Video playing lags(youtube,HBOgo,Crackle) - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys I'm having problems playing videos or movies. I was listening to music in YouTube and it kept stopping, also on the movies on HBOgo it looses quality and some times it stops too.
My connection is good. Im getting 20mbs download and 3 mbs upload.
Does any one knows what causing this and what to do. Thank you.
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Choppy video playback

I didn't see any other threads relating to this - any else have video playback that pauses every few seconds? Seems to happen to me for just about any online video, youtube, etc.
Same here, no surprise another problem with the phone.
Same problem here. Seems to be more pronounced while the video is being downloaded. Once it is, the playback seems to be smoother.
I think it's an internet issue as downloaded videos play perfectly.
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dilzo said:
I think it's an internet issue as downloaded videos play perfectly.
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I'll disagree. There's a progress bar on most video/YouTube streams. I pause to let my crappy DVP buffer said videos and even when a video is half-loaded the thing will still stutter along until the download is COMPLETELY finished.
Personally I think it's related to WiFi as downloading over cellular data doesn't always result in the stutter.
My coworkers HD7 doesn't have the same issues while streaming videos over WiFi.

Issue with video players!!

Hey any one having a problem while watching video or movie the player quits?? If yes, have u resolved?? I need help with this...i was watching a movie last night and it quited like 25 times on me( so frustrating!!!!!!)
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Raul69.atl said:
Hey any one having a problem while watching video or movie the player quits?? If yes, have u resolved?? I need help with this...i was watching a movie last night and it quited like 25 times on me( so frustrating!!!!!!)
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I use mx video player no issues
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Admiral2145 said:
I use mx video player no issues
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I have mxvideo too...do u watch long videos?? Or shorts? Cu it took like 15 minutes for the first quit and then it will do it every 5 minutes or less..i got another player and same issue
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Raul69.atl said:
I have mxvideo too...do u watch long videos?? Or shorts? Cu it took like 15 minutes for the first quit and then it will do it every 5 minutes or less..i got another player and same issue
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I have mx player and on monday I watched an episode of mad men (44mins) and the movie Safe House 720p (2hrs) without any problems at all.
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jgaf said:
I have mx player and on monday I watched an episode of mad men (44mins) and the movie Safe House 720p (2hrs) without any problems at all.
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I guess is my tablet or app...il unistall clear all and reinstall and try again
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I have the same issue, but it's fairly random, but I am playing videos from a SMB share. Sometimes I'll get through an hour before it quits, sometimes 5 minutes. This is using MX Player, Dice player, and Rockplayer. They all have the same issue. In my case, it could be an issue with the device retaining the connection to the SMB share.
Try dice player from the market, works really good!
Raul69.atl said:
Hey any one having a problem while watching video or movie the player quits?? If yes, have u resolved?? I need help with this...i was watching a movie last night and it quited like 25 times on me( so frustrating!!!!!!)
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some people have had issues with their tabs where video intense application start to freeze, crash or quit. A factory reset seems to be the trick to fix this. Yes, you lose all your data and have to start from scratch, but potentially no more issues.
This is not a guaranteed fix, but many people have had luck with it.
Raul69.atl said:
I have mxvideo too...do u watch long videos?? Or shorts? Cu it took like 15 minutes for the first quit and then it will do it every 5 minutes or less..i got another player and same issue
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I've watched 2hr movies @ 1080p... I'm also rooted with build.prop tweaks.
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Using BS Player with no issues whatsoever playing h264 HD videos in hour-long intervals.
Do you happen to use Kaspersky? I’ve had a similar problem which disappeared after uninstalling Kaspersky!
Many intermittent pauses and crashes when watching videos over smb connection. Sometimes it will go for an hour or two with no problem, sometimes it's within a few minutes. Most often the tablet will reboot.
Pausing a video, then putting device into sleep mode, will always cause a reboot.
And, still not much luck in maximizing flash video playback, always crashes tablet in dolphin hd, or stock browser.

