Youtube app for Nexus 5 definitely sucks - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm trying the Youtube app on my Nexus 5 (version 5.3.32) and it definitely really sucks.
Videos (HD and SD) suffer of frame dropping and sometimes (for example when you listen to a song) there are some punctual audio distorsions (metallic peaks) while playing.
I compared the same music video on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the difference is embarassing...
Any news/solutions?
As a workaround, i'm using Google Chrome on Nexus 5 for Youtube and it's so much better than the app.....

cicciolon082 said:
I'm trying the Youtube app on my Nexus 5 (version 5.3.32) and it definitely really sucks.
Videos (HD and SD) suffer of frame dropping and sometimes (for example when you listen to a song) there are some punctual audio distorsions (metallic peaks) while playing.
I compared the same music video on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the difference is embarassing...
Any news/solutions?
As a workaround, i'm using Google Chrome on Nexus 5 for Youtube and it's so much better than the app.....
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I replaced the Google YouTube app with an alternative called Viral. I even removed the YouTube apk and only have an issue with the Flowly app. Viral includes features that Google ignores such as background audio playback and full control over the UI theme colors. It actually had floating video windows before Google added that feature.
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3DSammy said:
I replaced the Google YouTube app with an alternative called Viral. I even removed the YouTube apk and only have an issue with the Flowly app. Viral includes features that Google ignores such as background audio playback and full control over the UI theme colors. It actually had floating video windows before Google added that feature.
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It's not accettable that Gapps are not working good on a Nexus device!

cicciolon082 said:
It's not accettable that Gapps are not working good on a Nexus device!
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correct me if I'm wrong but aren't GApps are just supposed to be a collection of Google Apps and is separate from Nexus devices.
With regards to your original comment, the Youtube App is the same for everyone isn't it?

I experience no such issues with the stock YouTube app on WiFi or data. I always have HQ or HD selected.
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Does anyone else YouTube app take seconds to launch?
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Yep it takes a few seconds to open but I've noticed that's on all phone

Stuttering problem could be due to WiFi optimization. Disable it from advanced WiFi setting.
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Everyone has the same gapps
I thought everyone on the same version of android should have the same version of gapps? Also, there is surely going to be delay when opening apps unless your phone runs on SSD? Well, that would be so cool LOL

Well i`am running stock/no root and i never xperienced any issues as discribed by some users on YouTube, not on wifi and 3G.

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Am sure that the ROM and Kernel I'm on makes little difference but just in case the image shows what my daily driver is.
Not one problem with the YouTube app from the playstore for me.if a video sucks its cause of the person who made it
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jball said:
Am sure that the ROM and Kernel I'm on makes little difference but just in case the image shows what my daily driver is.
Not one problem with the YouTube app from the playstore for me.if a video sucks its cause of the person who made it
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No way...i compared the same video on Nexus 5 and Galaxy S2....

daudster said:
Stuttering problem could be due to WiFi optimization. Disable it from advanced WiFi setting.
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I'll try to disable all the battery saving optimizations for wi-fi...

072665995 said:
correct me if I'm wrong but aren't GApps are just supposed to be a collection of Google Apps and is separate from Nexus devices.
With regards to your original comment, the Youtube App is the same for everyone isn't it?
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Yes...but Google works directly on Nexus...they could guarantee that at least on Nexus devices they are ok!!!

Mine was updated today. Have a look at the store. Utube is famous for stuttering though. Don't think they give it the server power, size, or wotnot, it needs. .

Staggerlee66 said:
Mine was updated today. Have a look at the store. Utube is famous for stuttering though. Don't think they give it the server power, size, or wotnot, it needs. .
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To clarify: you are experiencing stuttering problems after you updated to the newest version of the YouTube app?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrzheng.supertubeplayer
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Why cant the one x play 720p youtube videos?

