YouTube & BBC iPlayer not working.

bitslice · 21 Nov 2012 at 14:48

Both YouTube and iPlayer stuck at 0:00, not streaming at all. iPlayer eventually complains at not enough bandwidth to play.

However I'm on 10Meg virgin and it is fine on a desktop PC, it's just the iPad that has issues. Speedtest confirms 9.8Meg on iPad.
I've also tried a different broadband connection, same problem.

I'm guessing it is my iPad with the issue and I've tried clearing Safari's cache, but that doesn't fix it.

Ideas?

ic1male · 21 Nov 2012 at 16:57

Are you using the actual iOS apps or just the websites in Safari?

bitslice · 21 Nov 2012 at 17:29

Tried YouTube app, the BBC iPlayer app and Safari to view YouTube, same result.

IOS 5.1.1 gen1 iPad

Edit
Same with http://vimeo.com/

Also, it won't play videos already downloaded by BBC iPlayer,
And this is the third broadband connection I've tried today.

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bitslice · 21 Nov 2012 at 20:23

FIXED

Turn iPad fully off, then on again :rolleyes:

I'm so used to flawless instant on that I forget these things need a reboot occasionally...

Skyboat · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:02

I've had a similar problem on iOS 6.0. Add Sky Go and Plex to that list :rolleyes:

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:05

bitslice said:
FIXED

Turn iPad fully off, then on again

I'm so used to flawless instant on that I forget these things need a reboot occasionally...

Make sure your closing all the open apps aswell (at the end of each day or so)

Double click Home Button.

Hold finger on one of the open apps at the bottom.

Then close them all via the red cross on each.

Everytime you open an App and "close" it, its actually still open and running in memory until you do this process to close them.

InertProtocol · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:17

ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
Everytime you open an App and "close" it, its actually still open and running in memory until you do this process to close them.

Sure about that?

http://www.imore.com/tipb-answers-close-apps-multitasking-dock

I did read a more recent article, but the same still stood.

Dewotter · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:23

ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
Make sure your closing all the open apps aswell (at the end of each day or so)

Double click Home Button.

Hold finger on one of the open apps at the bottom.

Then close them all via the red cross on each.

Everytime you open an App and "close" it, its actually still open and running in memory until you do this process to close them.

They remain open until another app requires additional ram. There are a series of API's such as background audio that background apps can use, but stating they are 'open and running' is disengious.

In actuality, they are frozen in the current state and reanimate when brought back to the foreground.

Consequently, there is no need to close them all at the end of each day.

Dewotter · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:26

ChocolateStarfishRammer said:
Make sure your closing all the open apps aswell (at the end of each day or so)

Double click Home Button.

Hold finger on one of the open apps at the bottom.

Then close them all via the red cross on each.

Everytime you open an App and "close" it, its actually still open and running in memory until you do this process to close them.

They remain in memory until another app requires additional ram. There are a series of API's such as background audio that background apps can use, but stating they are 'open and running' is disengious.

More realistically, they are frozen in the current state and reanimate when brought to the foreground. As a consequence, there is no need to close them all at the end of each day.

lemoon · 27 Nov 2012 at 09:32

Well, you could try WorldTube HD or Jasmine YouTube Client, that I got from iFunia.