How to solve a 4x4 Rubik’s Cube EASY METHOD

In this video I show you how to solve your 4x4 Rubik's Cube! You must already know how to solve a regular 3x3 Rubik's cube in order to use this method. The method I show is called the Reduction method and is the easiest to learn for beginners. If you have any questions leave them in the comments 😁👍
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[@Blake-yf4cy]

I finished all of the edge pairs before realizing I had the red and orange on the wrong side 😑

[@nochannelhereerror4048]

Blake The_Goat445 oof

[@eddculleiton9531]

Same

[@bromangaming6982]

I've felt your pain

[@pizzapython]

Imagine

[@gurt1973]

i read this comment before i almost did the same

[@Dreamhole]

Who else felt a huge accomplishment after solving the center pieces

[@nicnapier]

👍

[@helloguys124]

Me

[@killvxhx-rz8dj]

Dream me

[@gmcmim1]

Me.

[@vidcapper1]

I did the first time, but now it's like meh. :)

[@azoulay7487]

U probably won’t read it because it’s been 4 years since u uploaded this video but if u do I just wanna let u know that u explaining really good but sometimes u be moving too fast and don’t show the other cases and it’s hard to understand like that but apart of that u really good thanks ☺️

[@VyLnnz]

no way after 4 years you still lookin sussy email

[@cc.4fun]

You can change the speed of the video to 0.5x 😢 for the complex algorithm’s

[@hdschlessinger]

@@cc.4fun facts

[@edytadziadosz9499]

Your the best I learned in 7 days now I can impress my friends

[@Muddymanny]

Edyta Dziadosz hi

[@AjayGupta-yp8jk]

Do not brag

[@DakarEuro]

8:40

[@milodavis189]

@@AjayGupta-yp8jk how is that bragging

[@shaftzfn9764]

@@milodavis189 he is the guppta you cannot argue with the Gupta!

[@GabrexRealm]

This is definitely the revenge cube, but with your help, i defeated yet another enemy, thank you.

[@deedeescharf5995]

The flipping algorithm was the KEY for me. I figured out the rest, but that was so helpful and makes sense now. Thank you for making this video!

[@Viralfanatics]

12:36 - Flip alg 14:45 - Oll alg 16:10 - Pll alg

[@pugplayer2414]

I learned in less then 45 mins

[@Dabibiboi08]

Thanks😀

[@butterscotch_animator1645]

This is help full but its kinds funny how they put a translate to english even tho it is

[@binhtranvanbinh6062]

@@pugplayer2414 👨🏻‍💻🇻🇳

[@jeffnarum1373]

:50 centers 7:50 pair edges 11:13 last pairs 13:00 solve

[@chezborgorr]

I tried another tutorial once, and it was longer, too quick, and I didn’t understand it. This tutorial managed to be more simple and shorter, and I learned now to solve a 4x4 SO easily with this tutorial! This was a blessing. Thank you so much!

[@BinayaRai-lh1hz]

How the hell did he solved those 3 layers😒😒 thats the problem for which im jumping to one video to another but all of them does it quickly without explaining 😑

[@ashwinimailwar960]

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[@ashwinimailwar960]

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[@ashwinimailwar960]

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[@ashwinimailwar960]

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[@saimejaz3073]

Thank you you made me solve my first 4x4 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you 🙏 and you are the best sweetest man I’ve ever seen in my lifetime 😊

[@garymutunga3187]

Chill....It's just a cube dude😂

[@feichen99]

How did you even do that it’s impossible😢😢

[@hopeambrose5965]

Is ur dad missing?

[@noahknapper554]

thank you my 4x4 has been scrambled and in a corner for 3 months and I finally learned how to solve it

[@ensmatter1660]

Mine has been scrambled for over 5 years

[@EditzForLater]

Same LoL😊

[@bioowl2893]

Years later and your simple explanation has helped me solve it after an afternoon of agony

[@SonixGirl77]

Best method out of all the 4x4 tutorials out there. Thank you for posting.

[@dannygo787]

This guy is the best I learned in like 1 hour

[@bromangaming6982]

Tell me how I'm getting so confused

[@vybzcubing7272]

How!!!??

