The YouTube application allows you to view videos from the service of the same name directly on the screen of an Android smartphone or tablet. Of course, this can be done through the browser of your device, but in this case you lose the convenient interface and many other nice features. But not everything is as good as it might seem at first glance. Sometimes the application refuses to work normally and gives an error 410. This article is devoted to this malfunction, as well as to ways to resolve it.
Causes of error
It is impossible to say unequivocally why a network error with code 410 occurs. The fact is that there are so many reasons leading to it, and here are the most common ones:
- Problems in the service itself. Google specialists are constantly improving their products, but sometimes they have something going wrong. More than once, it so happened that at the same time a large number of users lost the ability to watch videos on YouTube.
- Problems after updating the application. Sometimes the program "Youtube" gives an error 410 after the release of new versions of the program. Perhaps the changes made by the developers are simply incompatible with your device.
- Problems with cache and garbage. If you have not cleaned the system for a long time, unnecessary files may accumulate in it that interfere with the normal operation of applications. The YouTube program also suffers from this.
Also, reasons such as virus infection and Internet problems cannot be ruled out.
First thing to do
Before fixing error 410, you should do some simple, but not always obvious things:
- Check your internet connection. Yes, this is commonplace, but this cause of the malfunction should be excluded in the first place.
- Try accessing YouTube from your computer. Having done this, you will be convinced that the problem is connected with the mobile application, and not with the service itself.
- Ask your friends if they have the same error. You can also try logging into YouTube from another smartphone, if you have one.
- Scan your device for viruses. Perhaps they are the cause of the problem.
Only after doing all of the above, you can move on to more radical methods for fixing error 410.
Flush cache
So, you found out that the malfunction did not appear due to third-party problems and is connected precisely with the YouTube application itself or with factors that indirectly affect it. In this case, you can try to clear the program cache in order to restore its functionality. It is done like this:
- Go to your smartphone’s settings, go to the “Applications” section and find YouTube there.
- Click on the program icon.
- In the menu that opens, click "Clear Cache". Wait for the operation to complete.
Restart your smartphone and try to watch some video on YouTube. For greater efficiency, you can also clear the cache of the Google Play service.
Reinstall application
The next step in fixing error 410 will be a complete reinstallation of the YouTube application. For this:
- Go to the "Applications" menu in the settings of your device.
- Find the YouTube icon and click on it.
- Click the "Delete" button.
- Reboot your smartphone.
- Now open the Google Play service. Find YouTube there using the search.
- Click Install.
- Wait until the application is fully installed on your device.
After that, try running YouTube again and see if the problem remains.
Smartphone cleaning
It is likely that garbage accumulated on your device leads to the 410 error. In order not to manually delete the files remaining from each application, you can use the Clean Master program. For this:
- Go to Google Play and find Clean Master there. For convenience, it is recommended to use the search.
- Install the application on your device.
- Open the program and go to the "Trash" section.
- Now wait while Clean Master finishes analyzing your smartphone. Carefully review all the files that the program suggests deleting and make sure that there is nothing important among them.
- Confirm the operation and wait until the system is completely clean.
- Restart your device.
Next, open YouTube and try to launch any video.
Upgrade to older versions of the application
Your smartphone may not meet YouTube’s minimum system requirements. In this case, you need to install an earlier version of the program. This is done as follows:
- Uninstall the YouTube app from your device. Unfortunately, you will not be able to install one of the previous versions of the program with Google Play, so you will have to use third-party sites.
- Download one of the earlier versions of the application from a resource that you trust.
- Go to the "Downloads" section on your smartphone. Install the downloaded application by clicking on it and confirming the operation.
After that, run the program and check its performance.
Alternative programs
Of course, you can watch videos on YouTube not only through the official application, so you should try using an alternative program. It is possible that error 410 will not appear in it.
Both on Google Play and on third-party sites, you can find dozens of applications that allow you to view videos from a popular hosting, but not all of them are equally good. Programs such as TubeMate, NewPipe, OG, and YouTube are recommended. Please note that it is advisable to download all these applications only from trusted sources.