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Youtube!!!????

Come on now i am not the only one that has the problem with youtube not working at all... Now im not super crazy about youtube, but i occationally do use it. It wont play ANY videos. Whats up?
Anyone know of a fix or anything?

frostrunner said:
Come on now i am not the only one that has the problem with youtube not working at all... Now im not super crazy about youtube, but i occationally do use it. It wont play ANY videos. Whats up?
Anyone know of a fix or anything?
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If the app is not working sometimes you can use the browser to go to http://m.youtube.com. Click a video and it should play in your player.

i have the same problem

I'm having the same problem with the mobile site and the app... none of the videos are working properly. I have to keep clicking over and over again until it plays.

Its on the 1.5 kernel . seems Youtube updated some things on there end. Maybe its coincidence , but when i used the 1.6 or 2.1 dev roms Youtube seemed functioned fine then. We have to wait and see when the new roms come out
Primo dominicano aka Platano

athlet1c said:
Its on the 1.5 kernel . seems Youtube updated some things on there end. Maybe its coincidence , but when i used the 1.6 or 2.1 dev roms Youtube seemed functioned fine then. We have to wait and see when the new roms come out
Primo dominicano aka Platano
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QFT - Seems to be 1.5 YouTube app is broken.

Yes Kcarpenter that as well./They just need to fix it wow it sucks

WAIT! Mine works now, but not all movies - thats been a problem for ever. I rebooted and tried again and I can play about 6 out of 10 movies.

I wonder if this is to do with the html5 switchover that youtube is working on.

[Q] Youtube and HD playback questions

Had a couple of questions on the Youtube HD playback issues.
1) There is a lag in playing Youtube HD videos in both the app and the browser using Flash. Flash 10.2 with HC 3.1 claims to fix the browser playback issue. Does the Youtube app also use Flash for playback ? Does HC 3.1 fix the app playback issue also ?
2) The YT app has an option called HQ, but doesn't specify if its 480 or 720p. Any idea what resolution it plays the video under HQ option ?

Any takers on this

I like better the mobile site version of YouTube and it plays videos a lot better than the full desktop site version.

Both have lagged for me (the app and the mobile site). I'm pretty sure the YouTube app works without flash installed, so not sure how a flash update will fix it.
I'm going to download the latest Flash when it's released (10.3) and try it out.

CoBrA2168 said:
Both have lagged for me (the app and the mobile site). I'm pretty sure the YouTube app works without flash installed, so not sure how a flash update will fix it.
I'm going to download the latest Flash when it's released (10.3) and try it out.
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Flash 10.3 appear as released for me, both on the Transformer and HTC EVO (already installed)

mine doesnt play
clicked a video, and it will change screen to load but jumped right back to the list of videos

CoBrA2168 said:
Both have lagged for me (the app and the mobile site). I'm pretty sure the YouTube app works without flash installed, so not sure how a flash update will fix it.
I'm going to download the latest Flash when it's released (10.3) and try it out.
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That's interesting to me at least. The CNN app plays videos in full screen without lag or chopping frames, while the native Youtube app does lag and they both don't use flash. This makes me skeptical, if 3.1 would fix the issue with the playback lag in the app.

dark_aura said:
Flash 10.3 appear as released for me, both on the Transformer and HTC EVO (already installed)
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How's 10.3? Any better?

Not really, performance wise. We need honeycomb 3.1 and flash with hardware acceleration!

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Not really, performance wise. We need honeycomb 3.1 and flash with hardware acceleration!
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That's right, the 10.3 can be installed on 3.0.1, but the hardware acceleration stuff is for 3.1+
The other things this update have are security fixes for 3.0+

The 10.3 update seems to pretty much fix my Youtube lag problems. And a lot of the update might be for 3.1, but the release notes indicate it enables hardware acceleration by default on 3.0+ devices. So it should have helped you guys.

