diff --git a/core/video/youtube.py b/core/video/youtube.py
index d1acba08..9f51181e 100644
--- a/core/video/youtube.py
+++ b/core/video/youtube.py
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ def _ydl_opts(limit, db=None):
         "extract_flat": True,        # fast: enumerate uploads without per-video format probing
         "skip_download": True,
         "playlistend": int(limit),
-        "user_agent": _UA,
+        # NB: do NOT pin user_agent here — yt-dlp manages its own (current) client
+        # identity; a static UA trips YouTube's heuristics and truncates large
+        # playlist pagination (the reason a fresh ytdl-sub pages further than us).
     }
     opts.update(_cookie_opts())
     return opts
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
index 6fb344b6..826e1a00 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
@@ -1571,10 +1571,8 @@
         ytVideoMap = {};
         vids.forEach(function (v) { ytVideoMap[v.youtube_id] = v; });
         var total = pl.video_count || vids.length;
-        // Anonymous, YouTube throttles us to ~100-200; with YouTube cookies set in
-        // Settings, yt-dlp pages the whole playlist (like ytdl-sub). Be honest when partial.
-        var note = total > vids.length
-            ? 'Showing ' + vids.length + ' of ' + total + ' videos — add YouTube cookies in Settings to load the full playlist.' : '';
+        // YouTube throttles large-playlist listing for our client — be honest when partial.
+        var note = total > vids.length ? 'Showing ' + vids.length + ' of ' + total + ' videos.' : '';
         var season = { season_number: 1, title: 'Videos', poster_url: ytProx(pl.thumbnail_url),
             episode_owned: 0, episode_total: vids.length, episodes: vids.map(ytEpisodeOf) };
         return { kind: 'playlist', source: 'youtube', id: pl.playlist_id, title: pl.title || 'Playlist',