Perform a Hard Restart (or Hard Reboot)
It's like holding the power button down on your computer. To give this a go, press and hold the power button for at least 20 seconds. If Android isn't responding, this will (usually) force your device to reboot manually.Reset all app preferences at once
- Go to Settings > Apps.
- Tap the More menu ( ) in the upper-right corner.
- Select Reset app preferences.
- Read through the warning — it will tell you everything that will be reset. Then, tap Reset Apps to confirm your decision.
Update the YouTube app
- Open the Google Play Store app .
- Tap Menu. My apps & games.
- Apps with an update available are labeled "Update."
- Tap Update All to update all apps. For individual apps, find the specific app you want to update and tap Update.
In the Chrome app
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
- At the top right, tap More .
- Tap History. Clear browsing data.
- At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
- Next to "Cookies and site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
- Tap Clear data.
How to Unblock YouTube
- Why is the YouTube video blocked? The video might be blocked because of any of the two reasons:
- How to Unblock YouTube: Use a VPN. The simplest way to unblock YouTube is by using a VPN.
- Use Tor. Tor hops your data over a number of relay nodes, so your original IP is hidden.
- Use a Proxy.
- Download the video.
Manage content when you can't access YouTube
Go to your Google Account settings. Make sure you sign in with your YouTube channel's Google Account. Choose whether you want to hide or delete your YouTube channel and content. Be sure to read carefully — if you delete some content, you won't be able to get it back.Your YouTube videos black screen problem may occur because your web browser is out of date. To update your browser, uninstall it at first. Then go to its official website, and download its latest version and install it on your computer. After that, check to see if it fixes your YouTube videos black screen issue.
Check your Wi-Fi network. Update the internet browser. Clear cache and history files in Android phone. Clear cache in YouTube app.
YouTube is overall a great platform, which explains how it has been popular for so long. However it does have its own share of flaws. Two of the biggest problems most users face are bad recommendation videos, and spam comments. Everyone's recommended videos are based on videos that they previously watched.
In most of the cases, a poor network connection is the cause of the "YouTube won't play on iPhone/iPad" issue. You can simply turn off your WiFi network connection and then turn it on again or reset network settings on your iOS device by going to Settings > General > Reset and clicking Reset Network Settings.
By removing the existing website data and history on Safari, it will reset YouTube settings as well. To do this, just launch Safari on your Mac and go to its Preferences > Privacy tab. Once it is done, restart Safari and check if YouTube is not loading or not.
The reason for your slow YouTube experience is most likely your Internet connection. For example, your device only uses one Internet connection at a time. It is either using Wi-Fi or it is using your mobile data connection.
Streaming video issues, such as YouTube videos not playing properly, could be caused by web browser settings, filtering software or a poor internet connection. Issues playing video files could mean you need additional software. DVD or Blu-ray playback problems could be caused by faulty hardware.
If you can't download YouTube videos ANYMORE, that's generally because YouTube is constantly improving their coding and site layout to prevent people from getting their videos for free. Your YouTube downloader is not updated. Software like McAfee may interfere with the YouTube video downloader.
There are multiple reasons why you're supposed to restart your phone at least once a week, and it's for a good cause: retaining memory, preventing crashes, running more smoothly, and prolonging battery life. Restarting the phone clears open apps and memory leaks, and gets rid of anything draining your battery.
A look at Android's memory management screen. It's actually really simple: when you restart your phone, everything that's in RAM is cleared out. All the fragments of previously running apps are purged, and all currently open apps are killed. You can switch between running apps quicker.
- Turn off the phone.
- Press and hold the Volume Up key and Power key simultaneously until the Android system recover screen appears.
- Use the Volume Down key to highlight the “wipe data/factory reset” option and then use the Power button to make the selection.
How to clear cache on iPhone & iPad
- Open Settings.
- Swipe down and tap Safari.
- Swipe down again and tap Clear History and Website Data, tap it once again to confirm.
Restoring an iPhone app to its default settings #
Delete the app on your iPhone by holding on the app's icon for a couple of seconds (hold until the icons start to wiggle), then tap the x in the top left corner of the app icon, then tap Delete. Launch the App Store app. Search for the app and tap the price to buy it.Make sure you've deleted the games you want to reset.
- Make sure you've deleted the games you want to reset.
- Access those saved games data in Setting > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage .
- Select Show All to view all the saved data.
- Tap on the games you want to reset.
- Tap Edit at the top right.
A slow connection can be one of the reasons of crashing YouTube app. On the other hand, if you are using Wi-Fi and the app crashes, try these troubleshooting steps: Toggle Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode. Restart the device and router.
Here is what you need to do:
- Go to Settings.
- Tap on Apps (App Manager, Manage apps, depending on the Android device)
- Find the app that keeps crashing or freezing and tap on it.
- Next, tap Clear cache.
- Tap Force stop.
- Go back to the Home screen and launch the app again.
At the Home screen of the iPhone, or while in an app, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause while still pressing the screen. When the App Switcher comes up, swipe left and right through the different app cards to find the app that you want to close. Use a quick swipe upwards to close the app.
