Audio Sync Issues with Xbox Series S and YouTube(TV)

Kyle Thorson · Mar 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM

I have been seeing this question float around and no viable recommendations for a fix.

Ever since I have started using my Xbox Series S as my primary source for streaming Youtube and Youtube TV, after about 5 minutes of watching, the audio and visual will become out of sync. Will correct itself when I pause for a split second for it all to catch back up. This does NOT happen while I am gaming, or utilizing another streaming platform.

Over the past month, I swapped back to using my Xbox One S and there were no issues regarding the audio sync problem. I have updated my console, updated the apps, messed with audio settings, tried different HDMI cords and ports, but nothing has helped.

What are your thoughts about next steps in finding what is going on and how to prevent this from happening further. I have also reached out to Youtube and they did not have any recommendations.

Thank you in advance!

:)

Kyle Thorson

Yes I have already done that :/

Could it be an issue with an older TV (2012 Samsung)? Where the input from the Xbox is too great for the TV to handle properly?

Janice V.

Hello and welcome to our community!

We’re excited to have you here and have great conversations! I'd be happy to be of assistance.

I am sorry to hear about this issue. I'm not sure why this is happening on your Xbox Series. On my end, I had no issues with the audio on the YouTube App. Have you tried resetting the console to factory defaults to see if that would work? If you haven't done so, please try it. To factory reset your console, follow the steps below.

1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide

2. Select Settings

3. Select System

4. Select Console info & updates

5. Select Reset console

Please select option 2 which is keep games and apps:

1. Reset and remove everything

2. Reset and keep my games and apps

3. Cancel

Note: Resetting your console to its factory defaults erases all accounts, saved games, settings, and home Xbox associations. Anything not uploaded to the Xbox network will be lost. Your console syncs when it's connected to the Xbox network, but if you've been offline for a while, connect to the network before taking these steps.

Hope this helps. Let me know if this works. Thanks!

Janice V.

Hi Kyle! I see what you mean. That’s definitely possible. Older TVs, especially those from 2012, may not fully support newer HDMI standards, like HDMI 2.1, which the Xbox Series uses. This can sometimes cause display issues.

Don Schellhammer

I am have an audio lag on YouTube TV series X

Don

ChaosPhoenixNL

Because i seen if i put to 480p i dont have that problem but when its on 1080p or 720p it does it so i think is 60fps bug on youtube because its only on new gen but not on old ones

Audio Sync Issues with Xbox Series S and YouTube(TV)