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RobfromAmarillo
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YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

I am having an issue watching any channel on YouTube TV and YouTube. The sound either drops out or the picture(and sound)freezes intermittently for a couple seconds. It happens too frequently to watch. Everything updated, system restart, power-cycled and uninstalled the apps. My chat and phone support sessions were unhelpful. The YTTV app installed on the tv(Insignia w/ Fire TV tech)works ok. This happening on the 4K express plus and a much older Roku device. Anybody out there experience this or have a way out?

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RokuRiamie-D
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Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

Hi @RobfromAmarillo,

Welcome to the Roku Community!

We understand that you are experiencing issues with your YouTube TV and YouTube channel freezing, and the audio cutting out. We appreciate the troubleshooting steps you have taken to resolve the issue. No worries, we are here to look closely into the issue.

We would like to know the following:

  • Does this issue only occur on YouTube TV and YouTube channels?
  • When did you start to experience the issue?
  • What is the software version of your Roku devices?

In the meantime, we suggest you try resetting your network connection on your Roku device to clear the cache.

Reset the network connection:

  1. Press Home on your Roku remote
  2. Scroll and select Settings
  3. Select System
  4. Select Power. If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step.
  5. Select System restart

We hope to get this sorted out soon.

Cheers,
The Roku Community Team

Riamie D.
Roku Community Moderator
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RobfromAmarillo
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Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

I assume that all the steps I have outlined in my original email have been noted. I just checked for updates(none on both) and did the system restart as requested and my issues with YTTV and YouTube persist. My case # 11257074 Here are the details of my 2 devices:

Express 4K+ model 3941X2 serial X022002FHVXU device id SOHAK2AFHVXU software version 14.1.4 build 7709

Express 3700X serial YU001J990464device ID 7G26C1990464 software ver 14.1.4 build 7709

I really need Roku to help with this issue. Thx in advance

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RokuEmmanuel-D
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Community Moderator

Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

Thanks for keeping us in the loop, @RobfromAmarillo!

We have noted your concern about the YouTube TV playback issues on your Roku devices. We appreciate your effort to provide all the necessary details on the investigation. 

In the meantime, could you also provide the Tracker ID and Channel Build Version of YouTube TV and YouTube? (You can find it by highlighting the app from the Home Screen and pressing the Star * Button.)

We are looking forward to hearing back from you!

Best,
The Roku Community Team

Emmanuel-D.
Roku Community Moderator
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RobfromAmarillo
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Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

It is going to be almost impossible to generate a trackerID in real time because although these interruptions are frequent they are usually very brief. I will try.

YTTV v. 2.25 build 70

YT v. 2.25 build 93

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RokuRiamie-D
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Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

Hi @RobfromAmarillo,

Thanks for providing additional information about your issue.

Rest assured, we have forwarded this to our Roku team for review. We appreciate your patience as we work on this matter. We'll update you once we have more information.

Best,
The Roku Community Team

Riamie D.
Roku Community Moderator
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RokuEmmanuel-D
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Community Moderator

Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

Hi, @RobfromAmarillo.

We would like to know if you're still experiencing an issue with YouTube TV and the YouTube app, and if so, could you please provide a short video clip showing the exact behavior of the apps to better understand what's going on?

Also, have you received any updates on the apps recently? If yes, could you provide the latest channel build version of the apps? 

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and supply the requested details. 

Best,
The Roku Community Team

Emmanuel-D.
Roku Community Moderator
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RobfromAmarillo
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Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

So I have had this problem since 1/15 and I have sent along all requested info. Can I get an update as to what is happening?

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RokuEmmanuel-D
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Community Moderator

Re: YouTube TV app freezing and/or sound drops out

Hey! Thanks for the follow-up.

Currently, this matter is still under investigation, and the team is awaiting your provision of a video demonstrating the exact behavior as previously requested in this thread. This will help them further look into the issue.

We would really appreciate it if you could provide this so we can proceed with the process. 

Thanks for understanding!

Best,
The Roku Community Team

Emmanuel-D.
Roku Community Moderator
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