Youtube experiencing interruptions

Brave Browser
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@andrewxde3

Re your: “music video not playing when clicked on”

Is that actually a “still” where you only get sound instead of video motion?

In general, some Brave Browser users have been encountering an almost wild array of YouTube performance issues ← that you will find, if/when searching the Brave Community.

Visit ‘https://www.youtube.com’ and click on the “tune” icon that is immediately adjacent to the left end of the Brave Browser URL address field.

tune_icon

In the pop-down mentioned, click on Reset permissions . . . then you will be prompted to Reload the webage . . . and after doing that, click on the “tune” icon again, and make sure that JavaScript is Enabled.

Clear cache, cookies - for Time range > All time, using Basic tab at brave://settings/clearBrowserData

  • Check only Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files
  • Click Delete data button

Exit / Quit everything and Restart the computer. Then test your issue.

Brave Browser Settings

Verify:

Privacy and Security > Site and Shields Settings (at brave://settings/content)

Additional content settings (section ← you might need to toggle a tiny up-down arrow to the right of that, in order to get a list to display)

  • Sound: Sites can play sound
  • Protected content IDs > Default behavior: Sites can play protected content
  • Protected content IDs > Protected content IDs: Sites can use identifiers to play protected content

Also, at brave://flags search for “audio” and search for “sound” - and see what you might adjust. AND IF you do adjust, maintain notes of what you change and the results . . . so you do not have to “guess” later when trying to explain your findings.

Run - of - the - mill - testing of the browser:

Use 1 or more other Internet browsers and test, for comparison.

If those are OK, then . . .

Tips regarding Brave Shields:

I have more success, with:

  • Brave Shields UP, but . . .
  • Either Allow All Cookies or Block 3rd Party Cookies, but NOT Blocking All Cookies
  • Allowing JavaScripts from specific sources, but NOT Allowing All JavaScripts
  • Trackers & Ads treatment: Aggressive (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting
  • Fingerprinting (aka footprinting) blocking: Strict (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting

I almost NEVER use:

  • All of Brave Shields UP
  • All of Brave Shields DOWN

Shields Basics

How do I configure global and site-specific Shields settings?

How do I use Shields while browsing?

Create a new user Profile for Testing:

Create and use AN ADDITIONAL Brave Browser user Profile (Menu --> More tools --> Add profile) - only ← meaning: Do not have any other Brave Browser user Profile tabs/windows open.

When creating this new Brave Browser user Profile for test purposes

  • Do not import anything.
  • Do not add any extensions.
  • Do not allow/enable any Brave Browser “bells and whistles” such as Brave Rewards, Brave Talk, etc.

IF this test Brave Browser user Profile does not present your problem, then possibly, the profile that you have been using, has a problem . . . and that might be caused by one or more extensions, or too many tabs ← complex/conundrum.

Detailed info about testing - IF, in regard to memory and performance issues:

Create a new profile to help Troubleshoot

Extensions Tests:
  • test by disabling all extensions
  • test by enabling each extension individually
  • test by uninstalling all extensions
  • test by installing each extension individually
  • test combinations of extensions
  • test order of installation of extensions