bug (YouTube/Hide ads): Hide fullscreen ads doesn't allow opening community post images

[ILoveOpenSourceApplications]

Type

Error at runtime

Tools used

RVX Manager

Application

YouTube v19.16.39

Bug description

Apparently youtube changed the way where if a community post wasn't of square resolution the user had to tap on the image to view the full image. Now instead it opens similar to how a fullscreen ad opens, and thus the patch doesn't allow opening the image to view the entire image.

Error logs

No response

Solution

Probably if they plan to go ahead with this method (which sucks), community posts somehow will have to be whitelisted from the fullscreen ads patch or change the method of viewing the image to how it was.

Hopefully they'll revert back to the old ways and this can be closed without any patch or changes.

Additional context

There's a chance that this is an A/B test and this may be reverted back, but since I noticed it, I decided to report it here.

A similar report:
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/199hhwo/change_to_community_post_pictures_mobile/

Device Environment

No response

Acknowledgements

• This issue does not reproduce on unpatched YouTube or YT Music.
• This issue is not a duplicate of an existing bug report.
• I have chosen an appropriate title.
• All requested information has been provided properly.
• I have written the title and contents in English.

[inotia00]

Please attach a screenshot of when the image in the community post is normally opened in fullscreen.
I didn't find any difference.

[ILoveOpenSourceApplications]

Here.

Screenshots

How the preview looks:

How it opens in incognito:

How it opens when signed in:

[ILoveOpenSourceApplications]

An update: Mine reverted back to the old one. So it's definitely A/B testing. Hopefully it stays that way.

[inotia00]

Some people may still be having issues with these A/B tests, so I'll keep this issue open.

Like the issue #1820, I will close the issue once enough time has passed.

[inotia00]

This issue is still reproduced to some users.

Therefore, I try to solve this issue by adding Close fullscreen ads setting.

1. If the Close fullscreen ads setting is turned on
   : Click the Close button to close the fullscreen ads.
   Fullscreen ad are exposed for about 0.5 seconds, but there is no side effect because it is closed only when the fullscreen ads are detected.

2. If the Close fullscreen ads setting is turned off
   : The same method is used as before.
   Always block the dialog without checking the fullscreen dialog in detail.
   There is also a side effect that the community post image on the fullscreen is also blocked. (A/B testing)

[ILoveOpenSourceApplications]

YouTube briefly displayed the new layout for opening images in community posts, but then switched back to the old one when I reopened the app. So yeah, they're still testing it and haven't come to a conclusion yet.

[inotia00]

reflected in revanced-patches-4.9.1-dev.1

[inotia00]

reflected in revanced-patches-4.9.1