
That's because the sound is now muted, by default, on all Youtube videos. Whether this is a glitch on Youtube's part or was done deliberately by them, no one knows, since Google, which owns Youtube, hasn't released any information about this to the general public. (They HAVE acknowledged that the problem is on their end on the various Google "help" forums.) Whether our numbers are representative of worldwide OS X use or not, the trends here are fascinating. New versions are adopted quickly on release and grow more. In any event, to un-mute the volume, hover your cursor over the very tiny and hard to spot speaker icon which appears in the menu bar of the video screen. (It will have an "x" by it indicating the volume is muted.) A volume slider control will then appear next to the speaker when you move your cursor in the area. 1: Open the Safari browser on your Mac and go to Safari > Preferences. Some Youtube videos (not all, but most) wont' play in Safari, but will play in Firefox and Google Chrome with no problem.Ĭlick on the slider and move it to the right.ĪLSO SEE: for an image of what I'm talking about.ĭepending on your cookies settings, etc., you may have to do this for every video you watch. Fixes an issue that prevented Google Wave and other websites using JavaScript encryption libraries from working correctly on 32-bit systems, an issue that prevented Safari from launching on systems with network home directories, an issue that could cause borders on YouTube thumbnails to disappear when hovering over the thumbnail image, an issue. 2: Switch to the Security tab, and make a tick in the Enable JavaScript checkbox. I tried the above solution and it did not work. When I click, the dot circle spins around then it seems to start playing, though the video remains black. 3: Reload the YouTube or webpage where the YouTube video is embedded.


Default browser (Safari) on iOS 8 Default browser on Android 4.x Default browser (IE) on Windows Phone 8 Supported virtualization.
#Youtube not working on safari 5.1.10 for mac os#
Here are some things you can try on your Android and Windows devices. Apple Safari (latest) for Mac OS Google Chrome (latest) for Windows and Mac OS Smartphones and Tablets. It might be a good idea to post an announcement about this issue.
