Removing Currents App Stops Youtube video Lag & constant buffering mode.

[Becks]

N7 Wifi with 16G/8 gig free. Non-Rooted.
I have Verizon FIOS 25/25 internet.

When attempting to watch youtube videos the video will either buffer and never load, or load and play for 5 seconds and re-buffer. I could watch any youtube video on my old Apple 3Gs phone via wifi when the N7 would not.

My fix was removing Currents App from the N7. 

[loociddreemr]

Most people just turn off the background data on currents for battery drain issues. Never thought it would interfere with video streaming.

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[Becks]

I do that everyday with the All-In-One-Toolbox App. It didn't help. I even went into the "Currents" app settings and unchecks the pre-load data boxes for Syncing. That did not remedy the situation either. Now it works fine  with Currents removed.
Everyday? Why everyday?  There is a tickbox in Currents settings that shuts down background sync forever.

[nexusNovice]

I wonder what other pre installed apps can be safely removed from a rooted n7? I don't use Gmail, can I remove it? Etc.

[radiocycle]

I think any of the stock apps can be removed, but I leave mine intact for fear of messing up any OTA updates that may come along in the future....

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[bjs229]

This is the second suggestion about removing something I use in place of YouTube. It was suggested to remove root or disable it which I don't want to do. I have Currents commanded not to sync. I am going to freeze it and see what happens.  Removing system apps is a pretty good way of running into problems when updates come along. 

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[nexusNovice]

How does one "freeze" an app?

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[bjs229]

I use Titanium but I believe you can do it thru Jellybean as well by disabling in app settings.
In Titanium click on the app and you should see a freeze button. You can easily defrost it if you run into problems.

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[martyh]

Yes, disabling under "Settings" would be the way to go with a non-rooted N7. This is what I did with a number of other apps as well: Android keyboard, default email app, Korean keyboard, and Pinyin. I didn't want to uninstall any default/system app for fear of screwing something up for a future OTA update.

Cheers,
- martyh