Issue with opening new browser windows when YouTube is used as a Brave Application

[xrisbahas]

Hello Brave Community,

I’m experiencing a persistent issue when using YouTube as a “Brave Application” (opened in its own window, separate from the main browser).

The problem occurs specifically when I try to open new regular browser windows while the YouTube application is running. Often, there is a significant delay before the new window appears, or sometimes when multiple windows are open, the display of the new window seems to be partially obscured by the previous one – looking like a split screen effect between the old and new window content.

This issue only happens when YouTube is launched as a Brave Application. When I have YouTube open in a regular tab within the main Brave browser window, I never encounter this problem when opening new windows.

It seems like using the application mode for YouTube specifically interferes with the normal behavior of opening new browser windows.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any ideas on what might be causing it or how to resolve it?

• Brave Version: [1.78.94]
• Operating System: [Windows 11 24H2]

Thank you for any help or suggestions.

[289wk]

@xrisbahas

By “YouTube as a ‘Brave Application’” - are you referring to your having created a “web app” ← by using the ability of Brave Browser to create a shortcut that is devoted to a website (such as YouTube)?

Brave Browser > Settings > More Tools > create shortcut

That leads to a “Create shortcut?” pop-up ← and therein, an entry field where you entered “YouTube” and then checked (ENABLED) the “Open as window” checkbox?

[xrisbahas]

Hi,
Yes, that’s exactly right. When a video is playing in the app and I want to open a new window in Brave, sometimes it freezes, or screen tearing appears. When the YouTube video is in a normal window in Brave, I don’t observe any problem with opening pages. So, I identify the problem when the app is present. And only with YouTube. My Graphic Card is AMD RX 6600XT.

[289wk]

@xrisbahas

Test with Graphics acceleration DISABLED (switch location):

Take a look at the graphics / video tips at:
‘Pink Graphical Glitches on text - #2 by 289wk’