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| HOW TO FIX YOUTUBE VIDEO STOPS STREAMING WHEN SCREEN LOCKED On GOOGLE NEXUS 7: Posted: 13 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST Once upgrading your Nexus 7 to Android 4.1.2, you may have some issues with the YouTube app, one of which is the video stops streaming when the screen is locked. Usually, if you have a good network, then you wouldn't have a problem watching YouTube videos. But if the data network is slow, then you may pause the video waiting for it to buffer more data. However, while the video is pausing, your phone may go into idle mode and the screen is locked, at that point YouTube will just stop streaming. So to watch the video you will to download it again.  The answer is yes. All you need to do is extending the Lock screen time out, set the time period of 5-10 minutes. But if you don't want to increase the time period for personal reason, then you will need to use third party app to help you deal with this. Here's how to: 1. First, press the Home key to return to your Nexus 7's Home screen. 2. Launch Google Play Store app. 3. Find and install the KeepScreen app. - KeepScreen app will help you block the screen timeout with some selected apps that can be activated. This app is great if you would like to stream content while playing, too. Just in case you want to extend the Lock screen Time out, go to Settings > Security. Then feel free to adjust the timeout period that you are comfortable with.   |
| Fix Youtube app not working on Nexus 7 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 08:08 AM PST  There are times you may find that the YouTube app having some issues on the Nexus 7. If you try to play one of thevideos, you will see the app get stucked. An error message appears on screen saying "There was a problem while playing this video. Touch to retry". However, no matter what you try, the error won't go away. So, how do you fix this issue? Just try one of these solutions below to see if it works:1. First, check to ensure you have installed Adobe Flash or not. You may need to install Firefox instead of using Chrome. After the installation of these two, you can see the mobile version of YouTube site works fine with Firefoxbeta. 2. Try to clear cache or any data of YouTube app in the settings, then soft reset Nexus 7. 3. If these two options does not work, you will need the help from other apps: - First, tap on the Home key to return to your Nexus 7's Home screen. - Launch Google Play Store app. - Next, search and install Titanium Backup from Google Play Store on your Nexus 7 tablet. - Launch the app. - Press the Backup/Restore tab at the top of the screen. - Then find and select the YouTube app. - Finally, hit the Wipe data key.   |
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