YouTube have been coming in the news every now and then, whether it is for slowing down users for adblocking or forcing users to disable ad-block extension. Some people are experiencing slow loading of YouTube and buffering even when they are using Chrome, that too without ad-blocker. So, if you are facing slowness in YouTube then you can follow the methods here to fix YouTube working slowly.
How to fix YouTube from loading and working slowly?
There are several reasons why you could be experiencing slowness. It can be due to YouTube, your browser, some extensions, network settings, or even your ISP. So, to find the reason why you are experiencing issues, we must check everything.
#1 – Use Good and Updated Adblockers:
Your adblocker extension can be the reason for YouTube being slow. We are already aware that YouTube is coming after those who use adblockers and not all of them is working perfectly in it. Try uBlock Origin extension and see if there is any improvement.
It is known to have less impact on your computer resources, so you will most likely have better experience with it.
It should update its filter list at regular intervals automatically, however, if you face issues like slow Google services or anti-adblock prompt, just update the filter list manually and it should be fine.
#2 – Use Only One Adblocker:
It is best to not use multiple adblockers. You may think that using multiple adblockers will help you get rid of most advertisements as well as trackers, but it will only cause issues. Instead of that, you can add some more filter list to your adblocker. More filter list might slow down your browser though.
Using multiple adblockers can also cause different issues for you, especially if you are using it alongside native adblocker of your browser, which are not always good.
#3 – Delete YouTube Cookies:
There are times when YouTube could be performing bad due to some settings and deleting cookies for YouTube on your browser should reset it. You can delete every cookie for YouTube without having to login again, since your Google account is still logged in. So, you don’t have to worry about that.
It was the fix for me when YouTube was taking over 20 seconds to load. So, if you’re facing a similar issue then this might fix YouTube working slowly for you.
#4 – Content Filtering DNS:
If you are using custom DNS with content filtering, then try using some other DNS or different filter list if your DNS provider provides you with that option.
Just like adblockers, DNS with content filtering can also result in slow browsing speed in YouTube. It won’t cause buffering, but the browsing experience can have negative experience in YouTube, since they are fighting against content blockers. So, they might slow-down your browsing speed knowingly.
#5 – Try Disabling Extensions:
If you are using some extension for YouTube then try disabling them and test how it is working.
And if you are not using any such extensions then try disabling all the extensions for once and test if there is any difference in your YouTube experience. If there is any noticeable improvement in speed, then enable one extension at a time and test whether YouTube remains better in speed. So, you can figure out which extension is causing speed issues for you.
#6 – Use Chrome User-Agent:
If you are using Firefox or any Firefox based browser, then try changing your user-agent to Chrome. There have been times when Google have slowed down Firefox users for no reasons. So, if you don’t want to shift to a Chromium based browser, then it would be best to try checking if just changing your user-agent can fix the problem for you.
#7 – Clear Data of YouTube app:
For Android users, you can try clearing data of your YouTube app and see if it makes any difference. For iOS users, you can try reinstalling the app. Your phone’s processing power and Wi-Fi can have direct impact to your experience in the app. So, make sure you are using a decent phone and having decent Wi-Fi.
Interference due to nearby Wi-Fi or poor quality router can also cause issues in browsing experience, though, you would be able to notice the difference even in other apps and websites.
Conclusion:
If none of these were able fix YouTube being slow for you, then the problem could be your ISP. While it is rare for any ISP to slow down any Google service, it is not that they cannot do it. If that’s the case, then your experience should be fine if you use any VPN like Cloudflare WARP or any premium VPN. If your internet is the reason for your poor experience in YouTube, then contacting your ISP to get it fixed would be the only option for you, apart from switching to a different ISP.
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