[@pie4719]

I learnt it the first time through

[@shaftzfn9764]

@@pie4719 i learned the -1st time

[@ShiningWizard24234]

Its so satisfying solving a 4x4 like a 3x3

[@sharolynneholtz6207]

9:55 you didn't explain how I'm supposed to get the last set in place without inserting another pair of solved pieces without ruining them and having to start all over.

[@joshuagoodwin1902]

i think R U R prim

[@sharolynneholtz6207]

@@joshuagoodwin1902 Thank you, but he actually did and I feel like an idiot because after watching it again a couple times it made sense. Seriously an idiot moment lol

[@sharolynneholtz6207]

@dumedume269 Thank you but I already figured it out beforehand lol

[@ihminen5838]

Yep

[@PawpleDragon]

Time Stamps mine still doesn't work

[@ralfiedalfie]

Thank you for your practical vids and work for us so we can get wise with the cube. Awesome

[@tamilcinemas3818]

Thank u soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much i solved it within half an hour ❤ U r the best

[@PootrickAnimations]

This was so helpful! Tysm!! Ill just learn the algorithm's you earned yourself a view a like and a subscriber

[@Snoo29293]

Seems challenging, I wish I had a 4x4 cube to practice with, for now I guess I should try practicing with a regular 3x3 cube

[@waterwayx]

3x3 is ez im 11 and i do it in like 44 seconds best

[@karmatake]

Thank you for your simple and helpful tutorial. Took me an hour to solve for the first time following your guide. Maybe would had been faster had I not hit the OLL parity and screw up the algorithm and redo again the center pieces. Without knowing how to solve the 3x3, I don't think a beginner would know how to solve a 4x4. Anyway I had subscirbe to your channel. Keep up the good work Nic! 👍

[@nicnapier]

Thank you so much!

[@dogpoundgamingchannel7863]

0:07 Rubik's Tesseract

[@jesrieldevera7196]

Finally after rewinding the video for countless time I finally solve it !!!!!! Thank u my guy!!!

[@DheersDen]

I easily learned it thank you

[@nerdcozzy7172]

Thank you!

[@calebmckenna273]

Broke my cube watching this

[@nicnapier]

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[@ShiningWizard24234]

RIP

[@Freeedy]

Excellent video, thank you 🙏

[@NUFC514]

Thank u so much I tried several other tutorials and I couldn’t get it that was until I found your video

[@12newangels]

9:21 What? How did you even get 4 up there, the maximum I can get is 3 because when I try to pair the last one and insert it to the top, i have to kick out a solved one into the middle layer and arrange the centers which ends up ruining the edge. I would like an explanation on how to do this. Edit: Nevermind i figured it out, you have to take out a solved one, rotate and put it back.

[@teomandemir8918]

can use explain it better please cuz i have the same problem too and didn't understand your solution

[@kimnordin6460]

​@@teomandemir8918 * I assume you have already figured it out* , but as i was also struggling with this if you only have a 3 up 'top' and are trying to get a 4th up: replace an 'old' solved pair by turning up the newly solved pair (you should have 3 solved pairs right now before you turn it back down) Rotate the top layer so the unparied side is changed with the newly assigned pair. Turn back the unparied side to the middle layers. You should now have 4 solved pairs on the top! (finish the middle algorithm) You can now turn the cube and work on the bottom(now top)

[@sermadz3442]

I already knew how to solve a 3 by 3 so when i tried to solve a 4 by 4 i just had the yellow side left and got confused

[@yadukrishnashaji7276]

Very nice video. Learned how to solve 4x4 in one day

[@ufologam3r667]

Thank you very much for the tutorial, it helped me so much especialy in that long parity algorithm

[@adarybicki3527]

thanks you helped me solve my 4x4

[@sharky2728]

thanks so much it realy helped me

[@Hockey_guy_17]

You are a legend, thank you very much

[@Jhonkanator]

all the other videos I tryed didnt work then i did yours and it worked thank you so much!!!! ;)

[@erosley]

This is the third youtuber i found when i was trying to solve my 4x4 cube, but the result is the same. I complete the white centre I try complete the yellow centre, but somehow the yellow centre ends up next to the white one, not opposite. PLZ HELP ME.

