YouTube Forced to Drop 1440p HDR Video Support on Android Devices
When YouTube announced the inclusion of HDR support on their platform, it was praised as another
example of the company’s desire and apparent attitude for remaining at the cutting-edge
of video technology, so cutting-edge in fact that those wanting to make use of
the feature require a HDR-compatible device of the highest specifications
available on today’s market. Gamers used to experiencing the very-best visuals
a modern graphics card is capable of providing were particularly pleased with
the addition, as it enabled both developers and professional streamers alike to
broadcast their games as they were intended to be seen.
Much to the disappointment of the aforementioned users,
YouTube have now been forced backtrack - at least to some extent - as the
ability to stream HDR video at 1440p on the YouTube app has been removed on
Android devices.
This is speculated to be a result of performance issues as
even flagship devices with the fastest processors available reportedly struggled
to play HDR content at such a high resolution. Whatever the reasoning behind
the feature’s removal however, Android users will have to make do with 1080p as
the maximum resolution for HDR video, at least for the time being.
How long it will be before the feature returns to Android
devices is uncertain, as it may transpire that today’s flagship Android devices
are simply not capable of such high-resolution streaming, meaning Google has to
wait for more powerful devices to hit the market.
On the bright side, at least this removes the frustration of
having to manually drop the resolution every time a video starts to struggle
and drop frames at 1440p, as the option won’t exist.
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YouTube Forced to Drop 1440p HDR Video Support on Android Devices
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