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YouTube videos stuttering in full-screen on Safari for Mac

I had an issue where YouTube videos would stutter in full-screen, however if I moved the mouse cursor or kept the playback controls showing, videos would play fine.

Hopefully I can help the Apple community by sharing that the way I resolved it was by turning off Ambient Mode in the YouTube video settings.






MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Jul 28, 2024 6:01 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2024 2:07 PM

Sure I also experienced this problem in the last few weeks. I finally found the answer for that.


Open Safari > go on YouTube> play any video in full screen> at the bottom of the YouTube screen click on the (settings) icon in the YouTube video page. Uncheck the option (Ambiant mode) make sure it's off. It completely fixed my problem

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Aug 2, 2024 2:07 PM in response to kiwiman72

Sure I also experienced this problem in the last few weeks. I finally found the answer for that.


Open Safari > go on YouTube> play any video in full screen> at the bottom of the YouTube screen click on the (settings) icon in the YouTube video page. Uncheck the option (Ambiant mode) make sure it's off. It completely fixed my problem

YouTube videos stuttering in full-screen on Safari for Mac

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