Strangely, the choppy playback in the app seems to be a non-issue on the Xoom, even on 3.0.1. So, makes me think what the issue could be on the Transformer

after updating to 10.3 my web flash seems smoother... even at 720p its definately watchable and seems decent... the app seems to still be a bit choppy... maybe not as bad (hard to say)...

Don't know if this has been mentioned yet as a workaround for the youtube app stuttering but it worked for me.
Install Dolphin HD and set the user agent to iPad.
Then when you touch play on a youtube vid choose Dolphin HD again if you get the app menu. DON'T CHOOSE THE YOUTUBE APP.
Dolphin should then load the default media player app and play the mp4 stream off of youtube instead of using Flash. Most HD vids were a lot smoother for me.

Punchatron said:
Don't know if this has been mentioned yet as a workaround for the youtube app stuttering but it worked for me.
Install Dolphin HD and set the user agent to iPad.
Then when you touch play on a youtube vid choose Dolphin HD again if you get the app menu. DON'T CHOOSE THE YOUTUBE APP.
Dolphin should then load the default media player app and play the mp4 stream off of youtube instead of using Flash. Most HD vids were a lot smoother for me.
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Tried this and doesn't work for me. Problem still exists

I'm working on a review of the Transformer and I emailed my ASUS PR rep.. speaking of Youtube, I asked him about this and his response was:
As for 720P+ fullscreen playback in Flash, this will be fixed in 3.1 as it will allow Hardware Acceleration for Flash, so for once Adobe is waiting on the OS guys to implement something first.
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jyan_osu said:
I'm working on a review of the Transformer and I emailed my ASUS PR rep.. speaking of Youtube, I asked him about this and his response was:
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Yes, that would fix the flash playback issue. But, how about the playback lag in the Youtube app ? Does 3.1 fix it too ?

Srikar_NBK said:
Yes, that would fix the flash playback issue. But, how about the playback lag in the Youtube app ? Does 3.1 fix it too ?
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Yes that will be fixed with 3.1. I emailed him for clarification on the YouTube app being fixed and he said yes
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jyan_osu said:
Yes that will be fixed with 3.1. I emailed him for clarification on the YouTube app being fixed and he said yes
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Thanks. That really clarifies it. Will wait for 3.1

OK I returned my TF at PC Richards today and got a replacement. The speaker volume out of sync is gone in the new piece. The Youtube app playback is also much better in full screen, although it still lags for some videos. Also updated to the firmware .9 and things seem to be smoother. The audio fidelity also seems to have improved surely in this new piece. I'm more happy now

[Q] Slow youtube???? HELP!

my youtube app is loading videos up but it takes TOOOOOO LONG!!! sometimes it wont even load it up itll just say error
this happened like a month
i was eb 2.3.5 v2.3 ( something like that but the data was fast on this rom) now im on miui and data is working fine for everything else like browsing or widgets etc.
now even on wifi or not my youtube videos wont even load up
the thumbnail and comments and everything else besides the video loads up fine
but now idk what to do
anyone????

Update your flash player, uninstall youtube app and re-install.

Joseg1320 said:
Update your flash player, uninstall youtube app and re-install.
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i did that
still the same thing

Mine plays fine just watched a few videos in HQ on cellular data, and tried on wi-fi no issues here...
using ultimate 2.2 rom

This really pisses me off. I watch YouTube like all the time. I have a G2 and that has no problems.
G2x just has issues and this YouTube debacle is like the final insult. Browser has stopped forced close on 174 but was forced to stop browser. Its is only two.issues affecting cm 2.3.7
Switched back to nightlies
also Netflix stopped working so went to a backup. No video just audio

miui is a cyan base rom
and the browser version works ok but the youtube app is giving loading issues

so y u just open youtube from browser?easy and same as youtube app
or u can uncheck option that force u to use mobile site
so u can open youtube as desktop site
much better really couse u have all feature of desktop site
full screen
like comments while watching
playlist etc

Yeah my YouTube app takes way to long to load. The browser works fine for me though
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

using youtube from the browser isnt really something i really want to do but i just want to fix this problem since i like to use youtube occasionally

Yeah I really hate using a browser but I'm forced to because of YouTube app
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

Try using the latest cm nightly.

it's the rom.... i also had the issue and i still do even with EB 2.3.5 and as well as the cm7 stabled Gb version.... not only with the youtube app but on some of the websites had flash issues where videos were just green lines. so i switched back to EB 2.3.3 stock Gb version. Devs are working as to finding out the problem but still no luck.

