Black Screen Bug Affects YouTube Music Users on iOS, Rendering App Unusable

A widespread bug is affecting YouTube Music on iOS, causing the app to display a black screen and preventing users from playing songs. The issue appears to be limited to certain Google Accounts and is not resolved by uninstalling and reinstalling the app. Additionally, some users are experiencing replaced next/previous buttons, which may be useful for podcasts but are inconvenient for music playback. The issue is believed to be server-side, since the latest app update was released over the weekend. Until a fix is released, users may be able to listen with ads using another account, but their YouTube Premium subscription and library will remain inaccessible.

YouTube Music Black Screen Bug Impacts iOS Users

A significant number of YouTube Music users on iOS devices are currently experiencing a black screen bug that prevents them from accessing the app’s features. The bug affects users with specific Google Accounts and manifests as a blank screen with only the app bar and bottom bar visible. Notably, this issue does not appear to be affecting all users with compatible devices. Furthermore, some users have reported an additional issue where the next and previous buttons in the app have been replaced with 30-second forward and 10-second rewind controls, a change that is more suited for podcast consumption rather than music playback.

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