The Nokia C3 series (containing the C3-00 and C3-01) is a collection of Nokia feature phones that offer many modern features in an affordable package. Sadly, official YouTube app not working on Nokia C3. Even so, this phone can access the internet so that You can still access YouTube content from your mobile browser. There are also several other solutions that will solve the problem of not being able to open the YouTube app. Read on to find out.
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Method 1 of 2: Watching YouTube from Browser
Step 1. Open the mobile browser
To get started, select your regular Nokia web browser or Opera browser on your C3 phone from the application list and open it. For normal browsers, you can select Menu > Internet from the main screen.
Your choice of browser will not affect your experience. You can even open YouTube from another browser you've downloaded (such as UC Browser.) If one browser doesn't work, try another. If no none of the browsers work, try one of the alternative app solutions listed below.
Step 2. Go to the YouTube mobile site
In your browser's address bar, type "m.youtube.com". You will be taken to the YouTube mobile site which is optimized for the viewing experience from mobile devices.
If you can't open m.youtube.com, the problem may be with the Wi-Fi settings on your phone. From a computer, see additional help on the official support pages for C3-00 and C3-01
Step 3. Search for YouTube videos
Select the search field on the mobile YouTube page, then use the C3 keyboard to type the video title, or enter keywords for the video you want to watch. For example, if you want to watch a music video, type "music videos". Click the "Enter" button on your phone, or select the search button in your browser window to continue.
Step 4. Select videos
You will now see a list of videos that match your keywords. Select a video from the list that appears. Click the video title and the video will start playing. Enjoy your videos!
Note that the video experience you will receive is not very satisfying. Although the C3 series phones can play various video formats, they will only support 320×240 pixels and have limited internal memory. This means that the video quality and speed of loading videos on this phone will not be as good as the latest phones
Method 2 of 2: Watching YouTube from Alternative Apps
Step 1. Launch the Ovi Store app
The Ovi Store is the place to find and download a wide variety of applications for Nokia phones. Even though official YouTube app not working on Nokia C3 phone, you can download alternative applications from the Ovi Store that can search and watch YouTube videos.
- Connect your phone to the Ovi Store by selecting Menu > Store from your phone's home screen. The Store option will look like a blue shopping bag.
- Once your phone is connected to the Ovi Store, you can use the magnifying glass option to open the search bar and start searching for video apps. Download and install the application of your choice. Here are some recommended applications that are: will work on Nokia C3 phones according to the official Ovi Store website. Other apps will also work fine.
Step 2. Try Vuclip
Vuclip is a minimally featured video application designed to work on every phone and network, including budget feature phones like the Nokia C3, let alone Vuclip indexing YouTube videos. This means that you can search for YouTube videos from Vuclip even if you don't have the YouTube app.
Step 3. Try YouTube Downloader for Nokia
YouTube Downloader is designed to do what its name suggests: download YouTube videos to your phone so you can watch them anytime. However, since the C3 phone has limited built-in storage, the number of videos that can be stored is very small, unless you use an external storage card.
Note that the Nokia C3 phone uses a MicroSD card as its external storage. With a MicroSD card, your Nokia C3 phone can have up to 8 GB of additional storage space
Step 4. Try HD Videos
HD Video dedicates itself as HD video app for YouTube. HD Video users can search and watch videos from the interface of this app. HD videos have a lot in common with the official YouTube app. Apart from the limited video capabilities on the Nokia C3, HD Video can also work on the C3 phone on the official Ovi Store website..
Tips
- Note that official Nokia C3 phones can play videos in MP4, AVI, H.264, and WMV formats. Video files that are not in these formats may not play.
- If you experience an annoying "stop-start" effect while watching a video on your Nokia C3, stop the video and allow the video file to load until it's finished. Some alternative applications such as Vuclip are able to buffer video files in several parts at once so that videos are more enjoyable to watch.
