From ff459e5fc04b1a061212672626b7bfa23ff3cdcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gamer191 <83270075+gamer191@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:08:13 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] [ie/youtube] Fix `android_vr` player client (#16168)

Closes #16150
Authored by: gamer191
---
 yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
index 2ddde4a852..776e95498e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
@@ -223,16 +223,17 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         },
         'PLAYER_PO_TOKEN_POLICY': PlayerPoTokenPolicy(required=False, recommended=True),
     },
-    # YouTube Kids videos aren't returned on this client for some reason
+    # "Made for kids" videos aren't available with this client
+    # Using a clientVersion>1.65 may return SABR streams only
     'android_vr': {
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
             'client': {
                 'clientName': 'ANDROID_VR',
-                'clientVersion': '1.71.26',
+                'clientVersion': '1.65.10',
                 'deviceMake': 'Oculus',
                 'deviceModel': 'Quest 3',
                 'androidSdkVersion': 32,
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus/1.71.26 (Linux; U; Android 12L; eureka-user Build/SQ3A.220605.009.A1) gzip',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus/1.65.10 (Linux; U; Android 12L; eureka-user Build/SQ3A.220605.009.A1) gzip',
                 'osName': 'Android',
                 'osVersion': '12L',
             },