Video Playback Issues

Videos played by my nexus have an odd choppy feel. Every five seconds or so, the player pauses for a very noticeable moment, then continues. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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No problems regarding smoothness.
The only problem I have is that nothing seems to have audio (using mxPlayer)
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No problems regarding smoothness.
The only problem I have is that nothing seems to have audio (using mxPlayer)
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Its not bad enough to want to return it, but it's irritating.
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Now I seem to have problems with games. Is this a hardware issue or OS related?
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No. My nexus runs very well. Are you on 4.1.1
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theoneofgod said:
No. My nexus runs very well. Are you on 4.1.1
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Yes.
Is it a background app causing it? I read about a few phones having this issue in the past.
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upstandingcitizen said:
Videos played by my nexus have an odd choppy feel. Every five seconds or so, the player pauses for a very noticeable moment, then continues. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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I'm on 4.1.1, not rooted and I've noticed the same problem. When playing a video or certain games every 5 seconds or so there is a slight pause. I've tried different video players and still the same issue.
GreenBasturd said:
I'm on 4.1.1, not rooted and I've noticed the same problem. When playing a video or certain games every 5 seconds or so there is a slight pause. I've tried different video players and still the same issue.
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Having the same issues but it seems to happen more with games especially tegra 3 games like a riptide. the funny thing is is I swear I remember playing riptide and It had no lag. I can't remember whether it was prior to the 4.11 update.
Same here! I tried watching the Transformer movie we got for free and it kept freezing up! This is irritating, I'm going to try a factory reset. I'm exchanging this thing any way cause the headphone jack is defective.
From my long awaited and totally worth it EVO LTE!
Same issue here after upgrading to 4.1.1. Anyone here having this issue on a custom ROM? If not then I'm flashing a ROM ASAP.
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Nobody else?
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Try other video players (MX Player, BSPlayer)
Was this apparent before 4.1.1? I just got my 7 yesterday and updated right away and do notice the stutter w/ my high profile 720p vids. On my Prime stuttering was fixed with over clocking and running an interactive governer.
Edit: this is for 720p high profile movies stored on the device, happening w/ dice player and MX player. Don't use stock since it doesn't support ac3 audio.
stock n7 with latest ota updates, unlocked and rooted. No problem playing any game and video, either stream from play store (transformer movie) or stream my my home network.
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Was this apparent before 4.1.1? I just got my 7 yesterday and updated right away and do notice the stutter w/ my high profile 720p vids. On my Prime stuttering was fixed with over clocking and running an interactive governer.
Edit: this is for 720p high profile movies stored on the device, happening w/ dice player and MX player. Don't use stock since it doesn't support ac3 audio.
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It doesn't matter if it's on the device or not, it happens when I stream the transformer movie and/or any YouTube video. I'm about to return this back to Google if I don't find a solution soon. Going to try a data factory reset and see if that helps.
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Yeah looks like its happening for me on YouTube as well.
I just put a video on my device from my PC and it played fine. But if I stream anything it plays like crap
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Did some more testing. Tried the stock player and no stutter but no sound due to no ac3 support. I have another 7 coming in on Monday and will test that one leaving it as is (before 4.1.1 update)
I just got off the phone with Google and they said it's probably a issue with my router streaming media on the device. I'm going to test another WiFi connection sometime soon and see if the issue persist or not.
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I'm having problems with this, I can't watch a single video on this device without the lag. I've tried the youtube app, Netflix, dice player and a few other video apps and everyone of those lag.
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Youtube video quality...

I have the settings to high quality on mobile but for some reason none of the videos I play are crisp. I tried the app the browser tried searching hd videos but everything seems to be pixelated to some extent? Anyone else having the same issues?
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TheHonkey said:
I have the settings to high quality on mobile but for some reason none of the videos I play are crisp. I tried the app the browser tried searching hd videos but everything seems to be pixelated to some extent? Anyone else having the same issues?
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I thought i had that issue at first too. But i switched to Wifi and it came in clear. I dont know why, but 3g never gets videos clear for me. I had this issue on the SIII as well.
Videos play on "High Quality" over 3G. When on WiFi and I belive 4G also, video play in "HD". That is why it looks better over WiFi. There is a YouTube app floating around that has a setting that will allow you to watch videos in HD over 3G. However, 3G doesnt tend to have good enough speeds for solid playback in HD.
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You try the mod YouTube app?

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Has anyone tried out the beta version of Mirror by Koushik Dutta? If so, have you gotten it to successfully upload to Instagram with no issues? Every time I upload a Screen Recording and play it on Instagram, it doesn't have the correct audio (my voice or music playing in the background), instead it'll be some weird sound effects like a Lion roaring or some other creature sounds. LOL weird as hell I know!
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