with all the praise about how good the s4 is why cant it play 720p youtube on desktop site? I tried every browser to no avail.
Why not just use the YouTube app?...
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King Shady said:
Why not just use the YouTube app?...
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youtube app isnt 720p...
joeyzadoe said:
youtube app isnt 720p...
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Does the "hd" button in thebottom left corner in the app not make it 720p? I'm honestly curious. I have no problem playing in "hd" using the app, but there is stuttering using the site. Interesting
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Loneeagle14 said:
Does the "hd" button in thebottom left corner in the app not make it 720p? I'm honestly curious. I have no problem playing in "hd" using the app, but there is stuttering using the site. Interesting
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the hd button on the app only makes it 480p
Loneeagle14 said:
Does the "hd" button in thebottom left corner in the app not make it 720p? I'm honestly curious. I have no problem playing in "hd" using the app, but there is stuttering using the site. Interesting
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It does, and works flawlessly.
Website seems to automatically downscale it to look like crap, but with the app and clicking HD on bottom left it works fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
Use whatever apk you want from there. Uninstall the preinstalled YT app with Titanium Backup, and install this. *Might need a reboot after uninstalling*
Also, you need root.
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the hd button on the app only makes it 480p
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Not if the video uploaded a 720p option.
Well I tried uninstalling the updates to flash to no avail. Perhaps it's GPU related? No idea
my youtube app plays HD perfectly. pretty sure it is 720p. I also just enabled force GPU rendering...not sure if this has anything to do with it.
I have heard conflicting issues with video, both in quality and performance. Maybe HD only works over LTE or Wifi?
Search 720p from the app and click the first link, Iceland Volcano or w/e. It shows "HD" next to the views, showing that it was actually recorded in HD.
It first plays at normal grainy quality, but after clicking HD when on LTE it looks amazing...since you can't disable LTE on the ATT OneX I can't test over standard 4G to compare.
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Not if the video uploaded a 720p option.
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even if the video uploaded a 720p option its still 480p. props to ExtractedDeath for providing the link with the modified youtube app. thats the only way. But my concern is why cant it play it in the browser? The phone should be powerful enough
My YouTube app is definitely playing in full HD quality (720p+).
My One X is also playing 720p on the pre-installed YT app. I know the clarity of this video is NOT just 480p...
It's not like past apps that played HQ... it's actually playing HD.
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My YouTube app is definitely playing in full HD quality (720p+).
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Same here. I think maybe it needs LTE? I took two quick sets of screenshots to compare...if the second pics aren't true HD then its the damn best upscaling from 480p I've ever seen! Leaving full res for obvious reasons, sorry to those with slow internet...
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This set shows the difference even better - its a Night and Day difference!:
Plays HD resolutions fine from youtube app. Will not play from youtube.com in chrome.
browser and app work fine for me. Even a 1080p video plays fine.
no my browse cant play 720p either. Opera plays can play it but it is choppy.
designgears said:
browser and app work fine for me. Even a 1080p video plays fine.
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your saying 1080p youtube videos work in desktop mode on your browser?? please tell me the secret as i have tried all browsers and none play smoothly on 720p or 1080p. on lte or wifi the app gets 720p. just realized the whole time i was on hspa+ which is why i kept getting 480 .
I'm 100% the YouTube app plays 720p HD video as long as the video has 720p. And it looks freaking amazing.
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[APP][2.1+] Viral (YouTube Floating HD Player)

