Some people are not able to use the mobile app on their mobile device. Thousands of users reported that the app would close shortly after they opened it.

There was a message on the app that said there was an error.

The problem was replicated and similar issues were experienced. The app would close after 30 seconds after we played a video for 30 seconds. After reopening the app, we resumed the video.

It is aware of the crash and is working to fix it.

hi, we're aware that many of you using the YouTube app on iOS devices may be experiencing crashes

we're so sorry about this & have begun working on a fix! updates soon🔍

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) November 30, 2022

The issues appeared to be ongoing as of the time of writing, but the company first acknowledged the issue at 2:19 PM.

After directly telling them a fix was in the works, YouTube replied to a user who had thanked them. When it expects to have the problem solved, it hasn't posted anything.

There should now be no crashes with the app on the iPad and iPod touch.