YouTube Users Experiencing UI Instability
Users are consistently reporting a range of frustrating UI issues with YouTube, including disappearing buttons, distorted visuals, and loading errors. These problems affect various devices (mobile, desktop, TV) and appear intermittently, often resolving temporarily with restarts or account changes, but frequently returning. The platform's support message about device compatibility suggests a wider systemic problem.
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“The video controls are blocked by this uncloseable "More videos" panel. I had to force close the app just to exit. submitted by /u/SperxFan [link] [comments]”
“much appreciated! however, the issue remains the same as before. black boxes all over the place .”
“I couldn't fix it in any way, maybe you guys will have a solution? Fyi I'm using a samsung phone with the oneui update submitted by /u/galacak [link] [comments]”
“Does anyone else have this same problem on iPad and if so is there a fix? submitted by /u/taiyangle [link] [comments]”
“what in the hell is this? Just let me see what videos I have queued remotely for my console, for the love of god what are we doing submitted by /u/neptunebound [link] [comments]”
“I was watching a Sapific Ace of Clay video on mobile, and it said: An error occurred. Please try again later. I tried refreshing it, but it won't work. submitted by /u/WorthEnvironment9610 [link] [comments]”
“Just noticed these new queue buttons on mobile, but it says "An Error Occured" when I try to use it. Is this an A/B thing? (I don't have premium) submitted by /u/febreze_air_freshner [link] [comments]”
“Is there an existing issue for this? [x] I have searched the existing issues Have you read the Wiki? [x] Yes, I have read the Wiki iOS/iPadOS version iPadOS 26.6.1 Device model (iPad or iPhone, it depends on the issue, don't need both models, just one.) iPad Pro 5th Generation YouTube version (optional, depends when building on a different YT version) 21.14.4 uYouEnhanced version 21.14.4 3.0.5 Sideload method Sideloadly When does the problem happen? No crash — a feature just doesn't work correct”
“This started happening to me last week and it's ugly. I updated the app today and it was fine for 30 minutes, then went back to doing this crap. The same has been happening with IG reels for months too. I wonder if it's an Android bug?”
“So on one channel if I'm on the short section every time I click between the newest oldest and the most popular some video Stay still but other videos keep changing frames of the short like for example if a short is around at the 10 second mark and it a frame it will somehow skip to like the 14th or the 6th second mark and then possibly go back to the 10th I check another Channel it seems to do it slowly or fluctuates but if I'm on the video section it stays still on the frame it's o”
“Having a problem where YT automatically mutes videos upon Auto-Play and in general. submitted by /u/ArchitectRed1 [link] [comments]”
I just want them to bring the cast button back on the home page
“I'm having for several days an issue affecting the report history page. When you want to click on the number of flagged times on the "see all reports" link of a video flagged several times, instead of the window that shows it it gives only a small rounded rectangle in the center of the page that can't be skipped unless you refresh the page. If it's an actual bug, could they fix it? Has anyone else seen this over the last 5 days? I'm using the web client, both from PC an”
“I've tried everything. Please help. submitted by /u/Old_Builder_8389 [link] [comments]”
“My MiniPlayer is just showing as a Parental Consent thing. How do I undo it? submitted by /u/DnDisTHEbestgame [link] [comments]”
“Youtube shorts are still working while I disabled them in the TizenTube settings. I force closed the app and opened it too and it's still there.”
“So I've been noticing that when I'm trying to pause a video if I press in the middle of it on my computer then the video will be stopped but also exit full screen and if it's not full screen it will put it in that. It's so annoying because now if I wanna pause with my cursor I can't press in the middle of the video. Is it supposed to be a new feature or is it just a bug that's happening to me? submitted by /u/Akuma_paperaarmata [link] [comments]”
“Anyone got a fix for this? Started late last night on the iOS app. Does this for every video I select. submitted by /u/Comfortable-Bath206 [link] [comments]”
“Has anyone noticed that their click through rate chart has changed to show wild fluctuations in clicks? My video is being reported as bouncing around between 0% and 30% - normally the chart is smoother and sits around 1-2% - now the chart is showing some times of day as 30+% and other times (a lot of it) as 0%. What is going on? submitted by /u/Beautiful-Arugula-6 [link] [comments]”
“For whatever reason on this one specific video, it seems to show the old shorts ui instead of the current used one (showed in the second image). Nothing is clickable for that video except for the like and dislike buttons. The next video reverts back to the normal ui, but scrolling back to that video gives it the old ui again. submitted by /u/RT0S41000 [link] [comments]”
“Anybody elses youtube make their cursors slowly move to the top after awhile? It fixes itself after restarting but alittle weird submitted by /u/WamaiPosedToDo [link] [comments]”
“i cant open my channel without it doing this black screen thing just on youtube where everything goes blank any fixes? submitted by /u/Dense_Birthday_115 [link] [comments]”
“I just noticed that most of the videos I watch randomly have a blue background for 2-3 seconds before the videos start. has anyone got that or is it just me and my mother who have it? submitted by /u/RetroRacing66 [link] [comments]”
“here is an example. More videos appears from bottom in full screen, cant get rid of it, cant access controls because of it. Other bugs I often see are: - Mini player does not close (fully closing the app fixes). There is no option to disable mini player when going back either. By mini player I meant the one that plays video on bottom right when going back without exiting YouTube. - Videos start to stutter sometimes (like 1 fps), completely closing the app fixes it. I see these bugs very often fo”
“Watching a video in landscape, if I tap the screen, it now shows suggested recommended videos instead of the progress bar. I constantly have to go to vertical in order to cut forward or back if I need to do more than the allowed double tap time frame. WTF is this bs? submitted by /u/Ikeelu [link] [comments]”
This should be the pinned comment on half the threads in this subreddit.
