How Come Youtube app keeps doing this

[df79transam]

Let me just apologize right now if this question has already been asked. Im using the Youtube app on my dx to watch Youtube videos, how come every stinking time, no matter which video I watch, it will freeze right at the beginning? It plays for a few seconds and then BOOM!!! freezes, and if you wait about one to two minutes, it will resume playing again. What's the deal?

 

[El Jefe]

Mine doesn't do that. It sounds like you have a slow data signal & it is buffering because it is playing faster than it is downloading the video. The Does it happen over both Wifi & 3g?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Its most likely still buffering. You probably have a weak data signal. Try using Wifi if its available..it has faster speeds.

 

[df79transam]

uninstalled the latest update

I went back to the older app that came on the phone, and it doesn't do it but I feel you guys are right. I have a cell phone signal booster in my home and am showing three bars but that might not be enough. Like I stated, the older app works without freezing. The newest update just freezes for some reason on my phone.

 

[terpitude71]

do you have your settings set to download high quality by default? i know i never use HQ when on 3g because it takes forever to download

 

[RHChan84]

Why not just use the browser? I have had much better luck on the browser then the app. App seems to lag slightly more then me. I just bookmark youtube and put a shortcut on the home screen.

 

[df79transam]

Why not just use the browser? I have had much better luck on the browser then the app. App seems to lag slightly more then me. I just bookmark youtube and put a shortcut on the home screen.

True, never really gave it any thought.

 

[RHChan84]

I only have the app to upload videos but to watch them, browser is faster for me.

 

[Flawson]

I gotta say, mine does that too a lot. I don't think it's weak data always, because it behaves the exact same way on wifi. Maybe it's somehow the WAY it buffers data? It's gonna take someone way smarter than me to figure it out.

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[greydarrah]

I went back to the older app that came on the phone, and it doesn't do it but I feel you guys are right. I have a cell phone signal booster in my home and am showing three bars but that might not be enough. Like I stated, the older app works without freezing. The newest update just freezes for some reason on my phone.

Unless you have verizon's newest cell phone booster (the Network Extender) that came out 1 or 2 months ago, it will only boost the cell part of your signal, NOT the data segment. The latest Extender boost them both. Do you have wifi at home or work that you can try it on for a comparison?

 

[mhans311]

Like someone already said, make sure you don't have it set to automatically play in HQ. It takes forever that way if you're not on wifi

 

[wildman]

I went back to the older app that came on the phone, and it doesn't do it but I feel you guys are right. I have a cell phone signal booster in my home and am showing three bars but that might not be enough. Like I stated, the older app works without freezing. The newest update just freezes for some reason on my phone.

You wouldn't by chance be speaking of Verizon Wireless Network Extender? If so the extender seems to have a 3G issue because I noticed this same issue when I am using the extender.

 

[df79transam]

You wouldn't by chance be speaking of Verizon Wireless Network Extender? If so the extender seems to have a 3G issue because I noticed this same issue when I am using the extender.

Hey guys, sorry for the delay, been really busy lately. No, I have a ZBoost brand cell phone booster. Never really had a proble with it or any of my phones I've had. I bought it nearly two years ago, and it seems to do a great job.

No wifi at my house, only internet I can afford, is on my DX, im like just getting by. But like I stated, I went back a step, and it didn't stop like it was doing after playing a video for the first few seconds.

I went ahead and placed the newest update back on my X but I hadn't played around with it much to see if it is doing that stopping deal like it was doing before.

And I don't have it on HQ, you that have stated, you could grow a beard, and have time to shave it off before a video would start playing.

Ill check and see and get back with my results. When I originally ask, I just wondered if it was my fault, or is it a bug. =-s