YouTube link previews are not loading on iOS, Android, or the macOS app.

[quad-u]

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Bug description

YouTube link previews are not loading on iOS, Android, or the macOS app. This was previously working properly as recently as 2024-08-22.

Related issue:

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9086

Steps to reproduce

• Open Signal
• Paste/type a youtube.com or youtu.be link
• Send
• Observe the YouTube "preview" that only scrapes the boilerplate text for YouTube (below)

Actual result:

Boilerplate text from YouTube service:

- YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Expected result: Something along these lines:

Screenshots

Device info

Device: iPhone 15 Pro Max

iOS version: 18.0

Signal version: 7.28 (328)

Link to debug log

[Kingwad]

Same issue with NYTimes mini crossword. Here is what it looked like previously:

and here is what it looks like today: