Cannot Sign In To YouTube

MrGrackle

Trying to download Linkin Park Not Alone (Official) music video. I followed the instructions to no avail. Actually, I don't have actual Chrome, but rather Firefox and Edge. Is there a way to create the required text file sign in that Open Video Downloader uses?

When I try to sign in to youtube because Google wants me to sign in to verify my age, I get the following error:

Couldn’t sign you in

This browser or app may not be secure. Learn more
Try using a different browser. If you’re already using a supported browser, you can try again to sign in.

october262

Trying to download Linkin Park Not Alone (Official) music video. I followed the instructions to no avail. Actually, I don't have actual Chrome, but rather Firefox and Edge. Is there a way to create the required text file sign in that Open Video Downloader uses?

When I try to sign in to youtube because Google wants me to sign in to verify my age, I get the following error:
Couldn’t sign you in

This browser or app may not be secure. Learn more
Try using a different browser. If you’re already using a supported browser, you can try again to sign in.
MrGrackle

you try the link in post #2 ?? - https://forum.dvdfab.cn/forum/software-support-english/youtube-to-mp3-youtube-video-downloader/432912-you-tube-log-in#post432913

Mr.X

I don't have a YouTube account so I didn't need to sign in and was able to download the video.

MrGrackle

you try the link in post #2 ?? - https://forum.dvdfab.cn/forum/software-support-english/youtube-to-mp3-youtube-video-downloader/432912-you-tube-log-in#post432913
october262

Apparently doesn't work with Edge as the other post says it should. I had to download and install Chrome for just the sole purpose of this. It's a clever method to sync the program, but I wish it worked with Edge or other browsers.

Mr.X

I'm curious why you need to sign in to YouTube if it works without signing in?

yoyo57

Had same issue, followed instructions on screen to use chrome and all ok

october262

I'm curious why you need to sign in to YouTube if it works without signing in?
Mr.X

the only thing that i can think of in signing in to youtube is Linkin Park Not Alone (Official) music video
is a restricted video.

Mr.X

the only thing that i can think of in signing in to youtube is Linkin Park Not Alone (Official) music video
is a restricted video.
october262

If it is restricted, they don't enforce it too well since I don't have a YT account and was able to download it.

I've downloaded thousands of videos from YT and never had to sign in.

october262

If it is restricted, they don't enforce it too well since I don't have a YT account and was able to download it.

I've downloaded thousands of videos from YT and never had to sign in.
Mr.X

it's restricted to watch because the video has disturbing images (dead bodies)

Mr.X

it's restricted to watch because the video has disturbing images (dead bodies)
october262

Again, I was able to download a "restricted" video without issue, without signing in. See post #3.

I was asking the OP in post #5.

MrGrackle

I'm curious why you need to sign in to YouTube if it works without signing in?
Mr.X

Like october262 says, cannot get past the sign in prompt to download the video. No idea how you managed to bypass the controls.
They obviously are supposed to restrict access to certain types of videos. But they never got my drivers license so for all they know I could be 12 years old.

Mr.X

Like october262 says, cannot get past the sign in prompt to download the video. No idea how you managed to bypass the controls.
They obviously are supposed to restrict access to certain types of videos. But they never got my drivers license so for all they know I could be 12 years old.
MrGrackle

Did you try it WITHOUT signing in? As in being logged out of YT then accessing the video?

I tried it again to se if the first time was a fluke but it downloaded. No VPN.

I didn't do anything special. Clicked on the video and let SF analyze it.

MrGrackle

Did you try it WITHOUT signing in? As in being logged out of YT then accessing the video?

I tried it again to se if the first time was a fluke but it downloaded. No VPN.

I didn't do anything special. Clicked on the video and let SF analyze it.
Mr.X

Tried everything I could before being forced to download and install Chrome.

