Removal of Built-In YouTube App From iPhone Was Google's Decision



Hunter Walk, former YouTube product lead, reveals that the removal of the built-in YouTube app with the launch of iOS 6 was Google's decision, not Apple's.

In a series of Tweets, Walk gives us some history on the agreement between the two companies and why Google decided to end Apple's license. The decision was a controversial one even within the YouTube team. At the time, many users believed it was Apple's call.

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Apple approached YouTube abt being default app on 1st iPhone. Making it happen ensured the "YouTube of mobile" was YouTube itself....





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