[Q][View] Has netflix been choppy on Hc? - HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G

I upgraded to HC just a couple of days after having my view. Today I went to watch some netflix and there was serious video lag/choppiness and the picture was behind the sound. I tried rebooting, uninstalling reinstalling and nada.. It streams fine on my asus transformer connected to the same wifi and crackle videos are streaming fine on my View. Has anyone else experienced this after upgrading to HC? I didnt watch anything on netflix when I had GB installed but my daughter said she did and it was fine.

I have the US Bestbuy Wifi Flyer and am having the same problem. Laggy and choppy Netflix streaming. There was one day where it got better, but the next time I opened it was having the problem again. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
I don't know if it's the ROM (using Westfire ATM) or HC.
Am having no problems with Netflix on my ICS Nexus S with NexusBeam ROM though. Really odd.
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When starting up it looked choppy and almost pixeled.. but after letting it ride (stream) for 10 seconds it became crisspy clear. Only thing I dislike is the taskbar it takes away from "Full Screen".. in Netflix and movies... :/

GODZSON said:
When starting up it looked choppy and almost pixeled.. but after letting it ride (stream) for 10 seconds it became crisspy clear. Only thing I dislike is the taskbar it takes away from "Full Screen".. in Netflix and movies... :/
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2ND that but doesn't seem as crisp as it was in GB, maybe it was the video I was watching, I'm going to go back to a video I've seen before and check.
P.S. Also video size seems smaller and lifted due to the notification and guide bar being at the bottom now.

netflix full screen
yeah the changes to netflix were a downgrade. quite dissapointed. so there will probably never be an ota update to remove the task bar during playback for full screen playback? the bar needs a settings menu, if u want it to drop out of sight, you swipe it on/off. it gets in the way of some of my other apps screen space too. would this be something HTC/google would address with official updates?

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[Q] YouTube App Lag?

When I use the Youtube app on my 3vo, it scrolls smoothly and all, until I begin playing a video on it. Once a video begins playing, when I try to switch tabs when holding the phone in portrait mode, the transitions suddenly become choppy and laggy, whether it be scrolling through comments, or pulling down the notification bar, the entire phone seems to lag once a Youtube video is playing, regardless of it being HD or not. Is anyone else having this issue or have a possible solution? Thanks (Stock ROM)
Maybe upgrade YouTube app.
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I believe it already is the newest. 2.3.4 from the market. Do you think it could be a device issue? I've tried wiping 2 times, and the same issue is happening.
No its not device issue. What r u streaming YouTube videos 3/4g or WiFi??
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I use WiFi and 3G mainly, but I've experienced the issue regardless of the connection type, and also whether it be in HD or SD format.
njd.sina said:
I use WiFi and 3G mainly, but I've experienced the issue regardless of the connection type, and also whether it be in HD or SD format.
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Ok are you rooted? Have you cleared cache and data on the app??
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I am not rooted, I also cleared the data and cache as you suggested, but I have the same issue. I noticed that when I pause the video, however, it seems to respond faster.. Not as fast as no video playing, but a noticeable improvement over when the video is playing and I attempt to scroll.
I hate to be a downer but this phone does not handle a few things very well, namely the youtube app and it also is slow as hell when you get thousands of texts. I think this is a sense issue personally.
I thought Sense may be the cause to it. I'm not sure if other people are experiencing the issue though, whether it be that a custom ROM solves it or my device is just 'special'..
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I thought Sense may be the cause to it. I'm not sure if other people are experiencing the issue though, whether it be that a custom ROM solves it or my device is just 'special'..
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The problem you are experiencing is universal. Scrolling while watching a video causes lag in the youtube app.
DDiaz007 said:
The problem you are experiencing is universal. Scrolling while watching a video causes lag in the youtube app.
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Thank you. I thought it was just my device that did this, because there were no other threads which mentioned this, which I find strange because my old HeroC did it smoothly, and now the 3VO is struggling with it. Do you know if a custom ROM or kernel resolves this?
I have the same problem as well. When playing videos in the youtube app, I get a lot of lag.
I can actually navigate the desktop version of the youtube site with less lag than the youtube app.
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Thank you. I thought it was just my device that did this, because there were no other threads which mentioned this, which I find strange because my old HeroC did it smoothly, and now the 3VO is struggling with it. Do you know if a custom ROM or kernel resolves this?
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I've experienced this problem on numerous ROMs. In regards to kernels, I don't even know. I doubt that a kernel will eliminate the lag, but I'm not one to say.
I am also getting this issue with both youtube and vevo app. When i play videos from my sd card with mx video player, they play flawlessly. So hopefully when ics comes out this problem is fixed.... :/
njd.sina said:
When I use the Youtube app on my 3vo, it scrolls smoothly and all, until I begin playing a video on it. Once a video begins playing, when I try to switch tabs when holding the phone in portrait mode, the transitions suddenly become choppy and laggy, whether it be scrolling through comments, or pulling down the notification bar, the entire phone seems to lag once a Youtube video is playing, regardless of it being HD or not. Is anyone else having this issue or have a possible solution? Thanks (Stock ROM)
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This is normal and I think it has been posted a few times. Basically it's the lack of gui hardware acceleration on Android gingerbread. If you try out an ICS rom you will see its smoother. Probably not as smooth as you like but smoother than it is on gingerbread.
Don't think its normal. YouTube works fine for me. HD and normal videos play without an issue. Upload and download works fine as well. I'm running SteelH's rom with Chads#50 kernel. Youtube has never giving me a problem in the app or VIA stock browser. So I don't think it has to do with the hard ware acceleration at all. My wife has my old hero and YouTube works fine for her as well. Also my sister and brother both have the EVO4g and youtube works fine for them. Have you guys tried a different version of the app ??? Like an older ver?? Or a newer one ??
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
I get this issue too, no way is it normal as this is the first phone I have used to have this strange behaviour.
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Yeah its weird for me because all my movies and videos that are loaded onto my sd card work great. No lag or issues but when it comes time to YouTube or vevo and even vimeo.... It will lag or skip the video around the end or halfway but the sound keeps playing.. Very frustrating.
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If you try the YouTube app on ics it works fine and no lag...
I wish I could go on ics.... But I use the camera and 4g a lot haha
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Youtube in HQ mode