Hi guys, I think I've delayed the announcment quite a bit but here is a new app we have been working on for a while.
Showtime is an innovative video player that has many features and you can search videos from YouTube. With the Pop-up player, you can play a video and use any other android app for those of you who like to multi-task. You can also play with fullscreen or minimise the playing video to the notification tray. If your device is powerful enough, you can open multiple Pop-up windows. This app has the following features to give you the best seamless and intuitive experience.
Resizable Pop-up player which can also play local videos from your video gallery
Minimise and play in the background
Change video resolutions from 144p up to 1080p
Tab sliding interface for easy navigation
Connect to your YouTube account (Access to Watch Later, My Uploads, Playlists…)
Ad free [Paid]
If you have any problems with the app, please do not leave a low feedback, contact us and we will try to respond to you shortly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer
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Donations are ALWAYS appreciated and can help app development and support
It looks good and is working well. Is avi support possible?
Oh
I've used this
Great work on my phone:thumbup:
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Thanks bro
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Thanks!! Is a nice app! Thanks bro!!
Needs more holo dark
newget said:
Oh
I've used this
Great work on my phone:thumbup:
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Was getting accused that we copied YouTube v5 when our app was out way before it
Kingo64 said:
Needs more holo dark
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Go settings > Style then knock yourself out
It's amazing... Great work... Thanks for app... What you think about easy download feature and easy themes like day and night only.
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Absolutely unbelievable. Your app puts into shame Youtube official app. It's playing flawless HD videos on my old Xperia Neo. Now it's time to uninstall crappy Youtube app, which doesn't even support HD playback for older devices.
@ermacwins
Could you please try to provide latest apk in the OP? Trying to install via PlayStore on my Xperia Ray fails the compatibility check.
Awesome app the only downside for me is the icon and logo were meh. But this is the best YouTube app on android.
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Great app !!
Is it possible to minimize straight from the app without shrinking the video first ?
Looks really nice! Leaving footprint.
The features of this app + the features and the look of the new YouTube app = pure awesomeness. Just a thought. :good:
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Great idea ...4,5/5
only bad thing ...the scrolling lags a bit ..and the video thumbnail loading takes a sec ....i love it
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Great player, I love the multitasking ability. Would it be possible to have the app open to What to Watch? Also have the ability to open Gallery videos from within the app itself?
I think the idea and actual functionality of this player is brilliant but it also still needs quite some polish.
Performance of menus aren't the best, and somehow the layout of the shown video in the time line looks a hit squashed, at least on the Nexus 7.
But if performance improves and some small things get fixed, this could even replace the native app.
Finally I'm able to reply to comments and it gives you much more information at once anyways.
Very promising app, please keep it up
Just purchased the full version, as this is a pretty powerfull YouTube app that will likely only get better. I would suggest an option for a dark theme in the settings menu. The Style menu is can't seem to invert the video cards on the main menu that feature the videos. I love running all dark apps on my phone, so having a quick setting in the menu for a dark theme would be a blessing, so I won't have to change the colors on my own every time I wipe my device and flash a new ROM.
Besides that, this app is wonderful. The ability to play real HD videos is perfect. It's way better than the app Google provides. I'm going to recommend to my followers that they check out your app.
I was playing a video on my Nexus 7 2013 when I noticed a little quirk. It is impossible to tune a video to a certain time with the navigation bar enabled in landscape. The app does not resize to accommodate the navigation bar. I've attached a screenshot to show this in action. You can see in the image how when you touch the screen, the navigation bar pops up and blocks that area of the app.
Can't wait to try this out, but I have to wait till I get back. Going to an area with no cell service and creepingly slow internet.:crying::crying::crying:

[APP][2.1+] MovieDroid - Watch movies and TV shows online [14 JAN]

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Hi!
I would like to announce MovieDroid, an easy-to-use application to search and play movies and TV shows from any Android device.
Using this application you can find plenty of movies and play them via streaming with great quality. You can also add any movie or TV show to the favorites section to keep them handy!
NOTE: The contents are only available in English and/or original version.
MovieDroid is already available at the Play Store.
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We hope you enjoy it!
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Played a couple of movies and it works well !
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Very nice app!
Some usefull things i would love to see in a future release:
- option to show preferred hosters on top
- option to automatically try the next launcher when one gives an error
- subtitle support (like unis video)
- option to vote for hosters, so one can quickly see that a hoster is bad.
- a dark theme
Great app. Needs subtitles within the app and chromecast support
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Very good app esp when used with loaderdroid
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I would like to see it available for Google TV. I tried the link for the website but it only gives me the option to download flv player. I tried sideloading it through Google Drive and it didn't work.
Edit : I've got it download now trying to figure out what player to play it on mxplayer is not compatible.
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Will be very useful if you add chromecast support. Watching on my phone is pointless.
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Chromecast support is on its way, expect it soon if everything goes well!
And I'm taking note of every suggestion for future updates
The first thing is: beautiful app!! and in the next updates will be there other languages? Italian maybe
TV portal I good too
RoOtBoX4/20..4AcEs4/21..SpEcCd+RoBoToEd+ViPeRd. 2$HAYNE!!!
Where do you click to add to favorites? Thanks.
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bamachevrolet said:
Where do you click to add to favorites? Thanks.
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After you search the movie/show, the options come up. There is a star on the image of each title
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jumper62 said:
After you search the movie/show, the options come up. There is a star on the image of each title
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Thanks, completely missed the star.
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HtcRo said:
The first thing is: beautiful app!! and in the next updates will be there other languages? Italian maybe
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The app can be translated to Italian but the contents will be always in English.
I don't have any control of the contents so it's not in my hand to add more languages.
Waninkoko said:
The app can be translated to Italian but the contents will be always in English.
I don't have any control of the contents so it's not in my hand to add more languages.
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Oh, i see! Sin, at least will improve my English xD
WOW!! Definetely downloading.
unfortunatly it suffer the same faith as TVportal in playstore.
nhariamine said:
unfortunatly it suffer the same faith as TVportal in playstore.
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So get it while it's there. Still love tvportal as well and devs always find a way to get the app to you.
Also for the Google tv person install loaderdroid it saves the file and than can be played with mxplayer. Or on a home computer.
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If the app is someday removed from Play Store, we have a way to notify the users about how to install and/or update it manually
Are there any Chromecast users? It would be great to have someone with a Chromecast to test its support

