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Firefox not playing YouTube videos.

43 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/firefox-not-playing-youtube-videos.185326/

kaz
kaz Original post #1
Jul 5, 2014 at 3:29 PM
Firefox isn't playing YT videos :-x
nomad47
nomad47 #2
Jul 5, 2014 at 3:32 PM
Re: The Offtopic Thread V1: Life Support Edition

Firefox isn't playing YT videos :-x

Something has happened with Firefox. I am unable to watch world cup
kaz
kaz #3
Jul 5, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Re: The Offtopic Thread V1: Life Support Edition

I tried everything nothing works.... :-(
rhitwick
Jul 5, 2014 at 3:55 PM
Re: The Offtopic Thread V1: Life Support Edition

^ you two. Open a new thread in a relevant section.
skeletor
Jul 5, 2014 at 4:21 PM
now I know why YouTube was not working before I slept. :p
$hadow
$hadow #6
Jul 5, 2014 at 4:37 PM
No gain still trying to figure out a way to fix this.
sling-shot
Jul 5, 2014 at 5:02 PM
Is it only YouTube or all flash?
In the latest version of Firefox all plugins except Flash are click to play. May be due to some reason Flash has gone that way in your setup.

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Oh shi! Now I see that this is in Chit Chat - Bandwidth wastage section :eek:
rijinpk1
Jul 5, 2014 at 5:04 PM
youtube is working fine for me on firefox.
skeletor
Jul 5, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Oh shi! Now I see that this is in Chit Chat - Bandwidth wastage section :eek:
No, it was in the Offtopic thread.

I moved the posts in a "new" thread.
skeletor
skeletor #11
Jul 5, 2014 at 5:50 PM
^ doesn't play at all.
S
Jul 5, 2014 at 6:06 PM
Disable the adblock on youtube and try
M
Jul 5, 2014 at 6:09 PM
same problem with me, but actually, its adobe flash player which is creating havoc.
i simply disabled it (it was creating never ending pop-ups of errors and asking to choose between "Close program" and " close program and search online for solutions" )
the problem occurs on many websites like dropbox.

I have google chrome as backup :p (it has flash built in so, vids work good.
kaz
kaz #14
Jul 5, 2014 at 7:38 PM
What error you get?Is it like video play and than stop???

The screen stays black for as long as you leave the tab open...The circular dots in the middle keep on rotating :(

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I have google chrome as backup :p (it has flash built in so, vids work good.

IDM doesn't work with Chrome for YT videos...For watching videos Chrome does the job....
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #15
Jul 5, 2014 at 7:45 PM
The screen stays black for as long as you leave the tab open...The circular dots in the middle keep on rotating :(

IDM doesn't work with Chrome for YT videos...For watching videos Chrome does the job....

still not solved?
kaz
kaz #18
Jul 5, 2014 at 8:09 PM
I have the latest stable build v30.0
What version you are using?
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #19
Jul 5, 2014 at 8:31 PM
version 29, stable.
kaz
kaz #20
Jul 5, 2014 at 8:47 PM
Installed v29....Still same problem :(

Flash version is 14 here
kaz
kaz #22
Jul 5, 2014 at 8:58 PM
Unable to find that :(
$hadow
$hadow #23
Jul 5, 2014 at 9:18 PM
YouTube even not playing on android app as well.
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #24
Jul 5, 2014 at 9:33 PM
should i upload the set up file somewhere?
sling-shot
Jul 5, 2014 at 9:50 PM
Go into AddOns and check Flash is enabled.

If it is not playing in Android too, may be the problem is with your ISP.

Open a new Firefox profile and check there using firefox -p command. (you could edit a copy of the shortcut used to launch Firefox.
krishnandu.sarkar
Jul 5, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Mine is 29.0.1 and youtube videos are playing fine. Let me update to the latest version and check.

Though I use Chrome as by default browser.

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YouTube even not playing on android app as well.

Youtube Android App working fine for me.

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Update : Updated to 30.0 and YT videos are working fine.
$hadow
$hadow #27
Jul 5, 2014 at 11:02 PM
Mine is 29.0.1 and youtube videos are playing fine. Let me update to the latest version and check.

Though I use Chrome as by default browser.

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Youtube Android App working fine for me.

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Update : Updated to 30.0 and YT videos are working fine.

Mine is continuously saying that network problem touch yo retry.
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #29
Jul 6, 2014 at 12:09 AM
^^ that video plays fine on my pc with firefox.
skeletor
skeletor #30
Jul 6, 2014 at 12:13 AM
Even I am face the same problem as kaz.
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #31
Jul 6, 2014 at 12:18 AM
dont know, what exactly is wrong.but i dont face any such problems. and it is wired that you all face this problem with firefox only!
kaz
kaz #32
Jul 6, 2014 at 12:45 AM
Will wait for firefox new release...v29 and v30 doesn't help
ratul
ratul #33
Jul 6, 2014 at 4:35 AM
Works fine for me, FF30.0 and Flash 14, problem might be your ISP, mine was a culprit of this once last year, when for one full month, many of the youtube videos would refuse to play until a good proxy used.. :-x
skeletor
skeletor #34
Jul 6, 2014 at 5:43 AM
YouTube works for me in HTML5 mode in Chromium.
kaz
kaz #35
Jul 6, 2014 at 8:59 AM
Works fine for me, FF30.0 and Flash 14, problem might be your ISP, mine was a culprit of this once last year, when for one full month, many of the youtube videos would refuse to play until a good proxy used.. :-x

Thanks....Works now using a free VPN :)

Can you tell me the proxy you have used? I tried some, but didn't work....
$hadow
$hadow #36
Jul 6, 2014 at 9:57 AM
Nope not working.
nomad47
nomad47 #39
Jul 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM
There is another VPN freevpnusa.com it's good
gagan_kumar
Jul 6, 2014 at 2:22 PM
youtube not working for me also in bsnl used chrome IE and firefox...........

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ok wroking with chrome........
ratul
ratul #41
Jul 6, 2014 at 3:28 PM
Thanks....Works now using a free VPN :)

Can you tell me the proxy you have used? I tried some, but didn't work....

Used to use VPN services, both cyberghost and hotspot shield elite used to work for me.. :)
kaz
kaz #42
Jul 9, 2014 at 10:20 AM
Working without any VPN :D

Even Google docs which was blocked, works now...
K
kml420 #43
Jul 16, 2014 at 2:34 PM
This is FUNNY :D