Mr.X

Tried everything I could before being forced to download and install Chrome.
MrGrackle

OK. Not sure what Chrome has to do with it since I don't use it.

jpp72

You can only use the auto sign in with Chrome

MrGrackle

Is this auto-sign-in with Chrome something they rolled out a long time ago that was supposed to be the fix-all, including sign-in issues with Peacock?
I'm not going to belly ache too much about Peacock, I use a macro key program to sign in to that, takes just a couple of keystrokes.

jpp72

Is this auto-sign-in with Chrome something they rolled out a long time ago that was supposed to be the fix-all, including sign-in issues with Peacock?
I'm not going to belly ache too much about Peacock, I use a macro key program to sign in to that, takes just a couple of keystrokes.
MrGrackle

Yes this has been implemented almost exactly a year ago:

[quote=StreamFab Change Log]
6.0.0.0 2022-10-28

New: Introducing the All-New StreamFab 6. All existing users of previous versions can upgrade to this latest version for free.
- Introduced the brand-new download engine to speed up the video analysis and download.
- DRM MPD Downloader now can download 1080p videos.
- Introduced the Discover feature to find the popular movies and TV shows on each streaming service.
- Introduced the Auto-Login feature to automatically log in to the streaming service in StreamFab if you have already logged in in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox. (already works with YouTube, others will be supported later.)
- Introduced the cross-platform Aggregated Search Engine (coming soon) to search the availability of specific movies and TV shows.
- Introduced the Dark skin for DVDFab 365 users.
More Info: https://www.dvdfab.cn/streamfab6.htm
Fix: A startup failure problem in certain cases.
Fix: A problem that certain downloaded Paramount+ videos are incomplete.
Fix: A problem that certain downloaded Paramount+ videos play in loop during playback.
Fix: A thumbnail display problem when analyzing Amazon Prime Videos from the U.K.
Fix: Some other minor fixes and improvements.

[/quote]

But now that I look at the description again, it does say Edge, Chrome and Firefox. Doesn't make sense unless they import from all 3 browsers when StreamFab opens.

I will make a suggestion to them to have a setting in StreamFab where you pick which browser to load the cookies/sessions from. We all know it is only working with Chrome right now.

I am wondering if people are just not following the steps of closing the browser before opening StreamFab or if maybe they have background running extensions which means the browser is not actually closed.

The reason for closing the browser is because a somewhat recent update to chromium based browsers now locked the cookies and they cannot be imported or manipulated while the browser is running.

With the amount of tabs i usually have opened, it's not always convenient to close the browser. So i modified my shortcut for Edge so i can still import cookies with yt-dlp. I now start Edge with the following command to make sure the cookies are not locked:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default --disable-features=LockProfileCookieDatabase

Cats4U

I think one thing was left out of the instructions in order for it to work, the browsers that are used (Chrome, Edge, or Firefox) must have Sync enabled. Although there is no way for you to personally enable or disable Sync in QCEF (StreamFab's browser), the addition of the Auto-Login feature in 6.0.0.0 in effect turns it on permanently.

jpp72

I think one thing was left out of the instructions in order for it to work, the browsers that are used (Chrome, Edge, or Firefox) must have Sync enabled. Although there is no way for you to personally enable or disable Sync in QCEF (StreamFab's browser), the addition of the Auto-Login feature in 6.0.0.0 in effect turns it on permanently.
Cats4U

Not really sure that's how it works. Sync works with your Google/Microsoft/Firefox accounts. For it to work, you would need to sign into said account in StreamFab and we don't do that. Actually you cannot login to a Google account in StreamFab.

Furthermore, even with Full Sync on, my logged in states have never been synced in any of these browsers. If i am logged into Youtube on my All-in-One and then go to my US Downloads PC, i am not logged in unless i explicitly log in with that PC.

I am the one who suggested that feature and what i suggested was using yt-dlp and gallery-dl's way of importing the cookies. Seling point was that they already use yt-dlp so it should be an easy implementation.

Obviously i cannot be sure of the way it is implemented but if they were importing the session, you'd have to keep the browser opened. The fact that the video shows Wilson closing the browser leads me to believe it is cookies.

BTW this also works for Max but i have only been able to get it to work when opening StreamFab with Elevated Privileges.

I will check with StreamFab and ask if they can explain the mechanism.

Cats4U

I'm pretty sure it is cookies. When I was trying to sync up all my cookies I had to turn on the Sync on (I think) both Edge and Chrome. Firefox had defaulted to the Sync being on and so I didn't have to do anything. I take that partially back about Chrome, (again, I think) with Chrome for Windows I had to turn on Sync but my Chromebook had it on by default.