[AC Question]

When i play video from YouTube, sound and video are not in synced. Let me know how to fix it.

Thanks in advance!!

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which device? Have you checked the same videos on your computer? I've noticed that some YouTube videos have that lack of synchronization as a flaw in the video itself, not of the device.

[Tommy L1]

Hi,

I have Samsung S6 Edge and notice same problems with delay in sound when i check youtube.
I have a Iphone and checked and no delay on the iphone but seeing the problem with the Samsung Phone.

It would be nice to have more people looking for this because its quite anoying.

I have reset phone and also emty chache and done all i can to eliminate the problem but nothing works.

Its not a huge delay but you see it quite easy if you just look for it.

/TL

Love the phone in all other areas...

[B. Diddy]

Not sure if this will help, but go to Settings>Developer Options (if you don't see it, then go to Settings>About Phone, and tap Build Number 7 times). Then switch the media player--if it's set to NuPlayer, change it to AwesomePlayer, or vice-versa. Now see if the problem persists.

[Lonns]

Not sure if this will help, but go to Settings>Developer Options (if you don't see it, then go to Settings>About Phone, and tap Build Number 7 times). Then switch the media player--if it's set to NuPlayer, change it to AwesomePlayer, or vice-versa. Now see if the problem persists.

Hi this seems solving The problem i had. Really thanks for The help.

[armhieko]

Hi,

I have Samsung S6 Edge and notice same problems with delay in sound when i check youtube.
I have a Iphone and checked and no delay on the iphone but seeing the problem with the Samsung Phone.

It would be nice to have more people looking for this because its quite anoying.

I have reset phone and also emty chache and done all i can to eliminate the problem but nothing works.

Its not a huge delay but you see it quite easy if you just look for it.

/TL

Love the phone in all other areas...

as b.diddy said.. Settings>Developer Options (if you don't see it, then go to Settings>About Phone, and tap Build Number 7 times). Then switch the media player--if it's set to NuPlayer, change it to AwesomePlayer. then restart your device and everything will be back to normal i did it on my s6 edge and it really works thnks b.diddy

[genuhvi]

Not sure if this will help, but go to Settings>Developer Options (if you don't see it, then go to Settings>About Phone, and tap Build Number 7 times). Then switch the media player--if it's set to NuPlayer, change it to AwesomePlayer, or vice-versa. Now see if the problem persists.

Hi! I cant seem to find the media player option when im at the developer options. I am using a galaxy note 3. Could you help advise on what i could do?

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Not all devices on Lollipop have the NuPlayer vs. AwesomePlayer setting in Developer Options.

Does the sound only become unsynced when you go to fullscreen mode, or change orientation?

[tyotyo18]

Hi! I cant seem to find the media player option when im at the developer options. I am using a galaxy note 3. Could you help advise on what i could do?

Me too, i cant find media player option, im using samsung A3, what should i do?

[The goat363]

Me too, i cant find media player option, im using samsung A3, what should i do?

I also have an A3, I found going into dev options and 'forcing gpu rendering' fixed the problem...

[Marcelo Otarola]

i have a Samsung Galaxy J5, and the sound is always 3 to 5 seconds ahead of the vídeo, what should i do? ( i bought it 1 week ago )

[hipkatt]

Where are we supposed to click on settings? In the Youtube app? I have a samasung Galaxy tab (4 or 5 I forget) that has a lag problem

[hipkatt]

to clarify, you need to go to your device settings, not youtube settings. This confused me at first, i thought i needed to go to the Youtube settings. Once i realized it was the device settings, it seems to have fixed it.

[mattlightbourn]

On Galaxy S7 there is no media player option under developer options. So, how do you fix on S7? Thanks

[trishacookieee_lalala]

Not sure if this will help, but go to Settings>Developer Options (if you don't see it, then go to Settings>About Phone, and tap Build Number 7 times). Then switch the media player--if it's set to NuPlayer, change it to AwesomePlayer, or vice-versa. Now see if the problem persists.

What if there's no NuPlayer or AwesomePlayer or etc on my phone? My Youtube's always delayed. Help me.

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone do you have?

[Danny Long2]

Ditto on the S7

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[B. Diddy]

Any power saving modes turned on?

[Danny Long2]

Any power saving modes turned on?

