Youtube S60v3 — ((exclusive))

The experience was further enhanced by the runtime, which was included in many S60v3 firmware updates. Flash Lite 3 supported FLV video, the very format YouTube used at the time. With Flash Lite installed, users could watch YouTube videos directly in the native browser (or download FLV files to watch later with a dedicated player). While this method was revolutionary, it could be somewhat complex, often requiring users to download a video, save it to the phone, and then open it through the Flash Lite player.

As YouTube exploded in popularity on desktop computers, a massive technical challenge emerged: how do you bring a flash-video-dependent platform to a mobile operating system running on limited processing power and slow 3G networks? youtube s60v3

Well, "stream" was a generous word.