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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 27 for Windows => Topic started by: JustinChase on December 13, 2020, 05:29:28 pm

Title: YouTube won't let me log in
Post by: JustinChase on December 13, 2020, 05:29:28 pm
I have it set to use the Chromium engine, since IE is officially dead.  I get this when I try to log in...

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 refresh your screen and try again to sign in.

Is there a solution for this, or can I just not log in at all inside MC?
Title: Re: YouTube won't let me log in
Post by: JimH on December 13, 2020, 05:39:54 pm
The IE engine isn't dead yet.

What version of MC are you running?  27.0.43 is available.
Title: Re: YouTube won't let me log in
Post by: Hendrik on December 13, 2020, 06:19:59 pm
YouTube blocks integrated browsers for some reason now. I don't think there is much we can do to fix that with Chromium. But we do have plans to replace/augment the IE Engine with the new Edge at some point (Edge is also based on Chromium now, afterall), so as long as you are on a recent Windows 10 you would get a modern browser control, and maybe it would also bypass that particular problem, although I'm not sure about that.
Title: Re: YouTube won't let me log in
Post by: JustinChase on December 13, 2020, 06:47:00 pm
Jim, you're right, it's not dead yet, but "The browser will be finished on 17 August, 2021, the company said."

I'm using the most recent version of MC.

Hendrik, thanks for the info.  I tried both IE and Chromium and both fail.  I clicked the "learn more" link in the message YouTube returns, and it says

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To help protect your account, Google doesn’t let you sign in from some browsers. Google might stop sign-ins from browsers that:

Don’t support JavaScript or have JavaScript turned off
Have unsecure or unsupported extensions added
Are being controlled through software automation rather than a human
Are embedded in a different application

the bold is probably the issue.  however, they do continue and at the bottom they offer this

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Information for app developers
If you implemented "Sign in with Google" with the Chromium Embedded Framework, you’ll need to migrate to a more secure alternative:

Switch to use browser-based OAuth.
Migrate your desktop app to a Progressive Web App.

I suspect this isn't a fix for MC, but thought it might offer some help.

Either way, thanks for the prompt response.  I'm gonna disable it in MC now, since without logging in, I only see the general crap they push on everyone, which is of ZERO interest to me.

Be well