No

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[Danny Long2]

Any power saving modes turned on?

The problem is only with a Bluetooth speaker headphones etc

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[Benjamin Ritter]

The short answer: You can't fix it.

The long answer: But you can understand why.
As we've been working on the audio engine for Sonic Beat, we have an intimate understanding of how Android's audio systems work. For the most part, it kinda sucks. Google is aware of this, however, and they have been taking great strides toward fixing audio latency in Android starting with Marshmallow. The rest is up to your manufacturer as follows.

B. Diddy noted some devices have access to AwesomePlayer. If you do, turn it on - it's great. Most of you will not have this option, as it appears to be a Samsung thing.

On that note, Samsung has been on top of things lately. Newer models running Marshmallow take advantage of Google's audio rework. Our testing shows the phones averaging 120ms between sound call and output.

For these phones and others like them, the guys at superpowered.com have been working on a sound engine with impressive results. Developers incorporating it see latencies around 40ms. Still not quite the 10ms of an iPhone, but within three frames of the sound call. Unfortunately, Superpowered lacks a lot of audio format support and so developer take-up may be tough. It's the singular reason we didn't use them when making Sonic Beat.

For the rest of us plebs, we're stuck with Android's original audio engine, even on Marshmallow. My beloved Moto X 2014 measures in at 240ms, which is more than enough to break lip sync when playing Youtube. More unfortunately, 99% of the population doesn't notice and doesn't care. There are worse devices than mine as well. Our Nexus 7 2013 measures in at a whopping 350ms audio latency.

You will only make your life worse by using bluetooth. Bluetooth adds between 100ms and 600ms of audio delay ON TOP of Android's native latency. Part of this is due to compression at the source, and a bigger part is decompression at the speaker. These devices are underpowered to save battery and employ massive audio buffers to keep things from crackling. Simply don't use bluetooth if perfect audio timing or quality are concerns.

[Danny Long2]

The short answer: You can't fix it.

The long answer: But you can understand why.
As we've been working on the audio engine for Sonic Beat, we have an intimate understanding of how Android's audio systems work. For the most part, it kinda sucks. Google is aware of this, however, and they have been taking great strides toward fixing audio latency in Android starting with Marshmallow. The rest is up to your manufacturer as follows.

B. Diddy noted some devices have access to AwesomePlayer. If you do, turn it on - it's great. Most of you will not have this option, as it appears to be a Samsung thing.

On that note, Samsung has been on top of things lately. Newer models running Marshmallow take advantage of Google's audio rework. Our testing shows the phones averaging 120ms between sound call and output.

For these phones and others like them, the guys at superpowered.com have been working on a sound engine with impressive results. Developers incorporating it see latencies around 40ms. Still not quite the 10ms of an iPhone, but within three frames of the sound call. Unfortunately, Superpowered lacks a lot of audio format support and so developer take-up may be tough. It's the singular reason we didn't use them when making Sonic Beat.

For the rest of us plebs, we're stuck with Android's original audio engine, even on Marshmallow. My beloved Moto X 2014 measures in at 240ms, which is more than enough to break lip sync when playing Youtube. More unfortunately, 99% of the population doesn't notice and doesn't care. There are worse devices than mine as well. Our Nexus 7 2013 measures in at a whopping 350ms audio latency.

You will only make your life worse by using bluetooth. Bluetooth adds between 100ms and 600ms of audio delay ON TOP of Android's native latency. Part of this is due to compression at the source, and a bigger part is decompression at the speaker. These devices are underpowered to save battery and employ massive audio buffers to keep things from crackling. Simply don't use bluetooth if perfect audio timing or quality are concerns.

Thanks for this detailed answer.

Can I ask then why did it work fine on Bluetooth when my phone was on lollipop and then broke when mm came along? It's every video app where I use bt speaker the audio lags massively.

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[Rajim Inam]

Welcome to Android Central! Which device? Have you checked the same videos on your computer? I've noticed that some YouTube videos have that lack of synchronization as a flaw in the video itself, not of the device.

I have a Samsung Grand Prime and my YouTube is having a sound delay

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Did you read the above posts?

[Eduard Sawtschenko]

Hello! I have a sound delay 2. I Have S3 neo. It goes like this: I start video, it hangs for a sec., then i get delay.