If you absolutely refuse to update, your final bastion is the with a content blocker. It is not perfect, and it is not the old YouTube you remember. But it is the only thing that still works while Google continues its relentless march toward total client control.
For extremely old firmware (iOS 4–6), community tools like (available via specific Cydia repositories like cydia.skylow.es ) can redirect the app's API requests to working servers. youtube old version ios patched
The sideloading community has been hit hardest. Here is the current status of popular tools regarding the "YouTube old version iOS patched" crisis: If you absolutely refuse to update, your final
YouTube operates on a client-server architecture. The app on your phone (the client) sends requests to Google’s servers: "Load this video," "Show comments," "Play this ad." The server responds. For extremely old firmware (iOS 4–6), community tools