# Firefox is not playing youtube videos **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [October 6, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827 "2026-10-06T13:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/1 "2026-10-06T13:40:48Z")
in Firefox youtube videos are not playing they are keep loading to check that is not problem in Firefox or something else i checked it by installing waterfox but still same problem ---
**Author:** ![1093i3511](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/1093i3511/32/102376_2.png) [@1093i3511](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/1093i3511)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/2 "2026-10-06T13:58:15Z")
Well, it might be helpful to describe your setup. Are you’re connected to your ISP directly using the DNS the ISP is providing? Are you using a VPN service? Or a proxy? Have you tried to restart firefox with add-ons being disabled? Does the domain name resolve? Stating an issue without asking a concrete question or providing related information won’t help. And we are no visionaries here. ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/3 "2026-10-06T14:01:31Z")
i am using hotsport from my phone and i don’t have installed extensions and i did restart firefox ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/4 "2026-10-06T14:06:40Z")
i am new here so that’s why ---
**Author:** ![ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ddnn/32/126676_2.png) [@ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ddnn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/5 "2026-10-06T17:20:41Z")
Welcome to the community! :enos_flag: 🖖 Please open a terminal and run the following command. It updates your system fully, so please follow the prompts when asked for your password or to confirm yes / no questions. This ensures the issue is not because of an outdated system. ```auto sudo pacman -Syu ``` ### Note: You may need to reboot after this command, so please reboot if you get a notification to do so. Then run the following commands so that we can see what your system is like: ```auto inxi -Fxxc0z pacman -Q | grep -A 0 -E "fire|water|nvidia|amd|intel|vulk|mesa" ``` ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/6 "2026-10-06T17:33:34Z")
```auto System: Kernel: 7.2.8-arch1-2 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 16.2.1 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.7.5 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland dm: N/A Distro: EndeavourOS base: Arch Linux Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: INTEL model: H61 serial: Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 08/31/2022 CPU: Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-2400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2993 min/max: 1600/3400 cores: 1: 2993 2: 2993 3: 2993 4: 2993 bogomips: 24741 Flags-basic: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0102 Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.24 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.13 compositor: kwin_wayland driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: 0 Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: LED res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 85 diag: 470mm (18.5") API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland: drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 3.3 vendor: intel mesa v: 26.2.4-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 2000 (SNB GT1) device-ID: 8086:0102 display-ID: :0.0 API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available. Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr Audio: Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 Device-2: Huawei AB13X USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-1.2:6 chip-ID: 12d1:3a07 API: ALSA v: k7.2.8-arch1-2 status: kernel-api Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.6.9 status: off with: 1: wireplumber status: off 2: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 3: pw-jack type: plugin Server-3: PulseAudio v: 17.0-98-gb096 status: active Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8xxxu type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.6:6 chip-ID: 0bda:8179 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: Bluetooth: Device-1: TP-Link UB5A Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.5:5 chip-ID: 2357:0604 Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 19 state: down bt-service: disabled rfk-block: hardware: no software: no address: N/A Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 23.52 GiB (5.0%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKX-753CA1 size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: Partition: ID-1: / size: 124.4 GiB used: 12.82 GiB (10.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 499 MiB used: 328 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda7 ID-3: /home size: 129.32 GiB used: 9.2 GiB (7.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 5.86 GiB used: 1.51 GiB (25.7%) priority: -1 dev: /dev/sda6 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A Info: Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.63 GiB used: 4.04 GiB (52.9%) Processes: 218 Power: uptime: 1d 2h 42m wakeups: 9 Init: systemd v: 262 default: graphical Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1177 Compilers: gcc: 16.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.20 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.41 firewall-applet 2.5.2-1 firewall-config 2.5.2-1 firewalld 2.5.2-1 intel-gmmlib 22.10.0-1 intel-media-driver 26.3.5-1 intel-ucode 20260925-1 libva-intel-driver 2.4.5-1 linux-firmware-amd 20260916-1 linux-firmware-amdgpu 20260916-1 linux-firmware-intel 20260916-1 linux-firmware-nvidia 20260916-1 mesa 1:26.2.4-1 mesa-utils 9.0.0-7 python-firewall 2.5.2-1 vulkan-icd-loader 1.4.363.0-1 vulkan-intel 1:26.2.4-1 vulkan-mesa-implicit-layers 1:26.2.4-1 vulkan-tools 1.4.363.0-1 waterfox-bin 1:6.7.5-1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/7 "2026-10-06T17:36:43Z")
> [@RavenSword](#): > > Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 08/31/2022 should probably see if there is an update to your bios ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/8 "2026-10-06T17:38:38Z")
ok how can i do that ---
