YouTube App is Still Performing Like Crap!!!

[biggbrother2]

Can someone explain to me why even on the latest firmware with full wifi signal strength with over 12mbps on FIOS this tablet cannot play YouTube without stopping every 10 seconds to buffer? The video plays fine on my Galaxy Nexus yet stalls on my top-of-the-line Prime.

I'm getting so frustrated as to why this tablet won't just work like its designed! :banghead:

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[Devinator]

My Prime is being fixed, but, I was experiencing similar issues with streaming (not just YouTube). I am hoping that the update that just came out fixed it, I guess I'll find out when I get my Prime back.

I assume your Prime is up to date?

 

[Va1ha11a]

Uncheck and recheck HQ. That sometimes helps for me.

 

[almath]

I use Tubemate to ease those woes. YouTube sucks 98% of the time. Got it from Amazon appstore, videos play very nice no problems at all.

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[Speedygi]

I never had problems with the YouTube and for the most part, love watching movies on it. Plus it absolutely trumps Iphone 's YouTube app. If you have seen that, you will be thankful we don't have to endure that sort of worse in our smartphone usage.

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[WasatchRocks]

Can someone explain to me why even on the latest firmware with full wifi signal strength with over 12mbps on FIOS this tablet cannot play YouTube without stopping every 10 seconds to buffer? The video plays fine on my Galaxy Nexus yet stalls on my top-of-the-line Prime.

I'm getting so frustrated as to why this tablet won't just work like its designed! :banghead:

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For me, the YouTube app works well. But its any other website that offers streaming video, it will crash (hard) when I try to maximize the streaming video. Leaving it small framed, it appears to be working fine.

I have three browsers installed, Default (Browser), Chrome Beta and Dolphin. ALL three react the same way and simply blow up (screen goes black).

I have already done one factory reset when I first ran into the browser blow up. That was prior to the latest firmware update. I may have to do another factory reset and see if that makes a difference.

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[Cobravision]

I have had zero issues with the YouTube app on the TP, full framed or windowed. And I have buffering issues on my desktop all the time.

 

[Devinator]

I have had zero issues with the YouTube app on the TP, full framed or windowed. And I have buffering issues on my desktop all the time.

What OS are you running on your desktop?

And, what is your ISP? If you have DSL you might have buffering issues. But, if you have something like Comcast, you shouldn't experience any buffering issues. I have Comcast's cheapest plan and I never have buffering issues.

It's strange that you don't have them on your Prime but you do on your desktop. That leads me to think it's an OS issue, not an ISP issue. Or, if you are connected with an Ethernet cable to the router, try swapping it for a different one.