzcSR5uQK5q96drbeI3g
It's not only law enforcement videos. This horror short is also having the same issue.
https://youtu.be/sKj16pAxErI
This is how the dialog looks on a PC browser. Of course on these types of devices it is possible to click the "I Understand And Wish To Proceed" box and see the video. Basically any video with a restriction cannot be viewed with SmartTubeNext.
Not only is it not just videos with horror or police content - I've seen it pop up multiple times on product review videos. Specifically on the channel TylerTube. He posted a review of a "love hammer" (literally a pink hammer) and I can't get to it on my tv because it "may be inappropriate for some users."
I have found a workaround for the issue we're seeing. I think the issue I'm addressing with this workaround is the basis for the problem, which ultimately appears to be age verification.
I like many people have a primary YouTube account that is associated with my Google ID. I also have a secondary account with YouTube that I made previously, that was separate from my Google ID. This second account is the one I use and where the issue manifests.
At some point years ago Google purchased YouTube or something and forced everyone to make a new "Google associated" YouTube account - even if they already had a prior YouTube account. This google based YouTube account is where your age verification resides and it apparently does not apply to the secondary account.
When I use my pre-Google account I get these inappropriate viewing messages. When I watch YouTube on my Google associated account I do not, because on the google associated account my credentials include my age verification. I can watch anything with no warnings.
You can actually set up both accounts in the SmartTubeNext app, and once both are registered there is a request to select the one you want to use when you open the application.
Hope this helps, hope there's a fix soon.
I'm having the same issue. The video on YouTube requires me to indicate I understand the content requires discretion, but there must surely be a way to accept that responsibility using the API like there is on the website.
However, it doesn't appear there is anyone in this group that can help.
