Flipboard as a YouTube viewer

I mentioned Jasmine in a previous post but now I'm going to talk about Flipboard in regards to watching YouTube video.

As good as Jasmine is, there are some drawbacks, namely the inability to comment whilst still watching the video. You have to take your turn and do them separately. Also I noticed some glitchy behavior with regard to rewind, fast forward, and AirPlay streaming. That is why for the time being I prefer to use Flipboard, although I still use Jasmine for when I want to reply to someones comment (as far as I can tell, I can start a new comment, but not reply to an existing comment on Flipboard. If this is wrong, please correct me).

Just go to the "Account" section of Flipboard, from there you can log into YouTube and a plethora of social networks. After you are signed into YouTube you can start viewing videos directly within the Flipboard app itself. As you will see in the images below, all your usual suspects are there. Subscriptions, Favorites, Playlists, Trending, popular, etc.

At the bottom are the Comment, Like, and Share buttons. Unfortunally there is no unlike button like there is on the YouTube website (Jasmine has stars, like the old YouTube had before switching over to the like/dislike system). Also in the Share menu is the Flag Inappropriate option. If you have a Pocket account you can even save the video to watch later from within Share.

And when watching a video in full screen, the controls are exactly the same as they were in the old native YouTube app in iOS 5. Complete with a shrink button (something Jasmine doesn't have) so you can continue to watch whilst as the same time leaving a comment.

Overall, I like both apps for watching YouTube and both offer a little different experience. I prefer watching the videos on Flipboard and for basic commenting, but if I wish to reply to a comment, I still have Jasmine for that. Give both apps a try and use whichever one you prefer.