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Do have have Bluetooth lag in the YouTube app but none in Safari?

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laudern

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Jan 5, 2011
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Disclaimer: when I say Bluetooth lag, I am referring to a noticeable delay in audio that a regular user would notice. I am well aware that all Bluetooth headphones have some form of lag, usually Not noticeable by a regular user.

I have 3 Bluetooth audio devices. 1 device is a $20 pair of Bluetooth headphones. These work great. No noticeable lag in the YouTube app or in safari. I have a $50 pair of headphones that lag in the YouTube app but play perfectly when watching YouTube through safari. I then have a Sony Bluetooth speaker. This also lags when using the YouTube app but is perfect when playing YouTube off safari.

I have 2 ios devices. A iPhone se which is fully up to date and an iPad air 2 which is on ios 10. Both devices have the exact same issues with all 3 Bluetooth devices.

How come my cheap and nasty $20 Bluetooth headphones work perfectly but my slight less cheap and nasty headphones and my sony speakers have issues. I have also heard of very expensive headphones having the exact same issue.

What's the go??? It has to be a YouTube software issue surely. And I'm surprised not more people are pissed off by this!!
 
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