YouTube
YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others.
Is YouTube currently down in South Africa?
In South Africa, at the moment, there seem to be no issues with YouTube and not any problems at all have been detected by YouTube themselves.
Why YouTube is not working today?
Make sure you’re running the latest version of the app. It may also help to see if everything else is updated. Check if any updates are available to your browser (if you’re using it). If you’re using an Android device, check if there are any available updates for it.
Is Google down in South Africa?
Google.co.za is UP and reachable by us, you can kindly check your Wi-Fi or network.
When was the YouTube outage?
The first YouTube outage, was on 16 October 2018, a global outage disrupted YouTube for approximately one hour and 2 minutes, and YouTube Music and YouTube TV were affected as well. When users try to open YouTube, the website only shows a blank page without videos. On the app, an error message read, “There was a problem with the network [503].”
During the outage, the hashtag #YouTube Down was trending on Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms. However, after 1 hour and 2 minutes of outage, YouTube was fixed.
The second was, on 20 August 2020, over a period of approximately six hours, a global outage abruptly disrupted Google’s suite of services, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Meet and Google Voice. Users complained that they were unable to upload files to Gmail, transfer files, and upload files to Google Drive. The reason for the technical issue is not publicly known.
The third YouTube outage was on, 14 December 2020. Another global outage occurred, affecting authenticated users of most Google services, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Play. The problem was due to a failure in Google Accounts; services such as YouTube were still accessible with private browsing. The outage started at approximately 11:45 UTC, and Google services were restored around 13:00 UTC. Google identified the issue as an accidental reduction of capacity on their central user ID management system, causing requests that required OAuth -based authentication to fail; this also included the Google Cloud Platform.
Is Google down yes or no?
No. Google.com is UP and reachable by users.
Why is YouTube slow right now in South Africa?
YouTube buffering problem can be caused by these issues: overload server, internet/router issues, browser cache, ip address range. If you’re having YouTube running slow issues, don’t panic.
Why YouTube video stops suddenly in South Africa?
In South Africa, majority of times, the main reason behind the “YouTube keeps pausing or stopping” issue is buffering. Buffering occurs when the video isn’t fully loaded. An unloaded video will keep stopping at certain points until it fully loads.
Why is YouTube not working on my phone in South Africa?
In South Africa, if you are ever faced with the problem of YouTube not working on your phone, one of the best solutions to fix the problem of YouTube not working is to clear the YouTube app’s cache and data. While clearing cache will not delete any data from the YouTube app or other apps, clearing data will reset the YouTube settings. Know in detail what happens by clearing the data of the YouTube app.
Why is my YouTube not working on Chrome in South Africa?
When you notice this, you can clear Chrome’s cookies and cache, avoid over-populating Chrome with unnecessary YouTube plug-ins, and frequently update your Chrome browser or Reset Chrome’s app data.
How do I fix YouTube slow loading?
The following are the steps to fix your YouTube being slow:
- Check Out the Speed of the Internet.
- Adjust the Quality of Video.
- Reload the Router.
- Wipe the Cache in Your Browser.
- Change the URL.
- Change the VPN.
Why is my YouTube buffering in South Africa?
Many at times for browsers, it could be, the cache, history or add-ons may stop YouTube TV from streaming. And for YouTube TV app on iPhone or Android smartphones, buffering would appear with insufficient storage space, overloaded cache and history or poor connection etc.
