Past VODs for YouTube livestreams do not play/load

[ghost]

Describe the bug When trying to play a VOD of a past livestream the loading animation never ends while the video thumbnail is displayed behind it on the player. This happens on all devices desktop and mobile iOS/iPad.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to any past livestream such as https://viewtube.io/watch?v=qZCj3I8j9IU
2. See the player does not load

Expected behavior The VOD video should load normally and begin playback.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 10 (Build: 19043.1110)
• Browser: Brave
• Version: 1.27.111

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: iPhone 11 Pro
• OS: iOS 14.7.1
• Browser: Safari

[moisout]

Thank you for creating this issue. I think it happens because viewtube still thinks it's an active livestream and keeps trying to play it. Ill look into it!

[moisout]

I added an additional check for live streams, which should fix the issue. It's available on https://dev.viewtube.io. Please report any bugs!

[ghost]

Sweet I will report if I find anything