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[For Mobile Users] Resolve YouTube Video Streaming Issues on iOS/Android

August 07, 2019

Other than PC, YouTube also has many mobile users. Watching YouTube videos on mobile devices like iOS and Android phone can realize a more convenient video playback experience by bringing the YouTube videos to anyplace people like. With the optimized YouTube streaming service on mobile device these years, YouTube video playback is much easier to access.
 
Related reading: [For PC Users] How to Solve the Possible YouTube Video Streaming Issues
 
But if your video streaming experience is interrupted by some YouTube video streaming issues, and fail to watch the videos online fluently, you may want the guide to help you solve the problem. So in this blog, the simple ways to deal with YouTube video streaming will be recommended. Keep on reading.
 

YouTube Mobile

Part 1. How to Fix YouTube Video Streaming Issues Happened on YouTube App

For convenience, many people would choose to download the YouTube App on iOS and Android devices for streaming YouTube videos more easily. But when the YouTube video streaming issues happen in YouTube App, how can the mobile users fix them without using too much efforts? Here are the 5 most simple but useful ways for you to deal with the YouTube video streaming issues easily. Just choose the one way that works for you.

Way 1. Restart the App and Device

When you have run your device for a long time, the performance of it will become slower, so that many errors will happen such as the YouTube video streaming issues. Therefore, when you first see the error message pops up while using YouTube App, you can first close the App and shut down your mobile device. Then restart the phone and launch YouTube App to browse the video, seeing whether the issue is solved.

 

Restart YouTube App

Way 2. Use Faster Network

If the first method can't work for you and the YouTube video streaming issues are still there, you should check whether your device is using a good Internet connection. in most cases, YouTube video fails to play fluently because the network is not good enough. By changing to a faster Wi-Fi or reconnect to the mobile data can assist you to solve the problem.

Way 3. Clear YouTube App Cache

For faster using experience, YouTube App will store some cache on your device to save the information, enabling users to load the contents faster the next time they use the app. But when there are too many caches, the data will get corrupted and some errors happen such as YouTube video streaming issues. So to fix it, you can clear the YouTube App cache. The steps work a little bit differently on iOS and Android devices. Follow the guide here to clear YouTube App Cache.

 

On iPhone
STEP 1. Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage.
STEP 2. When the information of the applications usages listed, find YouTube App and enter the app page.
STEP 3. Click "Offload App" and you can clean the YouTube App Cache successfully.
 

Clean YouTube App Cache iPhone

On Android
STEP 1. Go to Settings > Applications to find YouTube App from the installed application list.
STEP 2. Enter the App Info page of YouTube App and click "Storage" option.
STEP 3. Directly press "Clear Cache" button to clean the YouTube App Cache.
 

Clean YouTube App Cache Android

Way 4. Uninstall and Install YouTube App Again

If the above ways can't work for you and the YouTube video streaming issues are still exist, try to delete the app by long-pressing the application icon on your device, then go to App Store or Google Play Store to reinstall the app again.

Way 5. Update YouTube App and Your System Device

Keeping the application and device system updated can help you have a better using experience because the developers will always update them for enhancing the performance. Therefore, when the YouTube video streaming issues appear frequently, you can check and update both the YouTube App and system for enjoying the latest using experience.

 

Update YouTube App

If you are not using YouTube App but the web browser to watch YouTube video when the streaming issues happen, the next part can help you.

 

Part 2. Easy ways to Deal with YouTube Web Streaming Issues on iOS/Android

Fixing the YouTube video streaming issues when you use the mobile web to stream YouTube on iOS and Android has little similar as to fix the issue happened on YouTube App.

Way 1. Restart the Browser 

When you are using a browser to watch videos on YouTube, the quality of how YouTube runs will depend on the quality of the browser you are using actually. If there are something wrong with the browser, many website errors will happen, including the YouTube video streaming issues.
 
The most useful way to solve the issues happened is to stop the browser from running with some bugs continuously. Just shut down the browser and restart it, then go to YouTube and make sure whether the YouTube video streaming issues are fixed.
 

Restart Chrome on iPhone

Way 2. Restart the Device

Likewise, the bugs and errors will hide there and easily be activated when you have used the app or device for a long time. As a result, just like shutting down the browser, trying to restart your device may help solve the YouTube video streaming issues as well. 

Way 3. Close All Tabs Opened on Your Browser

Also, if you find that there are many tabs you have opened at once in the browser, you should close them when you find that the YouTube video streaming issues happen. Too many tabs opened there will make your browser run much slower, so it easily arises other problems.

Way 4. Download YouTube Video Offline

If you have tried all the methods but still can't fix the YouTube video streaming issues, why not download them for offline playback and avoid all these issues from happening?
 
VidPaw is a powerful and professional online video downloaded that can easily allow you to save the YouTube video offline. There are various formats VidPaw supports and you are free to choose for saving with high quality in the format you like such as MP4, 3GP, and so on. The tool is also easy to use on your device.
 

VidPaw

On iPhone
STEP 1. Download Documents app from the App Store and open the app with the built-in browser to go to VidPaw.
STEP 2. Copy a URL of the YouTube video you want to save, then go to VidPaw in Documents to paste the URL to the bar.
STEP 3. When VidPaw is managed to analyze the video, you can click the download option after it shows up to download the video to your iPhone.
 

Use Document to Download Videos on iPhone

On Android
STEP 1. Open a browser and go to VidPaw directly.
STEP 2. Copy the URL in YouTube when you find the one you want to download.
STEP 3. Click "Download" to analyze the video.
STEP 4. When the information of the YouTube video shows up, hit "Download" button to save the YouTube video on your Android device.
 

Download Video on Android

When you are facing the YouTube video streaming issues before you are getting ready to play the YouTube videos inside the platform on YouTube App or browser, here is the place where you can head to and find the simple ways to deal with the problem. There must one that can help you fix it. Just have a try and enjoy the YouTube video streaming fluently online.

 

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