I have been noticing that youtube when in HQ mode has about a 5 second section where the voice and picture kinda match up and the pictures starts slowing down but then there will be 2 seconds where the picture speeds up to match the voice. The voice always sounds right, just the picture does a lil hop to catch up.
It's really noticeable if you watch the same video on your pc and then go back and watch it on your note.
Things I have tried:
I have tied using regular mode and it works just fine.
I have tried wifi and regular 3g connections. (haven't tried 4g yet bc I am about 2 hours away from any)
I have tried different wifi connections. (3 to be exact)
I have tried using the youtube widget and the youtube app.
I have tried the youtube website.
All of them do the same thing.
Has anyone else had/seen this issue?
Kevin Huffman
I'm going to bump this, i'm having the exact same issue. Had it before i rooted and overclocked the kernel,and even before i installed a custom rom. I've noticed that it only happens when i view a video in fullscreen/landscape, viewing it in portrait on Youtube is fine.
In addition, 1080p videos from my SD card play absolutely perfect.
It has to be a size/format issue
Hello All,
I did find that if I format a movie as the larger size it works just fine.
When looking at movies formatted for a Captivate (Galaxy S1 800x480) the note has the same issue.
I just got Game of Thrones Season 1 and I formatted it for the ipad (1200x760) and there is no issue at all.
Yay for weird stuff.
Hopefully ICS comes out and resolves the issue.
Thanks,
Kevin

Youtube app playback stuttered / jerky

Recently I found that HTC Flyer Youtube app play video not that smooth. It jerk every few seconds. Anyone have the same problem?
i'm not having this problem with youtube.. but i am with netflix someone suggested trying an older version that plays better with HC and it fixed it.. idk if it's the same thing with your youtube app but mayb check to see if it updated recently and try uninstalling the update to see if it fixes it... just a thought
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i'm not having this problem with youtube.. but i am with netflix someone suggested trying an older version that plays better with HC and it fixed it.. idk if it's the same thing with your youtube app but mayb check to see if it updated recently and try uninstalling the update to see if it fixes it... just a thought
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after few days of jerkiness, today Youtube seems to be ok. Its weird though. My iPad2 and Flyer connect to the same wireless router but iPad play smoothly while Flyer very jerky. This happened yesterday. But today,everything seems to be working fine. I didn't see the youtube app being updated today.
Very weird...
I have had some problems with YouTube app as well. Tried WiFi & 3G. Plus I get a lot of force close errors.
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Youtube app never fully buffers a video

