One of the most important things about Youtube is its function of searchso when it does not work we find ourselves in a situation that we must sort out quickly. Any kind of service like YouTube without a search function is useless, so let’s see how to fix this problem on mobile devices quickly and effectively.
Fix YouTube search not working in mobile apps
Try common solutions
Sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective, so before trying more complex solutions, we recommend applying the ones that we will discuss below.
Reboot the device. Close the app and reopen it. Check our internet connection. Try a different search.
In case these simple solutions do not work, then the only alternative left to us is to try some slightly more specific solutions.
Check the status of the service
Something that we have to verify before moving on to the more complex solutions is simply to verify that the service is working without any kind of problem. Sometimes the problem can be from YouTube itself and its servers.
For this we are going to use the Downdetector website that allows us to verify the status of the servers of the main internet services. In case the problem is from YouTube itself, then the only thing we can do is wait.
Update the YouTube app
The second thing we are going to check is that our YouTube application is up to date. An application that is not updated generally does not work optimally, in many cases it does not even work. So we will proceed to go to the Play Store from this link in the case of Android and here for those who have iPhone. We must verify that our device has the latest version of the application.
clear youtube cache
If they gave us a euro every time an app’s cache was cleared or cleared with positive results, we’d probably be writing this article from some beach with a tasty daiquiri. This is something fundamental that we must do every time an application is not working as it should, no matter the device really.
For Android users, we will do the following:
We start by opening the Settings app. Once we are in Settings, we are going to go to Applications and notifications. From here we are going to select YouTube> Storage and cache. In this section we will see the button that says Clear cache.
Now what we will have to do is start the YouTube application and proceed to carry out the search to verify if the problem persists.
For iPhone users, we will follow these steps:
We start by holding down on the YouTube icon. When the icons start to move, we can select Delete application or the “-” sign that is in the upper left corner of the icon. We will go to the App Store, search and download the YouTube app.
The next thing will be to log in as we normally would and check if the YouTube search works as it should.