I tried the latest nightly 174 and loaded videos instantly this morning.
Will keep trying the Nightly ROMs. Will report back if I encounter the issue again.
Prefer the Youtube app, just faster.

Youtube and G2X usb mount
I am having these two issues first I noticed that phone is no more recognized by windows as usb and now this youtube issue of CM stable 7.1 , I was really liking this CM. If someone is there reading these and can help please help.

thanks
glad to know its not just me and more about the problem
i really hope this gets fixed soon but was it ever stated as an issue before so others could become more aware and hopefully put it in more demand for a fix or something?

Youtube Slow issue found
What I did I uninstalled both adobe flash player and youtube app and using dolphin web browser for youtube. I tried all those videos again through dolphin and got the instant response on my almost 2mega Byte connection. So, I guess I have to live without youtube app.

fidagill said:
What I did I uninstalled both adobe flash player and youtube app and using dolphin web browser for youtube. I tried all those videos again through dolphin and got the instant response on my almost 2mega Byte connection. So, I guess I have to live without youtube app.
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ya i just started to pretty much use the browser for youtube but i really like the youtube app smh please work again

Works fine for me now with nightly 174. No longer delays video play with YouTube app.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

rbryant1983 said:
Works fine for me now with nightly 174. No longer delays video play with YouTube app.
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Well I recently switched from LG Stock Rom to CM7.1 stable on my P990, and have the same issue. I'm glad that its not just me having slow loading of YouTube videos on the phone. Thanks for sharing the information that the nightly build of CM might help solve the issue. How many others have been successful with that build?

I can confirm that recent nightly builds are no longer causing slow loading of videos in YouTube app. I installed CM7.1 #204
I'm happy

[Q] No video? Slim Saber 4.4.2

I can't seem to get YouTube, Netflix or any other videos to play on Slim Saber 4.4.2. It just stays at a loading screen. I'm not getting any errors. Any ideas?

Irish Trigger said:
I can't seem to get [various streamed] videos to play on Slim Saber 4.4.2.
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Adobe Flash content? Not supported by Adobe after 4.0.x -- http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html

jeffsf said:
Adobe Flash content? Not supported by Adobe after 4.0.x -- http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
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Is Netflix played with Adobe?

Irish Trigger said:
Is Netflix played with Adobe?
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No. They use Silverlight on the desktop and the netflix app does its own decoding on mobile devices.
You should read the slimsaber thread about video issues, it looks like you're not the only one with problems.

Seems like MX player is needed for video playback at this time.

I whacked off the Sepolicy for mediaserver and mfc_device coz I thought the external/sepolicy has included them but I was wrong so (just my guess) that's why media apps get FC tho but not so sure. Anw, I restored those sepolicy locally and built a build with those file for newest Slimsaber tho. @OP: you can test and tell me if it still exist or not. Not so hopefully about the vid playback from Gallery apps but I hope youtube and camera would act normally again.

video
These problems still exist .

[Q] CM 12s/12.x - Video buffering/stuttering/lagging

Hello everyone.
I've been using CM for a while and I am aware of one bug which annoys me the most. When I try to watch streamed content in e.g. google chrome, MX player (hardware decoding) video stops playing after some time (10-90sec), then after few more seconds it starts playing sound but image remains frozen. I've already tried disabling NuPlayer, updating WebView, full wipe, re-flashing, using nightlies, but unfortunately nothing works. This bug appears on CM 12s and also on every nightly builds. It seems like a problem with buffer, because when video starts playing sound (with frozen image) video timer moves back few minutes/seconds.
It doesn't happen when using software decoding e.g. MX Player S/W, VLC or youtube app.
Is there any way to fix it?
Jira - bug report
OPO official forum
Thanks in advance for response.

