The standard YouTube app from the eShop requires a connection to Nintendo’s servers for authentication. On a modded or banned Switch, this can cause the app to fail or lead to a console ban.
: Installing Android (Switchroot) allows for the use of standard mobile YouTube or YouTube ReVanced , which offers native ad-blocking and background play. : A homebrew application ( cap N cap R cap O youtube patched nsp
The app may load the interface but fail to initialize the video player because the ad-server handshake is failing. The standard YouTube app from the eShop requires