I have an AT&T Note 5 on the latest stock rom.
Youtube is updated to the latest Google Play version.
Two issues are happening. First if I'm scrolling down my list of subscriptions and decide to watch a video. I rotate my phone to watch in full screen, then when I swipe the video down, I am back at the top of the list again, and have to scroll all the way down to get back to my position on the list. Am I missing a setting?
Secondly I noticed that sometimes the videos won't play. I choose a video and it shows the first frame, and just sits there, and never loads, never plays. The only way to fix this is to choose Recent Apps and close all the apps. Does this have to do with the aggressive memory management that the Note 5 is known to have?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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For some reason, when I tap the fullscreen button in YouTube on my Diamond, it won't go fullscreen any more.
As I watch a lot of vids over 3G/HDPSA connections, I notice that sometimes (I presume for speed) it shows a tiny version of the video. Annoying that I can't hit fullscreen and actually be able to see it!
Anyone any suggestions, or is a re-install the way forward? YouTube came on the phone when I got it (doesn't show up in the remove program list) so how would I go about re-installing?
Having an issue and not sure if its a Chrome 39 issue or Lollipop issue and was looking for some help or some people to test.
When you open a embedded YouTube link in chrome it opens the mobile YouTube web view in another tab instead of opening the YouTube app. I tested the same link on my Note 4 and it works properly, so I'm not sure were the issue is.
Example:http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/14/...-and-kings-divergent-insurgent-bosch-and-more
In the embedded YouTube view if you click the title in the embedded view it should open the YouTube app instead it opens another tab with YouTube web view.
I have already cleared defaults, cache and date on both YouTube app and chrome app to verify that is not the issue.
Any suggestions would be appreciated or I guess confirmation that this is happening to other people so I can file a bug report.
same issue for me
same issue on nexus 5, lollipop, chrome 39
I also have cleared defaults and did factory reset but it did not work
Works as expected on my N5. It plays in the current tab unless you hit the YouTube link in the upper left corner.
Same issue here with a Nexus 4.
I noticed sometimes it works (i.e. from a google search) sometimes not (like in the link posted by the op)
I'm having the same issue on my Nexus 5. Instead of opening videos in the app, it's sending me to the mobile YouTube page in the browser. Cleared app defaults in YouTube, for Chrome that button is greyed out.
i'm having this same issue on my nexus 6. its pretty annoying
I noticed the problem is fixed when you deactivate "merge tabs and apps". It is connected with the new tabs in multitasking feature.
yup noticed that too.. but i want to keep my tabs merged with recents... i don't know if this is by design or an oversight. i'm hoping google isn't thinking that opening in a new tab is just as good as opening in an app.
When I am playing something on my phone, whether it's through Google Play Music, or Pocketcasts, or Audible, I get a card on the front of the watch that offers me a pause button. Well I'd love for this card to NEVER APPEAR ON MY WATCH AGAIN! I can swipe it down, but not dismiss it altogether. I have tried adding those three apps to the "Block Apps" list without any kind of change. Has anyone else found a good way to do this?
I can't post an image because I lurk more than I post...
That's very unfortunate. Hopefully there is an option to disable that.
Kind XDA users,
I figured out a way to stream YouTube using a Note 4 on Android version 4.4.4 while the screen is off.
Also tried this on S6 and different phones on v5.0+.
Sadly it does not work on these models / versions.
Please note I use the default browser, I have no clue or it would work using a different browser. Tried to search or it was posted before, could not find it, thought I should share it, so here you go:
1. ) Find a YouTube video and launch fullscreen (from stock browser).
2.) Drag your status bar all the way down while the video plays fullscreen.
3.) Press the power button, screen should turn off but the audio keeps playing.
Edit: It seems that when you create a floating window and launch a fullscreen video in it, then unfocus the window (by for example tapping the homescreen) and powering off the device: results in the same thing.
Perhaps this way it would work on 4.4.4+ not sure, can not test at this moment.
Kind regards, Stefan.
I just tried the second trick with note 4 and it didn't work
Guys, for this feature search for OGYoutube.
I've searched multiple forums and attempted to work with Samsung support (they want me to send tablet to them).
If I try to load a video (not take on this device) from Google Photos app, the video preview comes up but the loading circle just keeps spinning. The same video through Photos app on my android phone on the same wifi connection doesn't have any problem and loads instantly.
I've tried some replacement apps and they seem to do the same or similar thing.
I have a fairly new SM-T810 (only a few months old) and this issue has always been this way...just haven't dug into the problem until now..
Overall, internet browsing on the table is relatively quick and if I go to a site like ESPN within Chrome and play a video on the page it loads fine.
I am currently using DHCP to my router, though I have tried manual setup. I am using a 192.168.1.XXX setup.
Through forums and Samsung, I've tried the normal clear cache/data, uninstall updates, restart tablet, factory reset tablet.....and nothing seems to resolve the issue.
If anyone has a suggestion, I'm certainly open to it. If more information is needed I can certainly make it available.
Thank you in advance.
The photos app is able to stream it direct from google servers, however I think it's only a preview and not full quality or it will play the local version.
3rd party apps will play it, but will download it first.
Samsung keeps saying the only way to fix this is to send them the device. I just find it hard to believe this is a hardware issue.
Seems like it's a software issue with the tablet itself or at least it's integration of handling videos. Smaller videos seem to load after a while (loading instantly on my android phone)...but large videos never load at all (after waiting minutes). Again, start playing within a second or so on my android phone.