[@nicnapier]

On the 4x4 you can build the centers on any face you want. That is why it is important to make sure that you are placing them in the correct position according to the Rubik’s cube color scheme. If you hold your white center on bottom, yellow in front, you have to move the yellow to the top layer. You do this by doing this: turn the right 2 layers of the cube clockwise, top side twice, right layers counterclockwise. Then do: left 2 layers counterclockwise, top side twice, left 2 layers clockwise. This should move the yellow center to the top position. Use another cube as a guide for where to build the remaining centers, as you could place them in the wrong place on a 4x4. Hope this works for you. 👍

[@amritagupta1987]

You need to try a few times. But I got it in the first time Just keep trying

[@liveyourlifehappily9769]

Ok I made the red center and when I try and work on another center I always end up messing up the red center 😞

[@themangocat_729]

Try to make the first 2 centers you solve next to each other like solve green and orange first or red and blue etc. so you don’t have the center pieces opposite from each other

[@johngabrielgalvez4664]

Thank you i managed to solve my rubik's cube

[@Lazy_gamer10]

Thanks for teaching me how to solve a 4 x 4

[@leobello103]

I watched it once and learned how to solve it thank u

[@timonbirchler3972]

Hey buddy, thank you for helping us! I was able to solve most of the cube but not quite all because i was left with two corners being swapped and idk how to replace them :/

[@jasperlippens8285]

I had the same thing, found a solution yet?

[@timonbirchler3972]

@@jasperlippens8285 Jup, there is Tutorial For 4x4 cornerswitching Or so

[@timonbirchler3972]

@@jasperlippens8285 it is called "last two corners parity change" or so, by the "cube solving hero"

[@keiganclarke397]

This helped so much, thank you😁

[@vineshsandhala9384]

Jskeke

[@XxDylane_NixX]

i am wathing your video over and over again . and i got to say your very good at teaching rubik cube. and i also watch your other video and i really like them . keep on the good work dude . and in the futere who knows u might be a famouse rubik cube teacher in the world xD

[@user-wu8wl8nq4m]

Learned how to solve a 3x3 a month ago and am learning the 4x4 rn thank you man I’m halfway there

[@jonahrios8242]

I did the center prices intuitively, but I got stuck on getting all the edges paired

[@rohineeramjutton8068]

Same

[@daredturtle4217]

same

[@dotjebu6237]

Same

[@summerhosking-jr4rg]

Same how did he get all the fandoms from the yellow centre?

[@superkamispiritguru5576]

i’ve got the first 3 layers down but for whatever reason i don’t end up with a “parity”. my 2 center edge yellows or flipped. ones up ones down

[@PROVEMENT496]

Awesome keep it up!! You are the best

[@hew_wo5188]

him:bla bla bla and there you go solved! (me trying in the background) me: (brain explode)

[@freaky_2509]

Thanks a ton! You helped me a lot at the final stage. I was stuck there for long and couldn't find the solution. You are great!

[@harinikulkarni9859]

I learned in one night. Thanks bro👍

[@ShiningWizard24234]

Same

[@ShiningWizard24234]

@AcornAlpha set up the pairs so they are adjacent from each other. Then do TU if you know what that is then do Y turn the whole cube to your left. When your finish that you do this algorithm (RUR')FR'F'R TU' then your done.

[@Franz_FXL]

Thx now i won't get bored at school

[@vishwamangu672]

You stole my words

[@qryzr6842]

Thanks, I did not expect to solve it!

[@toxicalgameknight9998]

I learnt the 4x4 in 40 mins , and I can flex to my friends now! Thx Hyper Cube ! I will keep supporting u !

[@jolelucic495]

how tf u did it in 40 mins im still in process and its 5 hours now!!!

[@widscience2373]

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[@2kleanwiditortega458]

mine isn’t working right or i’m doing something wrong. every time i try to move it like a 3x3 on that step my yellow and a nothing color get mixed up

[@vacastro1345]

ah the flipping was what I needed thx

[@sunnyb2317]

Long algo did it for me…was stuck on that step for 4 days….Thanks

[@dashkymcell2664]

Thanks!

[@nicnapier]

You’re welcome 😁👍

[@vewayy]

HyperCube 10:10 wtf i’m stuck with 2 left and you didn’t clarify how to fix that help plz

[@nicnapier]

Go to the time: 12:21. I show how to solve the 2 edges case there.

