Hi everyone.
I’ve cleared the cache, deleted history/data, have a good internet connection, downloaded latest software for MACOS and brave.. the videos on youtube (shields down) are still playing back super jumpy… I go to another browser and it works totally fine… what am I missing?
Hello,
That’s incredibly frustrating, especially when you’ve done all the standard troubleshooting steps and other browsers work fine. It sounds like you’ve covered the basics, which points to a more specific issue with how Brave is interacting with your macOS and its graphics processing.
What you’re likely “missing” is a deeper browser setting that’s causing this conflict. This is a known issue for some users, and it often comes down to Hardware Acceleration. Which are specifically designed to address this kind of problem:
Toggle Hardware Acceleration:
Go to system in your address bar. DailyPay
Find the option “Use graphics acceleration when available.”
If it’s currently on, try turning it off, restart the browser, and test a video.
If it’s already off, try turning it on, restart the browser, and test again.
Why this helps: Hardware acceleration offloads video decoding to your computer’s GPU. While this usually improves performance, a bug or conflict with a specific GPU driver (even a recent one) or the Brave browser itself can cause stuttering. Toggling it can sometimes resolve the issue.
Check for Other Extensions:
Even with Shields down, other extensions can interfere. Go to brave://extensions.
Disable all extensions and then test YouTube. If the videos play smoothly, re-enable your extensions one by one to find the culprit.
Inspect Video Decoding:
While a video is playing, right-click on it and select “Stats for nerds.”
Look at the “Codec” and “Viewport/Frames” sections. Pay close attention to dropped frames. This can give you a clue about whether the issue is with the video decoding itself.
Best regard,
eva
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