Latest Client update Steam Chat video links broken

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molitar 12 Dec @ 6:26pm

All video links are displaying as a black box. Can't see video or video link.

1. Tried clearing browser cache
2. Tried changing themes
3. Tried disabling hardware acceleration

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 12 Dec @ 6:34pm

YouTube videos?

Are your YT cookies turned on? https://store.steampowered.com/account/cookiepreferences

molitar 12 Dec @ 6:36pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
YouTube videos?

Are your YT cookies turned on? https://store.steampowered.com/account/cookiepreferences

:nkCool:

Yes forgot I did reject all than accept all to toggle. So yes enabled.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce 12 Dec @ 6:41pm

Also, Steam > Settings > Friends and Chat >>> Don't embed images and other media in-line is off?

molitar 12 Dec @ 6:50pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Also, Steam > Settings > Friends and Chat >>> Don't embed images and other media in-line is off?

:nkCool:

OK that is off for now I will turn it on as at least I can see the link to click on it until I have something else to try.

anim 13 Dec @ 2:40am

This is a known Steam Chat client issue from a recent update. Embedded video previews sometimes fail to load and appear as black boxes. There’s nothing wrong on your end. clearing cache or disabling hardware acceleration won’t fix it. The usual workaround is to open the link in your browser, and you’ll need to wait for a Steam client update for a proper fix.