Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Customers are reporting main glitches on YouTube’s Android app.
- Movies are pausing randomly, and the mini-player tends to vanish whenever you swipe down.
- Uninstalling app updates appears to repair the issue quickly.
In keeping with feedback on this Reddit thread, it appears customers are experiencing two important points on the YouTube Android app:
- Movies pause randomly when exiting full-screen mode and refuse to restart as soon as they’re paused manually.
- Swiping down on a video makes the mini-player disappear whereas the audio retains enjoying out.
“If I’m watching full display screen, leaving full display screen will pause the video, and it’ll solely play if in full display screen. When leaving a video, the audio will proceed to play, however the mini participant doesn’t seem, and the video seems to fly offscreen,” a consumer wrote, agreeing with the Reddit poster dealing with the issue.
“I’ve each sliding and play button not working. Deleting caché and drive cease solely make sit usable for an hour,” mentioned one other YouTube consumer.
Resetting the YouTube app to manufacturing facility settings appears to repair the issues quickly, however customers report that the bugs return in a short time. It’s unclear what’s inflicting the issues; whether or not it’s a brand new app replace or some server-side change made by Google.
“I can’t pause nor can I transfer the time on the video; if I do it, the video stays caught. I’ve to shut the video and begin a brand new one in order that I can return to the outdated video, and it’ll begin once more,” one other consumer complained.
In the event you’re additionally dealing with the identical points in your YouTube app, you may strive uninstalling updates to the app by following the steps beneath:
- Lengthy-press on the YouTube app icon
- Go to App Information
- Faucet the three-dot menu within the high proper nook
- Uninstall all updates
In the meantime, we’ll contact Google to see if it’s conscious of the issues and if an answer is within the works.