Problem streaming video on Nexus 7

[bigtroutz]

Has anyone that has had this issue with Youtube streaming seen anything similar with Netflix streaming?

The few times I have streamed video from Youtube it has worked fine, but I tried streaming a movie via Netflix the other night (I usually use my 10" tablet for Netflix) and it borked completely a couple of times. It just hung with the circling notification that it was buffering and I had to restart the Netflix app. My network isn't the problem and I don't have Network streaming issues with any of my umpteen other devices. Just the N7.

Thoughts?

-Suntan

Sounds like a typical Android OS issue -- some poorly behaved app decided to run in the background and zapped your memory pointers but that's just a guess. Netflix is capable of doing that all on its own as well but background app is more likely.

 

[Matthew Mendoza]

The google currents thingy didn't work out. It's still buffering like crazy. it's just so frustrating.

 

[benjilou69]

Hi Guys.
I am new to this forum and I need help. Just got a Nexus 7 for Christmas and already having problems with video streaming on YouTube. I am from the UK and don't know how to fix this so please help . Ben

 

[benjilou69]

Hello again guys.
Just went on YouTube and used the desktop version and the video streaming worked fine. But when you use the mobile version video streaming it buffers every 5 seconds or so. So is this the problem, so can someone else try this and let me know. Cheers Ben

 

[robo2005]

Settings, WiFi, advanced, uncheck WiFi optimization. This finally fixed my issues.

 

[jcharles777]

Having same reported problem streaming video on Nexus 7. Unable to view a simple food network cooking video. I sure hope I didn't make a mistake going with this tablet. Network signal is good in my home...other devices work fine. Comments please...

 

[noyb5]

I uninstalled YouTube app and then reinstalled, and it is working fine Noe

 

[flacousa]

Settings, WiFi, advanced, uncheck WiFi optimization. This finally fixed my issues.

That fixed for me. Thanks.

Sent from planet earth

 

[Ryan Ridley]

I have tired a lot of things to fix this issue but nothing works. The last few days I'm also experiencing some poor speeds with loading YouTube app. I click on a video and it takes YouTube about 2 mins to load the video. I have a 60mb virgin media line. With a Speed test I get 25mb over WiFi.

I do thing every problem we have atm is down to YouTube.

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[Pitothead]

I don't want to throw a spanner in the works, but I have just watched two 15 mins HQ videos full screen on utube with no problems. In fact I dragged forwarded a few minutes and it reloaded in less than two seconds.
JB 4.2.1 and on default settigs ( well I haven't changed anything).

 

[bmoore0909]

Got mine for xmas as well. No issues. Streamed Youtube and Amazon Instant videos with clarity and speedy load times.

 

[roblox84]

YouTube is complete garbage to the point where I only use it on my computer. When I try to watch videos on my tablet they constantly buffer and cut out in the middle of them. Any video longer then a minute or two will only play till about half and will then quit playing and buffering altogether.

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[Suntan]

I don't want to throw a spanner in the works, but I have just watched two 15 mins HQ videos full screen on utube with no problems. In fact I dragged forwarded a few minutes and it reloaded in less than two seconds.
JB 4.2.1 and on default settigs ( well I haven't changed anything).

I'd have to agree. I've played a number of the 15-ish minute Machinima videos on Youtube and they stream fine. I'm not saying that people aren't having streaming issues with Youtube, but it isn't "just" Youtube's fault.

If anything I would put wagers on the issue being a combination of their WLAN and N7. Possibly also some people have bad DNS server settings.

-Suntan

 

[redwood]

Settings, WiFi, advanced, uncheck WiFi optimization. This finally fixed my issues.

and for me too, thanks robo

 

[Shirley Mastie]

Settings, WiFi, advanced, uncheck WiFi optimization. This finally fixed my issues.

I was having the same problem and this seems to have fixed it. Thanks so much for the help!

 

[Ryano89]

I uninstalled YouTube app and then reinstalled, and it is working fine Noe

How did you uninstall the native app? Do I have to be rooted to do this?

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[Ryan Ridley]

Does the keyboard only disappear in virtual landscape mode? I know it disappears once the slider is opened which might be the cause.

To sort it for me I just assigned a static ip and then for the second dns ip I put on Google 8.8.4.4.. I have not had any issues since.

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[jdauria]

Only time I have trouble streaming videos is certain websites, youtube, ESPN etc are fine

 

[a_karnavos]

Settings, WiFi, advanced, uncheck WiFi optimization. This finally fixed my issues.

+ restore factory settings of youtube app, then reboot the system = I confirm it works now. Thx !

 

[Jeff Da]

I have this same problem and I have tried all the suggestions and nothing worked

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