TL;DR
- Some YouTube users can’t sign in on web browsers, even though their Google accounts work normally elsewhere.
- Reports span multiple browsers and computers, with affected accounts still working in the YouTube mobile and TV apps.
- The issue has been escalated for investigation, but Google hasn’t publicly explained what’s causing it or when a fix may arrive.
YouTube only recently put out one login fire after fixing a bug that locked some viewers out on TVs and gaming consoles. But while that problem was getting attention, another sign-in headache appears to have been quietly frustrating a much smaller group of YouTube users on the web.
Reports stretching back roughly two weeks describe accounts that work normally across other Google services but refuse to sign in to YouTube in a browser. A Reddit user said clearing cookies, switching browsers, using Incognito mode, changing passwords, and even trying another computer made no difference. Their affected accounts still worked in YouTube’s mobile app.
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