YouTube App delay in playing video

Seems like it's getting worse as the days go by. At first the delay was 3-4 maybe 5 seconds now I'm seeing 6-7 second delays to the point where the AppleTV will show an error stating "No signal", then pop back to the main Youtube menu & if I chose the same video then it plays but not before another 3-5 second delay.

So annoying!

Hopefully the developer loses money somehow since the commercials don't even play all the way through which I don't mind at all. In fact it only shows up through the time where you can skip which is fine by me.

Why it's taking them so long for a small simple fix is beyond me.

We just had an AppleTV update on 9/20 I believe & I figured that's when this would be fixed but Youtube still broken. C'mon Apple get on these guys to fix their app!! This is ridiculous!

Fine by me though because I don't see the commercials until the last 1 or 2 seconds so it's their partners that are getting hurt by this not us.

Thanks for your reply. I just tried it & the first video popped up instantly, "YEAH FIXED"!........But no, because I tried it on a few more videos & still the same issue. I think videos' with less than HDR resolution played normally right when chosen but maybe it's the 1080 & high resolution that has a "connection" issue.

Just a follow up as well. I took my ATV 4K to the Apple store to get checked out. They hooked up it & of course with my luck....it played perfectly on several different videos & formats. But I took a video on my iPhone just in case to show that it's an actual issue & they agreed so since I had Apple Care they offered to give me a brand new one & it's on order now.

I replicated the same issue in my master bedroom TV. Took the AppleTV from the master bedroom & played it in the living room & didn't have the issue so it wasn't the TV connection as far as I can tell. I bought a new HDMI cable, still had the problem. Bought a new wireless router (I was using the old Apple Airport Extreme up until last week) & even with updated wireless router still had the problem.

Not sure WHY the ATV4K worked at the Apple Store??? Just odd? But now I'm not 100% convinced that a brand new APTV will solve the issue? If it doesn't then the only thing I can point to is the connection to my Sony Bravia 55".

Okay so I finally got my replacement. They said 3-5 business days, ended up being 12 business days!!!! Hooked it up & all is right again. No delays, no freezes all videos' playback at very beginning with pic & sound, including commercials, which I could have done without but oh well it's still fixed.

Just a reminder, I went through every possible "at home" fix, new HDMI cable, switched power cables, switched ATV4K box from living room to bedroom & still had the issue. Brought bedroom ATV4K downstairs & did NOT have the issue. Bought a brand new mesh wireless router, still problem. Local Apple store diagnosed & tried the unit at the store & NO PROBLEM??? So confused because I thought for SURE at the store it would still be an issue.

Got the new ATV4K & issue gone. So it was NOT a connectivity, either hardware or wifi signal on my end, it was indeed the unit but WHY did it work fine at the Apple Store???

Oh well, case closed. If you're experiencing what I was experiencing get them to replace it just be prepared for possible 10-12 business day wait.

Thanks!

I should have my replacement AppleTV in a few days & will comment back the results.