Every video is lagging and choppy?

I've just watched another video via YouTube.

This video is a little over 27 minutes and I was able to watch it without interruption, or degradation of the video to compensate for buffer under run.

I should also add that I am much further away from the hub now and that like the last video, this one was watched in 720p.

So as a method to combat the lagging issues, just watch the videos via the YouTube site in SafarI instead of the app.

Its a solution until either Apple makes some changes in the next version of iOS, or Google pulls their finger out to update the app and correct this fundamental flaw.

I was having the same problems with videos in Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and MLB to name a few. Deleting the YouTube app fixed everything and out everything back to normal. Thanks for the tip!

I Also tried everything and I read one of the replies below to uninstall the youtube app then restart the ipad. That worked for me. Videos are playing normal now.

jjust chiming in on this - I'd put up with the stuttering and lagging for months then stumbles this thread.

I Deleted the YouTube app and closed all my apps and restarted. Totally fixed it.

I Had this problem and here's what I did to improve and fix the vids...

1. Delete and re install app

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2. Run lower resolution on the videos you watch. My wifi is strong enough to play high quality videos like 4k but the iPad can't process that so I have turned down to 720p and it runs smoothly now. No problems on my side for now.

oh and I'm running ipad gen 3/wifi

Check your Data with you provider. I have been having the same issue and didn't know why until i realized! I have unlimited data with At&t, well my wife and I just moved and just had a baby well we would wake up at night to feed the baby well i would turn on netflix on my phone and we would watch movies while she fed. Well just last week the videos were taking longer to load and not just them it was all videos from Facebook, YouTube, *****Tube....yeah so i did everything from deleting the apps, restoring network settings, restoring phone even then i realized that AT&T was slowing down my service because i had used 10GB of data. The day the billing cycle was renewed....boom fast videos again.

Happy Wife....Happy Life

I realize I am responding to an old post, but an internet search for answers brought me here. After three pages, I didn't get an answer, so hopefully this solution will work for you. It did for me.

Mine had the same issue. Choppy video - audio was fine. I did not have the YouTube app so this was not the problem. My wi-fi speeds are great so this was not the problem.

I did this:

Open settings

Click "Safari"

Click "Clear History"

Shut down by pushing lock button (on side) and home button (beside screen) together.

Start again by holding lock button on side until apple logo appears.

Video now works fine. Hope this works for you.

Well, I didn't delete my YouTube app, I just closed it from the multitasking screen, and voila. All other streaming videos went just fine for me. This issue was driving me crazy! I thought my iPad was falling apart after only 2 years.

iPad Air

iOS 9.3.3 (staying there for jailbreak reasons)