YouTube Android App
ANDROID · Streaming
9 known error codes for this model
15
Easy Fix
YouTube app/browser encountered a playback initialization error.
400
Easy Fix
Bad request response from YouTube endpoint due to invalid client request/session.
99
Easy Fix
YouTube returned a generic app-level playback exception.
99999
Easy Fix
Unexpected YouTube application error from malformed session or data state.
An error occurred playback id
Easy Fix
A server-side playback error that includes a playback ID for troubleshooting, indicating YouTube's servers encountered an issue while delivering the video content.
Audio Renderer Error
Moderate
An audio playback error indicating the browser or device's audio rendering system encountered a problem, causing the audio to stop working during video playback. The video may cont…
Error 153
Easy Fix
A restricted content error indicating the video cannot be played due to content restrictions such as age restrictions, geographic limitations, or content policy enforcement.
Error Code 4
Easy Fix
A video unavailable error indicating the video cannot be played because it has been removed, made private, is region-restricted, or the HTML5 player encountered a loading issue.
Playback Error
Easy Fix
A general playback failure indicating YouTube's video player encountered an issue and cannot play the video. This can be caused by a wide range of issues from network problems to b…