How to launch Youtube application to open a channel?

Question

I want to access from my application to youtube to open a channel. I've searched for a solution but i just found how to open/stream a video :

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("vnd.youtube:VIDEO_ID"));
startActivity(i);

But what about opening directly a channel?

Thank you very much.

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '12 at 02:01

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Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(urlStr));
startActivity(intent);

if you use the url of a youtube channel such as: http://www.youtube.com/user/JustinBieberVEVO

this should give you the option to open youtube to the given channel.

hope this helps!

answered Feb 25 '12 at 02:01

ByteMe

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I was hoping the link was not actually beiber but something, really anything, else. Oh well. Thanks for the intent tip. – Silas Greenback Mar 14 '13 at 21:05

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 22 '18 at 17:09

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I know this answer is late and such but i wanted to share this anyway. This worked for me:

vnd.youtube://user/channel/channel_id

This opens the channel directly in the youtube app. Without asking the user.

Update

Didn't include any code because i was using React Native, and maybe people is looking for native code. Anyway here you go:

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    .openURL( 'vnd.youtube://user/channel/' + channel_id )
    .catch( ... )

But, i think in native code it should be something like this:

Intent appIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("vnd.youtube://user/channel/" + channel_id));
try {
  context.startActivity(appIntent);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException ex) { ... }

I'm not too familiarized with native code so it may be wrong, but should work like a guide.

edited Jun 22 '18 at 17:09

Nicolás Alarcón Rapela

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answered Jun 22 '18 at 16:11

Zenntro

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You should an explain or more information or included the code – Nicolás Alarcón Rapela Jun 22 '18 at 16:36
@NicolásAlarcónR. hope that helps a little bit. – Zenntro Jun 22 '18 at 16:49
Best . Everything is achieved with practice! @marcoaguayo1915 – Nicolás Alarcón Rapela Jun 22 '18 at 16:53
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`vnd.youtube://channel/' + channel_id` works for me (without `user`). – Sam Chen Jan 12 '21 at 22:28

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 05 '21 at 05:31

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vnd.youtube://channel/channel_id

For custon URL vnd.youtube://c/channel_permalink

answered Jul 05 '21 at 05:31

Sutharshan

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How to launch Youtube application to open a channel?

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