[APP][2.3+] Miniature Preview Camera released

Hi,
Today I have released free camera app named "Miniature Preview Camera".
Miniature Preview Camera
The following is a link to apk.
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You can capture miniaturized photo with real time preview.
Miniaturized photo is created by so-called tilt shift effect. However,beautiful miniaturized photo also requires good photo composition and objects which matches up with tilt shift effect. So this app offers real time preview of tilt shift effect. You can capture the best miniaturized photo while you are watching result of effect.
It also offers test for EDIT mode which makes you to add tilt shift effect to the image in gallery.
This is my first camera app.
I am worried the fact that behavior of android camera is very dependent on the device.
So I would appreciate if you could try it and give me some feedback.
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Doesn't work on my Samsung infuse.
I can see image only for one second when I exit the app or else only black screen.
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unknown25 said:
Doesn't work on my Samsung infuse.
I can see image only for one second when I exit the app or else only black screen.
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Thank you for your feedback. I will try to investigate the issue.
Black screen on the note 2
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OctoberApps said:
Hi,
Today I have released free camera app named "Miniature Preview Camera".
Miniature Preview Camera
You can capture miniaturized photo with real time preview.
Miniaturized photo is created by so-called tilt shift effect. However,beautiful miniaturized photo also requires good photo composition and objects which matches up with tilt shift effect. So this app offers real time preview of tilt shift effect. You can capture the best miniaturized photo while you are watching result of effect.
It also offers test for EDIT mode which makes you to add tilt shift effect to the image in gallery.
This is my first camera app.
I am worried the fact that behavior of android camera is very dependent on the device.
So I would appreciate if you could try it and give me some feedback.
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Care to add the apk for those who cannot access the Play Store? Thank you.
It works very well on Sony Xperia Z1.
Nice little app, thank you.
Works on Nexus 4 but crashed after a while when I adjusted the tilt shift effect.
Thank you for problem report. It really helps me.
Some of them may be caused by not difference of camera but GPU... It is tough to debug problem which I cannot reproduce but I will try.
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Black screen on the note 2
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Hi hasbrobot,
Thank you for your feedback. I worked on this issue with the highest priority.
I have released version1.2 and I think this issue has been fixed. If you still have interests in this app, I would glad you could try again.
unknown25 said:
Doesn't work on my Samsung infuse.
I can see image only for one second when I exit the app or else only black screen.
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Hi unknown25,
Thank you for your feedback. I worked on this issue with the highest priority.
I have released version1.2 and I think this issue has been fixed. If you still have interests in this app, I would glad you could try again.
OctoberApps said:
Hi unknown25,
Thank you for your feedback. I worked on this issue with the highest priority.
I have released version1.2 and I think this issue has been fixed. If you still have interests in this app, I would glad you could try again.
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It works... Thanx.
BT I felt a lag.
And also the app takes time to open.
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unknown25 said:
It works... Thanx.
BT I felt a lag.
And also the app takes time to open.
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Hi unknown25,
It is good to hear the fix. And yes, this app requires lots of computing power and can be slow on some devices. Implementing performance improvement needs a little time but I will do it in next major update.
Doesn't focus in nexus 4. Thanksssss
Hi gyokzoli, luiseteyo
Thank you for your report. I will get Nexus4 and try it.
Can you post the apk in the first post for those of us preferring not to use the Play Store? Thanks in advance.
Edit: App works fine on CM10, only issue is preview is stretched.
Crashed on LG G2 (D802) when trying to adjust zoom slider. Worked when adjusting effect slider. Picture captured.
The Play store says this app isn't available for my phone (Nexus 4). I can find it using the play store app either, only the Pro version.
odoneout said:
The Play store says this app isn't available for my phone (Nexus 4). I can find it using the play store app either, only the Pro version.
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same here. please put the apk in op
I unable to download it on my Nexus 4. Device list is dim.
Btw i'm runnning AOSP 4.4
Only half
Only lower half of picture is saved.
On I9100G with CM10.2 20131002 nightly

