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Usually I copied and pasted Youtube link into Whatsapp chat and the link automatically converted to embedded video. But since November 27 2020 this does not work for me. So I can paste the link but it stays as link and is not being converted into embedded video.

I thought that it is a bug of Android application, but I tried the same thing in Whatsapp Web and I got the same result. Some of my friends have the same problem since November 27, but others can insert Youtube videos without any issues.

How to solve the problem?

Sergey Kravchenko
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  • Maybe the person who posted the vídeo didn't choose the option to allow video to be embedded... – Ricardo Bohner Dec 04 '20 at 22:01
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    Both Youtube and WhatsApp can be used as web apps, and given that the problem exists there, this is really a question for the WebApps stackechange site. Either its a bug or a new feature change in WhatsApp, but in any case, its outside of the scope of SuperUser. – LPChip Dec 04 '20 at 22:11

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It looks like you may now only be able to do it from the youtube app -> share -> whatsapp

Here is what I found on it https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/how-to-share-youtube-links-on-whatsapp-status-step-by-step-guide-1669701-2020-04-22#:~:text=Step%201%3A%20Open%20YouTube%20on,and%20then%20Share%20on%20Status.

Thanks,

Mike

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