YouTube Playback Error - 7 Methods to Get it Solved

Sometimes when you want to enjoy your favorite and wonderful videos on YouTube, you will get annoyed and frustrated when YouTube notifies you a message - "YouTube playback error. Please try again later". Mostly, you can try to solve this problem if you refresh the web page. But when you fail to do that using this way, there are still 7 simple methods introduced in this blog to help you get the YouTube playback error solved. Let's see them now.

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Part 1. Why You Run Into YouTube Playback Error?

You may wonder why your would run into the YouTube playback error suddenly, which seldom appears before. Actually, YouTube playback error is common and most users have met it before. It may happen when you are in these situations.

Situation 1. The Wi-Fi that your device is connecting to is not good enough to load the contents on YouTube. So when you play YouTube video, the YouTube playback error shows up. If you are using mobile data, it has the same reason - you are in a poor network environment now. You need to check the Wi-Fi or signal icon on the top left corner on your device to make sure whether your network is good now.

Situation 2. Loading YouTube videos will store some cache data on your device automatically. So when your device has not enough storage space so that the cache fails to be stored and then YouTube playback error occurs.

Situation 3. If you meet YouTube playback error while you want to watch YouTube videos online on browser instead of using YouTube app, it may due to the reason that you have installed some plugins that are incompatible with YouTube video streaming service. So the error shows up.

These are the main reasons that cause YouTube playback error on your device when you try to watch YouTube videos online. Next the 7 useful methods to deal with the error will also be introduced. Just keep on reading now.

Part 2. 7 Methods to Get YouTube Playback Error Solved

Method 1. Connect to A Better Network Connection

As I stated above, the most possible reason that YouTube playback error happens would be the poor network connection you connect to now. When you find that the Wi-Fi connection is weak, just simplest change to other Wi-Fi if there has other replacements. If not, restart your route and reconnect to the Wi-Fi again.

Method 2. Enable and Disable Airplane Mode

If you are not connecting to a Wi-Fi but using the mobile data of your own, you can try to enable and disable the Airplane Mode on your device. This method can help your device to recognize and reconnect a better network automatically. When the network gets better, the YouTube playback error can easily be solved.

Method 3. Close the YouTube App and Reboot Your Device

When you are using YouTube app to watch YouTube videos, try to close the app completely from the background and reboot the device again. Some people say that rebooting device just like killing some hidden virus or fixing bugs that caused due to running the device for a long time. So in fact, rebooting device can fix many errors. Try this way to see whether YouTube playback error can also be solved.

Method 4. Download YouTube HD Videos to MP4

You don't want to see YouTube playback error anymore? The most helpful tips is to download the YouTube HD videos to MP4 format with VidPaw online video downloader to stream back offline! VidPaw is a reliable and professional video downloader that can help you easily download YouTube videos without hassle. It is 100% safe to use and supports to download online video/audio from 1,000+ sites including YouTube. And VidPaw is also easy to use, which needs only 3 steps to download YouTube HD videos in MP4. Next is the guide.

STEP 1. Simple copy the URL of the YouTube video that shows YouTube playback error when you try to stream it online.

STEP 2. Go to VidPaw and paste the URL of the video to the frame bar, and click "Download" to load the information of the video.

STEP 3. When the output format and quality selections show up, you can select MP4 and the quality you like. Then hit the "Download" icon to start downloading the YouTube video. After a second, you are able to play the YouTube HD video offline.

Method 5. Update to the Latest YouTube App

If you are using YouTube app to play online videos while you receive the YouTube playback error notice, go to App Store or Google Play Store to check whether you are using an old YouTube app now. If you are, you can update the version to the latest one because the error may be solved after the update.

Method 6. Clear the YouTube App's Cache

Too many cache on YouTube app can cause the YouTube playback error because the data would get corrupted. So clear the cache of YouTube app may help to fix the problem.

On Android, go to Settings > Storage and find YouTube app. Then click into the app information and tap the "Clear cache" icon.

For iPhone users, it is a pity that you can't clear YouTube app cache like Android users do because iPhone hasn't released such function to us. But you can still try to delete the app and install it again to clear the old cache up.

Method 7. Update Your iPhone/iPad

The last method is to update your iPhone/iPad to the latest iOS version. As we know, the YouTube app will keep updating to provide better service to users. If the iOS version fails to be updated in time, the latest YouTube app may get incompatible with the old iOS version, and that's why YouTube playback error shows up. Therefore, you can try to update your iPhone/iPad to solve YouTube playback error.

Here are the 7 simple but helpful methods to help you solve YouTube playback error. So you don't need to get worried when you meet this annoying problem while streaming YouTube videos online. Just try any of them to fix it easily!

Published on April 7, 2019