TL;DR
- Some YouTube users are reporting a bug that randomly kicks videos out of full-screen mode and into the floating mini player.
- The glitch also kills audio playback, forcing users to restart videos or the YouTube app to restore sound.
- Common troubleshooting steps haven’t helped. We’ve contacted Google to ask whether a fix is in the works.
Despite its never-ending battle against ad blockers, YouTube otherwise offers a mostly fuss-free video streaming experience, especially if you’re a Premium subscriber. You open the app, scroll and find something you want to watch, and hit play. But what if even that seamless experience starts showing signs of instability?
That’s precisely what some YouTube users, on both Android and iOS, are experiencing right now.
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