bug(YouTube - Client spoof): Video playback buffers indefinitely after a few minutes of playback

[GKid94]

Type

Other

Bug description

Videos often won't load when I enable the video ads block option

Steps to reproduce

1. Open YouTube Revanced
2. Go to settings and enable the block video ads option
3. Play videos until it get's stuck

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Screenshots or videos

Solution

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Additional context

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[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Did you turn off signature spoofing (under Settings -> ReVanced -> Misc)?

If you don't have YouTube Premium then signature spoofing must be left on.

[GKid94]

Did you turn off signature spoofing (under Settings -> ReVanced -> Misc)?

If you don't have YouTube Premium then signature spoofing must be left on.

I don't have YouTube premium on my account

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Is signature spoofing turned on?

There is not enough information here to figure out what's going wrong.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

You are confusing what the "hide video ads" switch does. The screen shot you posted shows it's turned off, which means video ads will show up. Don't turn that switch off.

Clear the app settings, and try using the app without changing any settings.

Otherwise there isn't enough info here to give any guidance.

[oSumAtrIX]

@LisoUseInAIKyrios What they refer to is when you hide ads, so turn the patch on, the app malfunctions. It could be related to the new changes YouTube gradually deployed regarding adblocking. Keeping open for tracking purposes.

[GKid94]

Is signature spoofing turned on?

There is not enough information here to figure out what's going wrong.

Yes it's turned on

[GKid94]

You are confusing what the "hide video ads" switch does. The screen shot you posted shows it's turned off, which means video ads will show up. Don't turn that switch off.

Clear the app settings, and try using the app without changing any settings.

Otherwise there isn't enough info here to give any guidance.

Videos won't load when the Hide video ads option is turned on and I turned it off

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Yes it's turned on

Try temporarily turning on incognito mode and/or using a different YouTube account, and see if the issue goes away.

[GKid94]

Yes it's turned on

Try temporarily turning on incognito mode and/or using a different YouTube account, and see if the issue goes away.

Where is the incognito mode?

[oSumAtrIX]

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9040743?hl=en

[GKid94]

In incognito mode the video page get's stuck for a while and then it loads, weird 😕

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Also try turning on app spoofing: Settings -> ReVanced -> Layout -> Spoof app version

[GKid94]

Also try turning on app spoofing: Settings -> ReVanced -> Layout -> Spoof app version

What does that option do?

[GKid94]

There are two of them

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Leave spoof signature on, do not turn it off.

Turn on "spoof app version". It will give an old YouTube layout. See if that fixes the issue.

[GKid94]

Leave spoof signature on, do not turn it off.

Turn on "spoof app version". It will give an old YouTube layout. See if that fixes the issue.

Ok but what does it do?

[oSumAtrIX]

It will give an old YouTube layout.

[GKid94]

It will give an old YouTube layout.

Why?

[oSumAtrIX]

Because you spoof the version

[Qaz-6]

Any progress on this issue?

[GKid94]

Still happening

[GKid94]

Still have the problem

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

This issue is outdated and is no longer relevant