diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/SpoofStreamingDataPatch.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/SpoofStreamingDataPatch.java
index 59ddc6da57..a00bac4521 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/SpoofStreamingDataPatch.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/SpoofStreamingDataPatch.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class SpoofStreamingDataPatch {
     private static final boolean SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA = Settings.SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA.get();
-    private static final ClientType SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA_TYPE = Settings.SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA_TYPE.get();
 
     /**
      * Any unreachable ip address.  Used to intentionally fail requests.
@@ -56,6 +55,10 @@ public static Uri blockGetWatchRequest(Uri playerRequestUri) {
      * Injection point.
      * <p>
      * Blocks /initplayback requests.
+     * <p>
+     * In some cases, blocking all URLs containing the path `initplayback`
+     * using localhost can also cause playback issues.
+     * See <a href="https://github.com/inotia00/ReVanced_Extended/issues/2416">this GitHub Issue</a>.
      */
     public static String blockInitPlaybackRequest(String originalUrlString) {
         if (SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA) {
@@ -64,17 +67,9 @@ public static String blockInitPlaybackRequest(String originalUrlString) {
                 String path = originalUri.getPath();
 
                 if (path != null && path.contains("initplayback")) {
-                    String replacementUriString = (SPOOF_STREAMING_DATA_TYPE == ClientType.IOS)
-                            ? UNREACHABLE_HOST_URI_STRING
-                            // TODO: Ideally, a local proxy could be setup and block
-                            //  the request the same way as Burp Suite is capable of
-                            //  because that way the request is never sent to YouTube unnecessarily.
-                            //  Just using localhost unfortunately does not work.
-                            : originalUri.buildUpon().clearQuery().build().toString();
-
-                    Logger.printDebug(() -> "Blocking 'initplayback' by returning unreachable url");
+                    Logger.printDebug(() -> "Blocking 'initplayback' by clearing query");
 
-                    return replacementUriString;
+                    return originalUri.buildUpon().clearQuery().build().toString();
                 }
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 Logger.printException(() -> "blockInitPlaybackRequest failure", ex);
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@ public static byte[] removeVideoPlaybackPostBody(Uri uri, int method, byte[] pos
                     String path = uri.getPath();
                     String clientNameQueryKey = "c";
                     final boolean iosClient = "IOS".equals(uri.getQueryParameter(clientNameQueryKey));
-                    if (iosClient && path != null && path.contains("videoplayback")) {
+                    if (path != null && path.contains("videoplayback")) {
                         return null;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/client/AppClient.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/client/AppClient.java
index 0a57ef86be..21fc215be9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/client/AppClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/client/AppClient.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class AppClient {
      * Package name for YouTube VR (Meta Quests): com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus
      * Package name for YouTube VR (ByteDance Pico 4): com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.pico
      */
-    private static final String USER_AGENT_ANDROID_VR = "com.google.android.youtube/" +
+    private static final String USER_AGENT_ANDROID_VR = "com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr.oculus/" +
             CLIENT_VERSION_ANDROID_VR +
             " (Linux; U; Android " +
             OS_VERSION_ANDROID_VR +
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/requests/StreamingDataRequest.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/requests/StreamingDataRequest.java
index 9ce54a41e2..0ae86b1aa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/requests/StreamingDataRequest.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/youtube/patches/misc/requests/StreamingDataRequest.java
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ public static String getLastSpoofedClientName() {
                 : lastSpoofedClientType.friendlyName;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * How long to keep fetches until they are expired.
-     */
-    private static final long CACHE_RETENTION_TIME_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 Minutes
-
     /**
      * TCP connection and HTTP read timeout.
      */
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ public static String getLastSpoofedClientName() {
 
     @GuardedBy("itself")
     private static final Map<String, StreamingDataRequest> cache = Collections.synchronizedMap(
-            new LinkedHashMap<>(30) {
+            new LinkedHashMap<>(100) {
                 /**
                  * Cache limit must be greater than the maximum number of videos open at once,
                  * which theoretically is more than 4 (3 Shorts + one regular minimized video).
@@ -84,7 +79,7 @@ public static String getLastSpoofedClientName() {
                  * is somehow still referenced.  Each stream is a small array of Strings
                  * so memory usage is not a concern.
                  */
-                private static final int CACHE_LIMIT = 15;
+                private static final int CACHE_LIMIT = 50;
 
                 @Override
                 protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Entry eldest) {
@@ -93,29 +88,24 @@ protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Entry eldest) {
             });
 
     public static void fetchRequest(@NonNull String videoId, Map<String, String> fetchHeaders) {
-        synchronized (cache) {
-            // Remove any expired entries.
-            final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            cache.values().removeIf(request -> {
-                final boolean expired = request.isExpired(now);
-                if (expired) Logger.printDebug(() -> "Removing expired stream: " + request.videoId);
-                return expired;
-            });
-            cache.put(videoId, new StreamingDataRequest(videoId, fetchHeaders));
-        }
+        cache.put(videoId, new StreamingDataRequest(videoId, fetchHeaders));
     }
 
     @Nullable
     public static StreamingDataRequest getRequestForVideoId(@Nullable String videoId) {
-        synchronized (cache) {
-            return cache.get(videoId);
-        }
+        return cache.get(videoId);
     }
 
     private static void handleConnectionError(String toastMessage, @Nullable Exception ex) {
         Logger.printInfo(() -> toastMessage, ex);
     }
 
+    private static final String[] REQUEST_HEADER_KEYS = {
+            "Authorization", // Available only to logged in users.
+            "X-GOOG-API-FORMAT-VERSION",
+            "X-Goog-Visitor-Id"
+    };
+
     @Nullable
     private static HttpURLConnection send(ClientType clientType, String videoId,
                                           Map<String, String> playerHeaders) {
@@ -132,10 +122,11 @@ private static HttpURLConnection send(ClientType clientType, String videoId,
             connection.setConnectTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS);
             connection.setReadTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS);
 
-            String authHeader = playerHeaders.get("Authorization");
-            String visitorId = playerHeaders.get("X-Goog-Visitor-Id");
-            connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", authHeader);
-            connection.setRequestProperty("X-Goog-Visitor-Id", visitorId);
+            for (String key : REQUEST_HEADER_KEYS) {
+                if (playerHeaders.containsKey(key)) {
+                    connection.setRequestProperty(key, playerHeaders.get(key));
+                }
+            }
 
             String innerTubeBody = PlayerRoutes.createInnertubeBody(clientType, videoId);
             byte[] requestBody = innerTubeBody.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
@@ -195,27 +186,15 @@ private static ByteBuffer fetch(@NonNull String videoId, Map<String, String> pla
         return null;
     }
 
-    private final long timeFetched;
     private final String videoId;
     private final Future<ByteBuffer> future;
 
     private StreamingDataRequest(String videoId, Map<String, String> playerHeaders) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(playerHeaders);
-        this.timeFetched = System.currentTimeMillis();
         this.videoId = videoId;
         this.future = Utils.submitOnBackgroundThread(() -> fetch(videoId, playerHeaders));
     }
 
-    public boolean isExpired(long now) {
-        final long timeSinceCreation = now - timeFetched;
-        if (timeSinceCreation > CACHE_RETENTION_TIME_MILLISECONDS) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // Only expired if the fetch failed (API null response).
-        return (fetchCompleted() && getStream() == null);
-    }
-
     public boolean fetchCompleted() {
         return future.isDone();
     }