Update: October 15, 2025 (7:52 PM ET): YouTube appears to be facing a major outage, with reports flooding in from users across the globe. According to Downdetector, over 200,000 users have reported issues accessing the platform as of now. Many users have also taken to X to share that videos aren’t loading or the platform isn’t opening at all. Some folks are also reporting issues with YouTube Music. YouTube has yet to acknowledge the outage publicly.
Original article: YouTube is the largest online video platform globally, with over 2.7 billion monthly active users. With that being the case, YouTube not working translates to a problem for most of us. So, what do you do when you find yourself in this situation? Here are some things you can try on your Android and Windows devices.
Editor’s note: Some of the instructions in this article were generated using a Google Pixel 8a running Android 16, an Apple iPhone 15 running iOS 18.5, and a custom PC running Windows 11. Keep in mind that steps can be slightly different depending on your device.