--- title: I finally fixed my smart TV’s buffering, and my internet... description: Smart TV buffering is often not caused by slow internet since most home connections have plenty of bandwidth. Practical fixes include clearing the streaming... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-fixed-my-smart-tv-s-buffering-and-my-internet-wasn-t-the-problem-ofz3v9lg7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I finally fixed my smart TV’s buffering, and my internet wasn’t the problem | daily.dev og:description: Smart TV buffering is often not caused by slow internet since most home connections have plenty of bandwidth. 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Practical fixes include clearing the streaming app's cache (via app info settings on Android TV or Apple TV), switching from the ISP's default DNS servers to a faster free alternative, and moving from Wi-Fi to a wired Ethernet connection to avoid interference, congestion, and load spikes that degrade wireless performance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I clear the cache on a streaming app on my Android smart TV? Hold the OK or Select button on the app icon, then choose Info or Settings, and delete the cache data on the screen that follows. This forces the app to rebuild its cache, which can resolve stuttering or freezing during playback caused by outdated or corrupted cache data, especially on older smart TVs with limited storage. _daily.dev surfaces practical troubleshooting guides for people chasing down streaming performance issues._ ### Why does my smart TV keep buffering even though I have fast internet? Buffering with a fast connection is usually not an internet speed problem since most households have well over 100Mbps, with 300Mbps being the median US broadband speed. Common culprits instead include outdated or corrupted app cache data, ISP DNS servers that are slow, and Wi-Fi interference, congestion, or load spikes that a wired connection would avoid. _Developers debugging client-side network performance issues can find similar deep-dive troubleshooting content on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Changing this one router setting solved all of my TV's buffering issues](https://daily.dev/posts/changing-this-one-router-setting-solved-all-of-my-tv-s-buffering-issues-og0lmo7ff) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your smart TV is the worst-behaved device on your network, and taming it needs a simple fix](https://daily.dev/posts/your-smart-tv-is-the-worst-behaved-device-on-your-network-and-taming-it-needs-a-simple-fix-wwyqku5q6) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your Wi-Fi 7 upgrade didn't fix your lag because the bandwidth was never the problem](https://daily.dev/posts/your-wi-fi-7-upgrade-didn-t-fix-your-lag-because-the-bandwidth-was-never-the-problem-iplgij5vz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your streaming stick is slower than it should be, and your router is to blame](https://daily.dev/posts/your-streaming-stick-is-slower-than-it-should-be-and-your-router-is-to-blame-1oqovqvuj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I fixed my unreliable Wi-Fi without replacing my router](https://daily.dev/posts/i-fixed-my-unreliable-wi-fi-without-replacing-my-router-i5dcmcxvm) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#dns](https://daily.dev/tags/dns) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-fixed-my-smart-tv-s-buffering-and-my-internet-wasn-t-the-problem-ofz3v9lg7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I finally fixed my smart TV’s buffering, and my internet wasn’t the problem","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-fixed-my-smart-tv-s-buffering-and-my-internet-wasn-t-the-problem-ofz3v9lg7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-finally-fixed-my-smart-tv-s-buffering-and-my-internet-wasn-t-the-problem-ofz3v9lg7"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T22:00:23.096Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T22:03:06.068Z","description":"Smart TV buffering is often not caused by slow internet since most home connections have plenty of bandwidth. 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