Q: Youtube Videos hang in Safari
Various Youtube vids in safari will play for a second or two and then hang. The same links work perfect in Chrome.
I'm sure I'm not alone in experiencing this. I had it happen some time ago, then it fixed itself, now it's back again.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Posted on Aug 8, 2016 10:55 AM
Most YouTube content requires Flash ...
Even though it's working ok in Chrome, try the following.
Open System Preferences > Flash Player then select the Advanced tab then click: Delete All under Browsing Data and Settings.
Quit then relaunch Safari to test.
If you still have problems, make sure Flash is up to date. System Preferences > Flash Player > Updates > Check Now.
If YouTube video content still hangs, you may have a Safari extension or third party plug-in installed that's causing a conflict. Troubleshooting help here > If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues - Apple Support
Posted on Aug 8, 2016 12:27 PM