No fix as of yet. This is the reason why I'm back on CM11s. I can't take this bug anymore. I sure as hell hope @cyanogen aren't proud of this update.
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I don't have an issue streaming any kind of content using Google Chrome, Lightning Browser etc. If there is an app that does behave funky, its Instagram. After two loops, it begins to stutter and freeze etc. This bug has been there since Kit Kat however

Mr Patchy Patch said:
No fix as of yet. This is the reason why I'm back on CM11s. I can't take this bug anymore. I sure as hell hope @cyanogen aren't proud of this update.
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That's exactly what I was afraid of. :crying:
Galactus said:
I don't have an issue streaming any kind of content using Google Chrome, Lightning Browser etc. If there is an app that does behave funky, its Instagram. After two loops, it begins to stutter and freeze etc. This bug has been there since Kit Kat however
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Try to watch 1080p or 720p video in chrome that is longer than 3 minutes, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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If there's no fix yet, maybe there's some way to force other apps to use e.g. MX player/VLC for streamed content?

Artos0131 said:
That's exactly what I was afraid of. :crying:
Try to watch 1080p or 720p video in chrome that is longer than 3 minutes, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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If there's no fix yet, maybe there's some way to force other apps to use e.g. MX player/VLC for streamed content?
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I streamed skynews hd for about 25 minutes without issues

Does it with me, but Chrome only. I used Firefox and the long loading times aren't there.

AaronW95 said:
Does it with me, but Chrome only. I used Firefox and the long loading times aren't there.
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Because Firefox uses there own built-in video. Chrome isn't the issue, its CM12 in general. I'm back on CM11s because of this crap and videos work perfectly in chrome now.
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This bug is driving me crazy.. Is there any rom that doesn't have this problem?

Yep, stock cm11s is fine. And anything on lollipop that's not built from CM sources seems to work fine like Oxygen for example. Oh and the 12.1 nightlies have it, but much more usable than CMOS12 junk
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Yep, stock cm11s is fine. And anything on lollipop that's not built from CM sources seems to work fine like Oxygen for example.
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I would like to have android 5.x because I've got used to it already, also I've heard that OxygenOS is even worse.
Here's the list of missing features and the list of bugs in OxygenOS: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygen-os-issues-thread.289981/
The question is if there's some other ROM based on Lollipop except the OxygenOS and based on CM12.
P.S. I really hate myself for deleting CM11s backup..

I used oxygen for a bit and actually thought it was excellent. No video playback bug I found there. The only reason why I can't stick with oxygen is 1. No privacy guard and 2. Camera sucks with no raw capture. Otherwise it was great.
CM12 itself is great, but the video playback bug for me is a nasty deal-breaker. CM12.1 nightlies (currently using the latest) are fantastic and the video playback bug is there but not nearly as bad as CM12. I can deal with it on nightlies.
CM11s I think is pretty much just perfect all round rom. Everything for me work as it should. I bounce between 11s and nightlies.
That's all I can offer you for help man.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
I used oxygen for a bit and actually thought it was excellent. No video playback bug I found there. The only reason why I can't stick with oxygen is 1. No privacy guard and 2. Camera sucks with no raw capture. Otherwise it was great.
CM12 itself is great, but the video playback bug for me is a nasty deal-breaker. CM12.1 nightlies (currently using the latest) are fantastic and the video playback bug is there but not nearly as bad as CM12. I can deal with it on nightlies.
CM11s I think is pretty much just perfect all round rom. Everything for me work as it should. I bounce between 11s and nightlies.
That's all I can offer you for help man.
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Thank you very much for the answers. I will just bite the bullet and try to live with it for now, but I hope it will be fixed soon.
Greetings! :good: