Solved: No Sound on Youtube

Eleanor Reed

Dec 16, 2024 • Filed to: Photo/Video/Audio Solutions • Proven solutions

YouTube is the most popular video streaming website. However, "No Sound on YouTube" is a common problem faced by YouTube users. This sound problem makes the user experience frustrating. Though some simple solutions can be tried to fix the problem. Most of the time restarting the device is the best solution. Some other solutions that can fix the problem can be checking the systems sound settings, YouTube volume, trying another browser, updating the Adobe Flash Player, and updating the sound card driver. Though if the problem is still unsolved Recoverit Video Repair software can help repair the video and resolve this audio problem.

Part 1: 8 Solutions to Fix No Sound on YouTube

There are various reasons for this No Sound on YouTube problem. In this part, we will discuss the possible fixes for this issue. Most of the time, restarting the device is the best option to fix such temporary issues.

Method 1: Check YouTube Volume/Mute Button

The first thing to check is the volume settings. YouTube's sound may be turned off. Check this at the bottom left corner of the YouTube video that the speaker icon is not muted. If the sound is turned off, click on it to unmute the video.

Method 2: Check System Sounds

Check the volume settings of the device. Make sure that the browser and device speakers are not muted or at the lowest volume settings. Also, check the configuration settings of the device speakers because sometimes the volume mixer slider is at the lowest possible volume settings.

Method 3: Use a Different Browser

A web browser could be another reason for this error. Try playing the video in some other browser. If other browsers have sound, it means the problem is caused by the browser being used. Such errors occur when the web browser is not updated to the latest version. Also, try updating the browser to resolve the issue.

Method 4: Uninstall and Update the Adobe Flash Player

To play videos on the website, Adobe Flash Player is an essential part. At times a flash player can also be a culprit. Any incompatibility with Adobe Flash Player might cause YouTube issues. Updating and reinstalling the Adobe Flash Player can resolve the issue.

Method 5: Restart your Computer or Smartphone

Most of the time restarting the computer or smartphone is the easiest and best solution to fix such issues.

Method 6: Turn off Bluetooth and Check for Headphones Connected

Another helpful tip to resolve the issue of no sound on YouTube is to toggle Bluetooth on and off. This can easily be done by going into settings. And also check for headphones connection.

Method 7: Check your Sound Card and Speakers on Smartphone

When there is no sound on YouTube checks the volume settings on your smartphone. And also check the hardware of the smartphone i.e. sound card and speaker. Is this sound problem happens only on YouTube, then it means the device hardware is fine, otherwise you have to repair your device.

Method 8: Update the Sound Card Driver

The last method to try is to update the sound card driver.

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Part 2: What to do when the Video itself Lost Audio on YouTube

YouTube is one of the largest video sharing networks in the world. However, sound problems can make the experience frustrating. When people face YouTube video playback errors, such as no sound on YouTube, they usually download online YouTube videos to computers for offline playback. In this downloading process, videos sometimes get corrupted or damaged. These videos can be repaired with Recoverit Video Repair.

Recoverit Video Repair is powerful video repair software for repairing corrupt, broken, or damaged videos. It handles video repairs in all sorts of formats such as MOV, MP4, M2TS, MKV, MTS, 3GP, AVI, and FLV file formats. Some unique characteristics of video repair feature are:

• It supports two video repair modes, which are as follows:
• Quick Repair: This mode fast tracks the repairing process by checking and fixing various video errors from the device at hand.
• Advance Repair: This mode carefully analyzes the data of the video and fixes it.
• It supports multiple video file formats and allows you to repair more than one file simultaneously.

Steps to Recover Corrupted Video

Recoverit repair video in three steps

• Add corrupted video
• Repair video
• Save video

Step 1: Add Corrupt Video

• Start with adding the corrupted video on the software surface. You can add the corrupted video in two ways. Click the middle area of the interface "Add video and start repairing", or click the "Add" button.
• Video Repair supports video format: MOV, MP4, M4V, M2TS, MKV, MTS, 3GP, AVI, FLV. It can repair the multi-formats of videos at the same time.
• After adding corrupted video, the interface shows the information of corrupted video as File Name, File Path, File Size, Date Created, and Operation.

Step 2: Repair Video

Click the "repair" button. This will simply remove the errors in your corrupted videos. This refers to quick repair mode.

Preview the Repaired Video

Recoverit Video Repair lets you preview the files from which errors have been scanned and removed. Next, you can save the files when you click "Save"

Advance Repair (optional)

If the video is severely corrupted and doesn't meet repair expectations, choose advanced repair.

This mode works for badly damaged videos. Just click the Advanced Repair button. Then add a sample video. A sample file is a valid file created with the same device and the same format as the corrupted video. Advanced Repair uses the information from the sample file and repairs the corrupt video.

Step 3: Save Repaired Video

This is the final step where the advance repair will perform the repairing process. Click the "Save "or "Save All" button to save the repaired video. It will take a few seconds to save the repaired video.