The bad news: Google's native YouTube app has been kicked out of iOS 6 (the coming upgrade to the software that runs Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch).
The good news: Google has created a YouTube iPad app.
Here is a sneak peek at Google's blog post on the app, which was to be posted at 7pm yesterday (presumably the same time the app goes live, given its iTunes links):
UPDATE: The app is now live on the iTunes AppStore.
RAW DATA: Google's announcement
Introducing a new YouTube app for your iPhone
For all you diehard YouTube fans out there who can’t get enough YouTube on your mobile, we’ve got some great news: starting today, you can now download the official YouTube app for iPhone from the iTunes App Store, bringing you more videos to watch and more ways to share with the people you love. The new iPhone app is available worldwide and unlocks tens of thousands of official music videos, as well as bringing lots of new features to improve finding and sharing awesome videos and channels. It’s a new app built by YouTube engineers, to give our iPhone users the best mobile experience.
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Here’s what you’ll find in the new app:
Tens of thousands more videos: Watch official music videos like Taylor’s latest hit, as well as movies and TV shows from Google Play.
New YouTube channel guide: Swipe your finger from the left edge of the screen to reveal a guide with your subscribed channels on YouTube, giving you instant access to everything from Alli Sports to YOMYOMF.
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Find awesome videos faster: Get to videos like “Gangnam Style” faster with new search tools that give suggestions while you type, and let you sort through videos or channels. Flip through related videos, comments and more info, all while watching a video.
More ways to share with the people you love: Share that incredible video you found on YouTube on Google+, Facebook or text message in the app, as well as from Twitter and email.
You can use the app on your iPad too, and the team is hard at work building a made-for-iPad experience in the coming months. There’s even more to explore with the new YouTube app for iPhone, available for download from the iTunes App Store today. You’ve already shown us you love YouTube on mobile—to the tune of 1 billion mobile views a day—so we can’t wait to see what you think about this new experience.
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