YouTube extremely slow and laggy

Browser Support Web Compatibility
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Description of the issue: YouTube has a very noticeable delay when switching between the different viewing modes i.e. from full screen to mini player or exiting full screen mode. There’s also a noticeable delay when using the arrow keys to seek forward or back. I’ve tried using YouTube in a private tab and it works fine.

Exact URL of the website in question: https://www.youtube.com/

Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no) yes

Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off? yes

Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no): no

Does the site work as expected when using Chrome? Yes. I’ve tried it with Chrome and this issue does not persist.

Brave version (check About Brave):
Version 1.78.97 Chromium: 136.0.7103.93

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Hello! Do you see the same experience if you toggle graphics acceleration?

brave://settings/system

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Hello. Yes it still performs the same. When I turn graphics acceleration off it performs a bit better for a few minutes and then goes back to being slow.

Ever since having this problem I have made sure to install the latest graphics drivers for my laptop.

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Just to confirm, do you still see an issue in 1.78.102?

You could also look at #use-angle flag at brave://flags as a potential solution.

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Yes, There’s still an issue in 1.78.102.

Could you please explain to me what this is.

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Check this

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I open YouTube tab and click to play video but it takes about 5 minutes for Brave to open that video. Usually it only takes 5 seconds to open. Please fix this for me. I read news saying YouTube has updated their ad algorithm recently, so Brave admin should also update. I am very grateful to the Brave team for creating an app that allows us to bypass YouTube Premium. We thank you very much