“Im having this really strange bug where when I go to interact with the slider or pause button of a video the suggested videos below are blocking everything and I can't pause the video or skip ahead, is this happening for anyone else or is it just me? submitted by /u/parkercetss [link] [comments]”
“Anybody else get this glicth when in landscape? whenever i tap the screen in landscape the recommended videos cover the whole screen and i can't use the red bar to move to a different point of the video this has been happening to me for the last few days even after fully closing the app and restarting my phone is this a bug or just some awful ui change submitted by /u/Electronic-Housing90 [link] [comments]”
“Must be a bug, but i cant see the progress bar and its been like this for two days submitted by /u/its_my_third_dayhere [link] [comments]”
“So I'm not sure if YT Console made a new glitch or not, so here's what happened. Yesterday I turned on my Xbox and decided to go to YT Console's Music tab. Usually after pressing on one of the videos while in the music tab on console will make an automatic mix, but not this time. This time it just treats it like I'm in any other tab and doesn't automatically make a mix of songs I listen to. I thought YT Console's Music tab was supposed to act like the original YT Music. W”
“I thought it was just my covid-affected brain, but I've discovered today that my videos are changing when I scroll down away from them, and back up to where they were. Finally got screenshots. Exact same spot on the page. Youtube mobile app only. Anyone else discover this? Sorry for uploading firearms related content but I was nerding out about history. Let me know if that's not allowed. submitted by /u/Responsible-Ad6707 [link] [comments]”
“What happened? No matter what video i'm on it's either "error loading captions" or the captions don't appear at all. Is this happening to anyone else? EDIT. Captions also aren't working on my laptop either... submitted by /u/crush2NE1 [link] [comments]”
“Reproduction steps 0. Open any type of channel 1. Try searching a keyword Actual result Nothing, the search didn't work. No videos were displayed. Expected result It should give me at least one video with the searched keyword, when I searched a keyword that is sure to give at least one result. Flatpak info Grayjay Universal media aggregator ID: app.grayjay.Grayjay Ref: app/app.grayjay.Grayjay/x86 64/stable Arch: x86 64 Branch: stable Version: 17 License: LicenseRef Source First 1.1=https://githu”
“Yes indeed. Deleting the updates and blocking auto update is working on the S23FE so far as per the suggestions in this thread.”
“Every time i press theater mode it really lags and takes over my whole screen for a second. I’ve tried taking settings off in system and ad blocker but it wont do anything. I wish i could post a vid of me doing it but reddit wont let me, has anyone else had this problem? submitted by /u/NaneJeff3 [link] [comments]”
“Firefox, and as i wrote, switching to Vulkan did the trick. I am leaving this for anyone else who stumbles upon that problem, may it save their day. :)”
“i have the free version. for as long as i can remember, there was a loop icon to replay a specific chapter of a video. anyone else notice it go missing from the chapter list, or did it move to a different location? submitted by /u/Helichipper_YT [link] [comments]”
“Hey! I found a "solution" to this problem. It turns out that if you put YouTube into split-screen mode and then switch to fullscreen, you can bypass the issue. At the end of the tutorial video, you can see that if you exit fullscreen, the bug comes back. Just repeat the process and you're good to go. Hope this helps! Tutorial if needed”
“I know about capture button, it doesnt work on youtube Also its a buisness sky add. submitted by /u/Turdiee [link] [comments]”
“When I opened YouTube, I ran into a strange bug where the screen theme was stuck on black. I realized it was a bug and tried switching the color theme back to white, but that didn't work. Then I uninstalled YouTube and reinstalled it, only to end up with... what you see now (even changing the color doesn't fix the bug). submitted by /u/Zealousideal_Cow_680 [link] [comments]”
“You can't skip ahead time because Videos are in the way submitted by /u/XxTombraiderfanxX [link] [comments]”
“When commenting on Shorts and videos, the preview of my profile picture sometimes changes to a different one, presumably belonging to another account. When this bug occurs, the incorrect profile picture remains for at least a couple of days. Reopening or refreshing the website does not seem to resolve the issue. This has been bug ging me for a while, and I would like to ask whether this is an intended feature. If it is not, is there a fix planned for this issue? submitted by /u/Quart”
“My YouTube app has been bugging out so bad. The sorting thing that is normally at the top underneath the search (like "New to you" and "Recently uploaded") is gone, I can't scroll down on a video to do vertical full screen because the whole video goes black, and sometimes the picture-in-picture just shows a black screen. It all works just fine on browsers like Brave and Chrome though. It's just an app thing. I've checked for updates and cleared cache multiple time”
“Anyone else notice a change in upcoming premieres and live streams not starting? If there's something I really want to see "live", I usually open the upcoming video in a tab. Until recently, it would show a countdown clock until the event started at which time it would start playing. Now, the clock doesn't count down and the video never starts. The video requires a refresh to get it going. The browser isn't blocking auto play either. It's more like something is wrong wi”
“Problem When playing a video, the playhead continues moving but the timeline viewport stays in the same position. Once the playhead reaches the edge of the visible timeline, it moves out of view. The user then has to manually scroll the timeline while playback is still running. This becomes particularly inconvenient when editing longer videos. Proposed Feature Add an optional Auto scroll / Follow Playhead mode for the timeline. When enabled: The timeline automatically scrolls horizontally as the”
“Verification [x] I have checked upstream at crbug.com and I confirm this is NOT a known issue from Chromium. [x] I have checked the issue tracker and I confirm this is NOT a known issue in this project. Environment No response Description Picture in Picture doesn't work on portrait/vertical videos. PiP forces the video into landscape.”