Question YouTube videos play for 48 seconds before infinitely buffering

[schizophrenia___]

Hello. I am having this very strange issue which has puzzled me for months now. As the title says, videos will only play to around 47-48 seconds before infinitely buffering, with a black screen aswell. Issue persists on every resolution and playback speed. Things i have tried:

- Using other YouTube apps

-Changing the buffer thresholds

- Disabling VPN

-Changing VPN location

- Cleared cache, reinstalled the app(s)

- Scanned for viruses, both in the various APKs aswell as system scans with various antiviruses

-Changed between WiFi+Data, Data only, WiFi only

- Changed phone plan (original was 50mbit, new one is around 100mbit)

- Using YouTube through my browser (this is the only "solution" i have found but it's obviously not optimal)

Just some extra info, OnePlus 8T, latest update, issue has been constant since around middle of April.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Does this also happen in Safe Mode? https://safemodewiki.com/guides/how-to-boot-into-safe-mode-on-oneplus-8t-plus-5g/

 

[schizophrenia___]

Just tried it. It does not do it in safe mode. Thanks for that. Now comes the hard part though, how do i figure out what's causing it without factory resetting my phone?

 

[B. Diddy]

That can be tricky. Sometimes you just have to uninstall apps one by one until the problem goes away.