[@Eguy09]

When solving the last random edge I don’t know how to do the last on. Can someone tell me how

[@gametown4712]

Same

[@stefanmihalka3836]

same

[@EpicNum1]

Thank you so much it worked!

[@Ankaramessimooooooooooo]

at FIRST i THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WAS GARBAGEE...... BUT THEN IT WAS SO GOOD AND HELPFUL THANK U A LOT

[@piggyparker792]

Amazing video 👍🏻 It’s super helpful and real easy to solve the 4x4... I will continue to share positive things about your video! Just make sure to keep up the good work!

[@dynamicunknow-n3682]

He says to do something and then he turns like 50 time without explaining anything

[@phase0400]

ikr i think we have to learn a 3 by 3 sequence its cinfusing

[@shankarsanil4733]

@@phase0400 no he is not explaining clearly i know to solve 3*3,2*2,mirror ,pyraminx,and,sqweb but i cant understand this video

[@phase0400]

@@shankarsanil4733 ive learned 3 by 3 easily. The bit for 3 by 3 is actually easy. (Only the freakin corner parity that somehow i managed to get past). On the corner parity u have to try and get the whites on one side and the yellow on the other. Then solve it by putting the corners in right place (on both sides). Then solve it on both sides. Hope this makes sense

[@ingomeulendijks9045]

Settings on youtube, slow speed 0,25.

[@labeans]

I did it! thankyou for your help i finally did it after a few months of it sitting in my room

[@ElronHumpperdink]

I got it this evening 7/30/23 1:01pm Thanks, Boss

[@jimmymadi5573]

I just did it now in 3 or 4 days!

[@mig7091]

Dude this helps aLOT I'm progressing thank you!

[@hannesrootalu3691]

I knew hiw to but 3×3 and that was a flex but now I can but 4×4 is even bigger flex. Thank you so much.

[@danny0053]

Thank youuuu so muchhhh mann

[@AdamRadz954]

when i do the white cross after I go to step make white side with one layer it never solves the layer

[@nicnapier]

you probably have the centers in the wrong position. look at a solved puzzle and make sure that you placed the 4x4 centers in the correct position.

[@hatrickcubers3094]

I am really struggling on the edge pairing with the last 4 edges

[@ernestguevara5968]

That long algo at the end, made my cube scrambled again 😅😅

[@zerotwo5875]

LoL it took me 1 hour or more I think just to solve this 4x4 ,I thought it will be easy since I've already learned 3x3 but oh well at least I know how to fix it

[@nathanielhardman2730]

Hey Nic, when I learned the 3x3, I learned to get the yellow cross on the final side, then get each corner into the right position using the "lefty" algorithm, then orient the corners using the "right-left 180 algorithm". All the tutorials I'm seeing for the 4x4 use a different 3x3 method - where you solve the entire yellow face and THEN solve the third row. I'd like to stick with the method I know from the 3x3, but the "lefty" algorithm isn't working to get the corners into the right position. I always have 2 or 0 corners right, no matter how many times I do the lefty. Are you familiar with this method? And/or do you know an algorithm that will swap the corners?

[@nicnapier]

Yes I know the method you are talking about. That is the beginners method. The one I showed is called CFOP. The issue you are having is called parity. You need to do the PLL parity algorithm and it will fix your corner problem. 👍

[@cloakingfire7259]

Nerds🤓

[@DINO221BG]

@@cloakingfire7259why are you here then?

[@legobot]

Thank you I had the same problem

[@mikaylakingston]

@@cloakingfire7259 shut up at least we try to do something good unlike you

[@gymjamthejauntyclub9753]

The algorithm for three edge case is very difficult

[@asiatoqir1187]

I finally know how to solve a 4x4 thaks to thos guy 😉😊🥴

[@susheema]

thank you i learnt it in a day

[@MrBlobl]

Flipping Algorithm: 12:45

[@sahil_1082]

This is so easy, i learned in 3 days

[@budgie4523]

Thanks for helping sloving my new cube

[@dineshuk1393]

Best 4*4 solving video

[@bradybadboy6229]

I use beginners method for solving like 3x3 part and I always end up with 2 corners solved after the yellow cross and matching up the colors

[@nicnapier]

That means that you have PLL parity. Here is a video that shows how to solve it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZfRh6GwrK2CpNU

[@salguodthegreat3317]

What do u do if u have a problem with the last yellow corners like if u keep solving the the cube but then the corners don’t line up

[@masterop4687]

I’m late. Your centers are screwed up. Color Scheme is Blue Orange Green Red with White on the Left side

[@blankface911]

​@@masterop4687I'm in the same situation but my colors are correct. I'm unsure how to solve. I've matched my cube to look just like his in the video and I can't seem to pair my corners for the last step before the solve. Any advice?

