I’m doing some more messing around with YouTube embeds on a dashboard and have hit an issue. I wanted to have a dashboard with TV channel logos on for live tv feeds from YouTube. So I’ve:
1 - Downloaded the channel icons
2 - Loaded them into a folder on the Fire HD
3 - Created a media tile that points to the logo location (https://localhost/storage/emulated/0/logos/skynews.jpeg)
4 - Set the action on tap to open the SkyNews feed (https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Auq9mYxFEE?autoplay=1&modestbranding=1)
The channel icon tile on the dashboard displays the logo correctly, however when I tap the tile, YouTube gives an error and will not play the stream - in modal, in same window or in new window.
If however I create a hyperlink tile that points to the same url (https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Auq9mYxFEE?autoplay=1&modestbranding=1), that will work fine.
Why would the hyperlink tile work but the ‘open hyperlink’ action on tap fail with the same url? Obviously I could just use hyperlink tiles but it doesn’t look anywhere near as slick as using the channel icon.
What kind of error are you getting? If you’re on a computer, you might also open the Browser Console (F12) to see if there are any specific error messages.
I just tried with a Media Tile and the Open Hyperlink action with your URL worked as expected for me with the various different Link Actions (Modal, Same Window, New Window):
It’s a YouTube generated playback error. A bit more messing around and I’ve found the issue seems to be caused by the media tile address being local on the Fire. I just tried hosting one of the tiles on imgur as you’ve detailed in a post regarding a jukebox dash. If I do that there’s no error and it plays.
So a remotely hosted image file as the target for the media tile, displays the image and the video will play using the YouTube url for the action on tap. A locally hosted image file as the target for the media tile, displays the image but YouTube then block the action. I’m confused as to why.
Edit:
I’ve just tried again and now it works using the locally hosted image as well. I’ve not a clue why it’s begun to work
