Merge d2911ea8bb into 64766459e3

README.md

@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/c26f9b991a0681fd3ea548d535919cec1fbbd430/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py#L381-L390) for list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The main clients are `web`, `android` and `ios` with variants `_music`, `_embedded`, `_embedscreen`, `_creator` (e.g. `web_embedded`); and `mweb`, `mweb_embedscreen` and `tv_embedded` (agegate bypass) with no variants. By default, `ios,android,web` is used, but `tv_embedded` and `creator` variants are added as required for age-gated videos. Similarly, the music variants are added for `music.youtube.com` urls. You can use `all` to use all the clients, and `default` for the default clients.
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The main clients are `web`, `android` and `ios` with variants `_music`, `_embedded`, `_embedscreen`, `_creator` (e.g. `web_embedded`); and `mweb`, `mweb_embedscreen` and `tv_embedded` (agegate bypass) with no variants. By default, `ios,web` is used, but `tv_embedded` and `creator` variants are added as required for age-gated videos. Similarly, the music variants are added for `music.youtube.com` urls. You can use `all` to use all the clients, and `default` for the default clients.
 * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause some issues. See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) for more details
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.
 * `comment_sort`: `top` or `new` (default) - choose comment sorting mode (on YouTube's side)

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py

@@ -2343,6 +2343,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'format': '17',  # 3gp format available on android
                 'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['android']}},
             },
+            'skip': 'android client broken',
         },
         {
             # Skip download of additional client configs (remix client config in this case)
@@ -2720,7 +2721,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'heatmap': 'count:100',
             },
             'params': {
-                'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['android'], 'player_skip': ['webpage']}},
+                'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['ios'], 'player_skip': ['webpage']}},
             },
         },
     ]
@@ -3604,8 +3605,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         yt_query = {
             'videoId': video_id,
         }
-        if _split_innertube_client(client)[0] in ('android', 'android_embedscreen'):
-            yt_query['params'] = 'CgIIAQ=='
 
         pp_arg = self._configuration_arg('player_params', [None], casesense=True)[0]
         if pp_arg:
@@ -3621,7 +3620,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
     def _get_requested_clients(self, url, smuggled_data):
         requested_clients = []
-        default = ['ios', 'android', 'web']
+        default = ['ios', 'web']
         allowed_clients = sorted(
             (client for client in INNERTUBE_CLIENTS.keys() if client[:1] != '_'),
             key=lambda client: INNERTUBE_CLIENTS[client]['priority'], reverse=True)