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"Google has agreed to work with Microsoft in building an updated YouTube app for Windows Phone. A joint statement from the two companies indicates that the new app will be available &amp;#039;in the coming weeks&amp;#039;.   Microsoft released an updated version of its new app on May 23, which removed the video download feature, although adverts were still blocked. YouTube had mounted pressure on Microsoft to &amp;quot;completely withdraw&amp;quot; the app a week before, claiming it broke the video sharing site&amp;#039;s API terms. Just days after the amended release, Microsoft has replaced it with its original YouTube app, which is less functional and HTML-based. A statement from the companies reads: &amp;quot;Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube&amp;#039;s API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks. Microsoft will replace the existing YouTube app in Windows Phone Store with the previous version during this time.&amp;quot; Despite losing its newly released app, the move could be considered a small victory for Microsoft. Two years ago it had complained that Google had been withholding the essentials to build a YouTube app for Windows Phone. &amp;quot;Unfortunately, Google has refused to allow Microsoft&amp;#039;s new Windows Phones to access this YouTube metadata in the same way that Android phones and iPhones do,&amp;quot; Microsoft&amp;#039;s senior vice president and general counsel Brad Smith wrote in a blog post at the time. &amp;quot;As a result, Microsoft&amp;#039;s YouTube &amp;#039;app&amp;#039; on Windows Phones is basically just a browser displaying YouTube&amp;#039;s mobile website, without the rich functionality offered on competing phones.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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