{"id":34563,"date":"2021-02-22T10:46:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?p=34563"},"modified":"2021-02-22T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:21:08","slug":"youtube-now-supports-4k-on-low-res-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/gadgets\/youtube-now-supports-4k-on-low-res-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube now supports 4K on low-res Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s long been a pet peeve of mine that YouTube videos on mobile devices are limited to roughly the resolution of the screen itself. That appears to be changing now.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by XDA, Reddit users recently began to notice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/future\/youtube-is-testing-ai-generated-video-chapters\/\">YouTube\u2019s<\/a> Android app is now allowing users to play resolutions as high as 4K (2160p60) even on some phones with 720p displays.<br \/>\n<!-- Home page 728x90 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\nstyle=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9864771813712812\"\ndata-ad-slot=\"3152971286\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, in my measly FHD+ Pixel 5, I am now able to play videos in complete 4K resolution with HDR. Formerly, I had been confined to 1080p. For those people that watch a good deal of videos on our mobiles, it is a welcome switch.<br \/>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/entertainment\/home-theatre-power-manager\/\">Home Theatre Power Manager: Should You Buy It? (Complete Review) + 5 Best Home Theatre Power Conditioners To Buy<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Nevertheless, the change does not seem to be worldwide, because some users reported not seeing the shift, therefore it is possible Google is running a limited rollout &#8212; we have reached out for additional info.<\/p>\n<p>A number of you might be wondering why you would like to play video in a higher resolution than your display is capable of. The solution is straightforward: video compression ensures very seldom are you getting the promised resolution in clinic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34564 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22100926\/Screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22100926\/Screenshot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22100926\/Screenshot-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22100926\/Screenshot-15x16.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even though a pixel-perfect 1080p movie can seem really sharp, more frequently than not flowing compression means you are becoming nothing near that successful resolution. YouTube&#8217;s 1080p compression is famously underwhelming; compare a 1080p <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/learn-how-to-make-a-video-on-youtube\/\">YouTube video<\/a> into some 1080p Blu-ray (as well as a few high-end streaming solutions ) and the difference is day and night.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is further exacerbated if the movie does not fit your display&#8217;s aspect ratio and also you pinch-to-zoom to fill the whole screen. And that is without even getting into how much the cameras movies have been filmed often do not actually output the asserted settlement either.<br \/>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/mobile-apps\/apps-like-tiktok\/\">50 Apps Like TikTok - Top TikTok Alternatives For Viral Content<\/a><\/span>\n<p>All this is to state that if your screen is way from 4K, and even when you&#8217;re seeing on a very small screen, you will often find playing with a YouTube video in a resolution a couple of tiers over your display&#8217;s native resolution will offer a distinctly sharper picture.<\/p>\n<p>You will of course have to be wary of your data usage \u2014 it\u2019s best left for people watching on Wi-Fi or with unlimited data \u2014 but for us pixel peepers, it\u2019s a welcome change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s long been a pet peeve of mine that YouTube videos on mobile devices are limited to roughly the resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":34565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1033,3510,2075],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34563"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34570,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563\/revisions\/34570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/34565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}