6 Easy Ways to Fix YouTube Thumbnails Not Showing

YouTube thumbnails provide a quick look at what the video is about and what you can expect from it. Many creators spend a lot of time creating perfect thumbnails because good thumbnails increase the chances of viewers clicking on the videos. YouTube itself promotes videos with interesting insights. However, sometimes users report that they cannot see video thumbnails in the YouTube app. In this article, we bring you 6 easy ways to solve “YouTube thumbnails not showing” problem on your smartphone.

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Check your internet connection

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Low signal strength or an unstable internet connection can often result in parts of the YouTube app not loading correctly. If you can’t see thumbnails in the YouTube app and videos are taking a while to load and buffer, the problem most likely lies with your internet connection. For further verification, you can try using the Chrome web browser instead of the YouTube app. In addition, you can run a speed test on the smartphone and check the connection strength.

Clear the app’s cache

To increase load times, apps cache certain files so they don’t have to download them every time you open the app. YouTube does this with thumbnails as well. Once a file is cached, it can get corrupted if it stays there for too long. This may cause the application to crash. It’s a good idea to clear your cache once in a while. Here’s how you can clear the cache of the YouTube app.

Step 1: Go to Settings and select Apps.

Step 2: Select YouTube.

Step 3: Tap Storage.

Step 4: Select ‘Clear cache’ on the bottom bar.

If you use YouTube in a web browser, clear your browser cache. This article explains how you can clear the cache of Google Chrome.

Force Stop YouTube

In addition to clearing the cache, you can also try force stopping the YouTube app and restarting it. Here is the tutorial.

Step 1: Go to Settings and select Apps.

Step 2: Select YouTube.

Step 3: Click ‘Force Stop’ at the bottom of the screen and confirm your selection in the following dialog.

Check if a browser extension is causing the problem

If you use a YouTube-specific extension for Google Chrome, it may interfere with the website. To check this, open YouTube in an incognito window and see if you can see video thumbnails. If you can see thumbnails in incognito mode, it’s possible that an extension may be causing the problem. Pause all YouTube related extensions in Chrome and check if the thumbnails can be loaded.

Update the YouTube app

It is not uncommon for some bugs to appear in the application software. Google regularly updates its apps to fix these bugs. To update the YouTube app, go to the Google Play Store and search for YouTube. On the application page, select Update. The new version of the app will most likely not have this problem.

Install a VPN

It’s possible that a certain video has been blocked in your country and therefore you can’t view its thumbnail. To solve this, install a VPN app and select a server outside your country. Connect to the server and reload the YouTube app to see if you can access the video. Here is our list of the best VPNs you can use right now.

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Conclusion

These are 6 easy ways to solve “YouTube Thumbnails Not Showing” problem on your smartphone. If you’ve tried all the fixes above and the issue still persists, try checking if anyone else is experiencing this issue. If so, the problem is on YouTube’s side and will be fixed soon. If you found this article helpful, let us know in the comments!

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