**Author:** ![ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ddnn/32/126676_2.png) [@ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ddnn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/9 "2026-10-06T17:39:20Z")
Please press the edit button on your post. See the image below: * * * ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/5/a5ba1ac4537dff4b0dafae083e6a2fe429c6ec23.png) * * * Then select all of the text in the editor and press `CTRL+E` on your keyboard or use the "Preformatted Text` button. See image below: * * * ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/2/52406d6518ea403ce8d3d14191f3f9e7c4d7e8be.png) * * * Then click the “Save Edit” button. ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/10 "2026-10-06T17:41:36Z")
Thank you ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/11 "2026-10-06T17:51:49Z")
check with the OEM of the computer/motherboard you have and see if they have a newer bios ---
**Author:** ![RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@RavenSword](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/RavenSword)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/12 "2026-10-06T18:19:00Z")
is everything is ok in this ---
**Author:** ![JohnD](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/johnd/32/131516_2.png) [@JohnD](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/JohnD)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/13 "2026-10-06T18:53:36Z")
Firefox is also causing trouble with YT on my end since 2 weeks. Disabled UblockOrigin and Ghostery (only 2 addons I run) and the problem remains. No idea as to why FF is messing with YT but it is not the first time it’s doing that. Solution: I changed to Librewolf and all is well. ---
**Author:** ![ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ddnn/32/126676_2.png) [@ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ddnn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/14 "2026-10-06T19:03:03Z")
I use YouTube in Firefox every few days, and I don’t have this issue. So, I’d say this issue is not an issue with Firefox, but rather with user settings. We just need to figure out if it is Firefox’s config files (userchrome, add-ons, etc.), drivers, hardware, environment variables, etc. ---
**Author:** ![JohnD](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/johnd/32/131516_2.png) [@JohnD](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/JohnD)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/15 "2026-10-06T19:10:10Z")
@ddnn yup, the trouble is probably in there somewhere. In my case my settings are quite vanilla and out of the box. Never touched about:config either. Yet every now and then it acts up. Other videos are no problem its just YT. Whether it is on the YT sites or embeds on forums and alike. ---
**Author:** ![ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ddnn/32/126676_2.png) [@ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ddnn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/16 "2026-10-06T19:10:35Z")
Is this a question? If so, what is the question you’re asking? Also, in your output, I don’t see Firefox. Did you uninstall it? Or are you running Firefox from a portable location? Lastly, you can also install `fwupd` to check for BIOS/Firmware updates. See here: [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fwupd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fwupd) I think it’s: ```auto fwupdmgr get-devices fwupdmgr get-updates ``` But don’t run it right away. We’ll check other steps first. ---
**Author:** ![ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ddnn/32/126676_2.png) [@ddnn](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ddnn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/17 "2026-10-06T19:16:16Z")
If the installation of Firefox is truly vanilla and doesn’t work, then it would likely mean there is a package missing or an environment variable causing issues. Or maybe reinstalling by completely uninstalling the package and clearing Pacman’s cache, then reinstalling the package would work. Places to check: - `nano /etc/environment` ← Run in a terminal. Requires `sudo` to make changes. - `.bashrc` - `.bash_profile` - `.zshrc` - `.profile` - any start-up/autostart files you are running in your DE/WM - also including `.local/share/applications` In all cases, log out and log back in if you make any changes since using `source` (like `source ~/.bashrc` or `source /etc/environment`) sometimes isn’t enough. ---
**Author:** ![Archie1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/archie1/32/111095_2.png) [@Archie1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Archie1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/18 "2026-10-07T06:19:23Z")
Try to do the following. Try to open the following URL in **[KDE Haruna](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/haruna/)**. `File` \> `Open URL`. You will need to have the package [yt-dlp](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/yt-dlp/) installed from the arch extra repo before you try this. Then try to see if the Video plays in Firefox. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P74996RVvXA/maxresdefault.jpg "KDE: The Documentary TRAILER — The Story of Free Software Underdogs │ Full Film Coming October 14th") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74996RVvXA) Repeat this for the videos that you want to do play in YouTube. If it is not playing in both the places, i.e. Firefox and Haruna then we can look at the network and figure out what is going on. If it plays in KDE Haruna but not in Firefox then we have to figure out what is going on in Firefox. For that open Firefox in a new profile or use Firefox Troubleshooting mode (Hamburger `menu` \> `Help and Report` \> `Troubleshooting mode`) and see if the issue still persists. If it does not persist in Troubleshooting mode or in another profile then you will have to create a profile and use that. Also since you are using your mobile hotspot, what you can do is check on your mobile, in a browser, not chrome not YouTube App, whether the above YouTube URL opens up or not. Sometimes Mobile Hotspot/Tethering is throttled by the carrier. Get back to us with your findings. Edit: When you test out YouTube videos with KDE Haruna and Firefox make sure that you see the full length of the video. So if the video is 5 minutes long, you should view it for full 5 minutes in both the apps, i.e. KDE Haruna and Firefox. If the video is 30 minutes the you should view it for for full 30 minutes in both the apps. Do not do this is parallel, i.e. view a video using Haruna and Firefox together. Do it sequentially. ---
**Author:** ![eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/eso/32/36767_2.png) [@eso](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/eso)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-not-playing-youtube-videos/81827/19 "2026-10-08T17:01:57Z")
Reassure me that the sound is okay. Isn’t it?