Artifacts on video playback

Guys,
I have this weird issue where I get artifacts during video playback, be it mp4 videos that I copy to my Nexus, videos recorded with the cell's camera, and even YouTube videos! Here's a sample:
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Is anyone experiencing this kind of issue as well? My Nexus has KitKat 4.4.2 (KOT49H), and I have ART enabled.
Any help on solving this issue is really appreciated.
Nobody here? Really?
Bump!
Unbelievable. One week and not even one comment.
Nobody's having this issue at all??
Nope
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Are you 100 percent stock Google
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Yes, Mark, 100% stock Google; no custom ROMs, no root, no unlocked bootloader, etc.
I switched back to Dalvik and it seems like the issue went away, but I got it back after a few hours. So no matter what runtime is enabled, the artifacts show.
I installed MX Player last night, and it works perfectly with software decoder only; but if I enable the hardware decoder, I get the same artifacts. Using this doesn't solve the problem on YouTube, of course.
I guess I'll have to do a factory data reset and see if that solves my problem. Darn.
Well, I factory reset my phone twice, and even formatted cache, all to no avail. I'm still having this freaking issue.
Anybody has experienced this problem? Any possible solution?
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Are you by chance plugged into charger when playing video?
It looks like graphics over heating to me, maybe too heavy a case, ambient temperatures or something along then lines perhaps?
WR
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WarRaven said:
Are you by chance plugged into charger when playing video?
It looks like graphics over heating to me, maybe too heavy a case, ambient temperatures or something along then lines perhaps?
WR
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Plugged, unplugged, it's the same.
Curiously, I disabled HDR+ on the camera app and YouTube isn't showing the problem anymore. But it's too early for me to say that's causing the problem.
However, IMDb is showing lots of artifacts on the trailers (embedded youtube, I think); I just played The Hobbit 's trailer and it's full of them. But the same trailer is perfect on YouTube. Same issue on Tapatalk with YouTube videos.
Biggest problem is this issue also occurs when playing local videos, being an mp4 I copied to the phone or a video recorded with the camera.
It's gotta software, though, cause MX Player does not have this issue when playing any local files. But it really bugs me.
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cvillalta said:
Plugged, unplugged, it's the same.
Curiously, I disabled HDR+ on the camera app and YouTube isn't showing the problem anymore. But it's too early for me to say that's causing the problem.
However, IMDb is showing lots of artifacts on the trailers (embedded youtube, I think); I just played The Hobbit 's trailer and it's full of them. But the same trailer is perfect on YouTube. Same issue on Tapatalk with YouTube videos.
Biggest problem is this issue also occurs when playing local videos, being an mp4 I copied to the phone or a video recorded with the camera.
It's gotta software, though, cause MX Player does not have this issue when playing any local files. But it really bugs me.
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your GPU is bad get it RMA'd i have a strong computer experience and id say your GPU is bad ESPECIALLY when you caught it on a screenshot if it was software it wouldn't show on a screenshot but it did and guess what part renders screenshots? GPU..
markdapimp said:
your GPU is bad get it RMA'd i have a strong computer experience and id say your GPU is bad ESPECIALLY when you caught it on a screenshot if it was software it wouldn't show on a screenshot but it did and guess what part renders screenshots? GPU..
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A screenshot captures everything on the screen independently of the source of the problem, be it software or hardware.
Biggest problem is this issue is not occurring on YouTube anymore. And a hardware issue will occur not only on videos, but on games too (which are perfect), and pretty much everywhere.
I'm on 4.4.2 now. Is it possible to go back to 4.4.0? I'm having the feeling that the ROM installed on this phone came with the problem, and subsequent updates did not overwrite the troublesome files.
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cvillalta said:
A screenshot captures everything on the screen independently of the source of the problem, be it software or hardware.
Biggest problem is this issue is not occurring on YouTube anymore. And a hardware issue will occur not only on videos, but on games (which are perfect), and pretty much everywhere.
I'm on 4.4.2 now. Is it possible to go back to 4.4.0? I'm having the feeling that the ROM installed on this phone came with the problem, and subsequent updates did not overwrite the troublesome files.
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I assume its your rom improper GPU drivers or something
markdapimp said:
I assume its your rom improper GPU drivers or something
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In my case, it seems to be the video player system app, which does not show in the list of apps; if it did, I would already have cleared its cache at least.
I'm really bugged by this issue, man; my phone is almost "perfect". I'm downloading the 4.4 image; I'll downgrade back to original stock to see if that finally fixes this issue, and then just let the 4.4.2 OTA get installed by itself.
None of this worked.
Could someone share the video player system app, please?
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