Hello, recently (like android 4.2) youtube has decided to stop buffering videos whenever it feels like it, which means the video just hangs when it gets there with the little buffer wheel spinning. Sometimes it will continue to load the video after it stops, but most of the time it just locks up the whole app and you have to force close it and re-launch it. I have tried clearing app cache and data and what not, but nothing has helped. I even tried turning off wifi optimization, but that didn't help either. I thought that maybe it was my ISP, but the same videos in the browser play just fine with no buffering at all. It seems to do this regardless of the length of the video. I get about 30mbps down and 5.5up when I run speedtest on my tablet, so I don't think it's the connection that's causing the issue. I should also mention that this happens regardless of quality. It will load relatively quickly to a certain point, then just never buffer again. I fear the only way to resolve this issue will be a factory reset.
This Reddit thread solved my YouTube issues. I have fios, fyi.
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13kmvd/have_time_warner_internet_but_can_barely_stream/
Edit: oops this apparently.might be a problem with the new YouTube app.
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I get this! All started when I upgraded to android 4.3! Its highly annoying, and the only way. I have found to fix it is to kill the YouTube app, find the video and place you where at, and then go from there
I also had this issue before the YouTube app was recently updated
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I'm having the exact same issue! I might get it to play one video and the it buffers constantly. Anybody else have this issue? I'm running stock 4.3 uprooted. YouTube works fine on my s4 and laptop, but hangs on the Nexus 10!
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Happens on my moto x too.
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Can also confirm on Nexus 10.
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Nexus 10 - Stock Rooted
Nook Tablet - CM10.1
Same problem here.
You don't have to force close youtube by the way, simply pressing the home button and going back to youtube afterwards does the job for me as well.
I hope they will fix that issue soon
This sucks so bad! I just got this awesome nexus 10 and I literally cat go 5 seconds without buffer. Do I have a bad unit? How do I fix this? I can surf the web just fine so it isn't my wifi to the nexus 10.
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This sucks so bad! I just got this awesome nexus 10 and I literally cat go 5 seconds without buffer. Do I have a bad unit? How do I fix this? I can surf the web just fine so it isn't my wifi to the nexus 10.
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Try an app called "Viral' from the playstore. I started using it as it can play YouTube music videos in the background while I'm using some other app. Recently I've been having issues with the default YouTube app and discovered that Viral did not have those issues. It may be worth giving it a try. I'm using a 4.4 custom ROM linked in my signature so your mileage may vary.
The issue I'm having is YouTube stops half way through a video and simply will not continue playing that video from the stop point, even after a reboot. I can play another video but it too stops half way or so in.
The YouTube app isn't NEARLY as good as it should, I'm still enraged and disgusted about the fact that the YouTube app on iPad is so MUCH better than the Android one, it has gestures to let you toggle full screen , it has pull down to refresh on lists (like the pull down to refresh on the gmail app), if you exit the app and come back, the video you were playing doesn't have to be rebuffered again (it keeps a few seconds buffered so you can watch the video quickly) AND worst of all, the iOS app lets YOU choose the resolution of your stream, what you get isn't an HD "on" and "off" toggle, you get proper choosing, like on the website, you get to choose between 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p AND 1080p, HD on our app is 720p, not 1080p, actually Google disabled the option from all android apps.
After that update I lost a lot of faith in Google, no wonder the iPad has so many more high quality apps, if you want devs to take you seriously, then YOU should give proper support to your devices, 1080p streams should have been available ever since our N10 was released, this **** is just unacceptable.
Thanks @3DSammy for the tip about the Viral app. :highfive:
Well, I figured out the issue, but not a fix. I think it's tied to comcast's router. I set up an old linksys with a broadcomm wireless unit as a repeater and I haven't had a single issue since. Numerous router resets and devices restores did nothing. It doesn't make any sense though because it only happens with the YouTube app, but same settings and everything I was able to watch a video completely on my nexus 10 on the repeater that I could not get through on comcast's router/modem(Aaris unit). It's strange though because my repeater connects wirelessly to my comcast router, so it goes nexus 10 to linksys repeater to comcast's router. It could be a security issue I guess, but I didn't look into it.

Amazon Prime Video app - issues viewing videos

Hi,
When trying to view videos on the Prime Video app, it appears to play normally ie sound plays, progress bar advances - there's just no video!
This happens with each show I've tried, whether streaming or from download, and regardless of download quality I choose.
I tried clearing cache, then uninstalling / reinstalling, with no luck.
Anyone have any suggestions? Very frustrating!
Best,
I just checked the Jack Ryan series and it worked fine. Checking your wifi would be the only thing I could suggest. When I had slow wifi I would get the audio, but the screen would be black. Sometimes it takes Amazon a little while to get something going.
Do you have anything checked in Dev Options (like 'Disable HW Overlays')?
Thanks both.
Defo not my WiFi - I even get the little preview when I use the seek bar, just nothing showing in the main viewing window.
No dev options activated, and everything else "stock" also.
Seems like I'm the only one having the issue after a few Google searches, so I'm at a loss!
So..... I was on the phone to Amazon support and was playing with my settings....
I use a "corner round" app to make the tablet screen more visually appealing - as soon as I disable it, Prime Video works!
So, if you have anything that creates a screen overlay, try disabling it and using Netflix / Prime video. Give it a try!
Best,
Same issue here with an app called "Rounded Corner". I had been wondering for ages until I found this thread. Thanks!

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