Android YouTube integration, Remove YouTube logo

Question

I have integrated YouTube player to my app. The problem now is, YouTube logo is displayed in the player and when i click on it, it takes to YouTube app.

Is it possible to remove YouTube logo from player? If not , is it possible to remove click event on the YouTube logo?

Thanks.

Answer 1

As suggested by others, it is mandatory for you to display YouTube logo in your application in case you do not want to violate YouTube Terms of Service. Look Under API USE:

4. Brand Feature Rules. "YouTube Brand Features" means the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features of YouTube. YouTube grants You a non-exclusive license to use the YouTube Brand Features solely in connection with their display on or through the API Client as delivered by YouTube. Your Application shall provide proper attribution to YouTube as specified in the YouTube Brand Guidelines set forth at http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/branding.html, which may be modified by YouTube at any time. YouTube may terminate Your license to use the YouTube Brand Features at any time for any or no reason. Goodwill in YouTube Brand Features will inure only to YouTube's benefit and You obtain no rights with respect to any of them. You irrevocably assign and will assign to YouTube any right, title and interest that You obtain in any of YouTube's Brand Features. You shall not at any time challenge or assist others to challenge YouTube Brand Features or their registration (except to the extent You cannot give up that right by law) or attempt to register any trademarks, marks or trade names confusingly similar to YouTube's. This paragraph survives any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

As far as removing the link goes, even that is against YouTube's branding policy. Look at the last point at the bottom of the page in this link:

Any YouTube logo used within an application must link back to YouTube content or to a YouTube component of that application.

Hence, I would really suggest leaving that logo and link there. However, meeting the requirements, you could re-size it a little in case if it is big or small.