[@masterop4687]

Try twisting corners and redoing it maybe the backside of your cube is wrong.@@blankface911

[@Mr.Edit455]

Bro thx so much 👍👍

[@pizzatime1237]

THANK YOUUU jperm made no sense but u helped me so much

[@dudemusicofficial]

That's why i came here 😂 jperms tutorial is so bad

[@phillyphill6871]

Awesome tutorials. I’m a beginner and I am a bit confused. I get the logic with it but when you’re saying to do a U2, do you mean U’2? I had thought U was moving the top layer clockwise when viewed from above but you’re saying U2 while moving it anti clockwise with your left hand

[@nicnapier]

Thanks for watching. A U2 on a 3x3 is the same if you do it clockwise or counterclockwise, they are both turning the top layer 180 degrees. You can decide which direction you like the best

[@phillyphill6871]

@@nicnapier thanks for the answer. I feel like an idiot for not realising that haha

[@nicnapier]

It’s all good. Cheers👍

[@shiv7064]

At around 10:28 in the video , they are in line and instead of doing his algorith you could just do R' U F' It works for me

[@hanifsendmeamessageingmail345]

Arsenal 👋🙅

[@hanifsendmeamessageingmail345]

Arsenal 👋🙅

[@bhanuvenkat8293]

Awesome

[@janetkelley7691]

Great video it taught me how to solve my first 4 x 4

[@isaacstowers7379]

My cube has the f3l solved and the top layer doesn't have the edges matched correctly (f.e. I have a blue edge solved but on another I have a green one and an orange one matched up)

[@nicnapier]

You need to treat them just like in the edge pairing stage. Pair the edges up one after another until you have both edge pieces with the correct partner.

[@project1482]

"I wont show you the whole cube but I'll show you the basics" The whole point is to show the entirety of possibilities 😑

[@nicnapier]

Well it’s kind of hard to show 7401196841564901869874 093974498574336000000000 possible combinations.

[@project1482]

@@nicnapier Your problem not mine

[@lolssmuncher3976]

@@project1482 what.

[@Hanna-mz3mp]

@@project1482 Jesus Christ mate

[@eljask]

@@project1482 alpha mentality😂

[@tinkydupaincheng6699]

TY 4 teaching me :)

[@user-kc8hd7kd6k]

This was a great help and I'm watching this 5 years after it was made

[@LillyEmilie]

how do you solve the last egde pice on the second side? I have all of them in the right slice on the white sied, but when I try to make 2 and 2 on the yellow side the last one dosn't quite come together since I don't have any "random" edges to replace them with

[@gen_eclipse6409]

When I did this the last 3 yellow corners were mixed up

[@mylesedwards133]

That's called parity I believe

[@gnomeaggeddon5614]

You have to reassemble the cube Break it apart and then rebuild it

[@adamactuallyexists]

hey nic, im stuck on the last 4 edges to pair i either get them in different places or some other cases i cant explain for some reason is there anything i can do?

[@cubesarecool8957]

very good tutorial works and everything

[@Pitogiros16]

I don't know if you're going to answer but i hope you do. So my cube had all the yellow edges and corners right except the Yellow/red/blue and the Yellow/orange/ blue corners were on each other's places. What algorithm do i have to do? If you need more explanation just tell me because i am a beginner at the 4×4

[@nicnapier]

This is PLL parity. Do the algorithm for PLL parity and then solve the cube like normal. 👍

[@Pitogiros16]

@@nicnapier Ohh thank you!!! Anyway have good day.

[@nicnapier]

You too😁

[@reversetracebacks8437]

THE BEST TUTORIAL EVER I LEARNED TO SOLVE 4X4 KEEP IT UP

[@nicnapier]

Awesome job! 😎👍

[@LiMa625]

I almost I’ve solved it a couple times but I can’t remember the agrithoms

[@shalimamonjary5296]

Dude, you have a gained a new subscriber😁