Why can’t I choose better resolution? The video is 4K in YouTubeSubmitted by ArtLover357 t3_1140no6 in iphone
ArtLover357 OP t1_j8th22j wrote
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Do you know any reason for that?
kapilbhavsar144 t1_j8thbu2 wrote
Because you can’t block ads in their app
chemicalsam t1_j8ueu6m wrote
Download Vinegar app
ibiza54 t1_j8uipno wrote
Any free alternative to that?
g8ch t1_j8vbx8k wrote
Use russian vpn. Youtube disable reward in russia, so no ads in app without premium.
Key-Mongoose-8519 t1_j8vr9up wrote
Half of your recommendation will be vodka,grenade and Ukraine lol
g8ch t1_j8vscx9 wrote
sure, use vodka and vpn
MikeHeu t1_j8x65ae wrote
I only watch videos in English, never anything in the language from the country I live in. I never get recommendations in different language, so you’ll be fine.
Key-Mongoose-8519 t1_j8xj61l wrote
bro it was a joke,and when i put on vpn to watch porn because porn is banned in my country,i get that country's genre :D
ArtLover357 OP t1_j8vy2k8 wrote
Are you sure? I switched to a Russian vpn and it still shows ads
g8ch t1_j8vyd2b wrote
I'm from Russia and I don't have ads in the app, but if I use vpn I see ads for the country where the vpn server is located
1nmh t1_j8uslys wrote
Brave browser, but is also subject to limited video quality
dudeedud4 t1_j8vigg0 wrote
uYou+
Niesou t1_j8vx6ry wrote
uyouplus
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RapNVideoGames t1_j8wry6r wrote
Musi
ibiza54 t1_j8ws3lo wrote
Isn’t that a music streaming app?
RapNVideoGames t1_j8ws6rf wrote
That’s what they label it but I use it to avoid ads on all YouTube videos
ibiza54 t1_j8wvzz7 wrote
Video quality is limited to 360p
Splatoonkindaguy t1_j8xb5os wrote
You could use AltStore
N0bo_ t1_j8ut2mj wrote
You paid a thousand dollars for a phone and can’t spend 2.99 on an app?
ibiza54 t1_j8utzuz wrote
If there’s something else out there that does the same job for free wouldn’t that be better?
raygungreg t1_j8vdmm4 wrote
I figured it out. So happy. 😀
Remove YouTube app Create open URL shortcut Add shortcut to home screen with icon pack of your choice. Profit. Vinegar is legit! 👍🏻
raygungreg t1_j8v7r4x wrote
Great info. Hey, have you been able to make a home screen shortcut that runs from safari once you installed vinegar?
NBL_123 t1_j8vf2n6 wrote
i don’t have youtube premium in my country. Should i watch 2 ads before every video?
N0bo_ t1_j8vie2u wrote
I’m not saying you should have ads, that’s why you should get an adblocker like this :)
jpopsong t1_j90m1hj wrote
After spending $1000 on a phone, many don’t have money left to spend willy-nilly on Apps!
dagaloni t1_j8x6vpw wrote
Just downloaded it and it works amazing! I added the youtube website to my homescreen so I can find it via Spotlight. Amazing experience with Vinegar! And I love that Vinegar can auto select the best quality.
ohver9k t1_j8yc51o wrote
This is great, I’ve been using AdGuard which blocks ads but I’m only at 720p, this is great and a time charge of $2 not bad!
Idontmatter69420 t1_j8x4m1j wrote
I use the "stop seeing ad" but I can't do it sometimes on some videos like the "yt kids" ones
forzion_no_mouse t1_j8u1pla wrote
so you use their app
JoinetBasteed t1_j8tkm17 wrote
Pretty sure it's because Safari doesn't support the codec they use, AppleTV had this issue for a long time aswell
Jhonjhon_236 t1_j8ucfr8 wrote
But I can play high res videos on my Mac on safari.
JoinetBasteed t1_j8uorl3 wrote
I don't think macOS Safari and iOS Safari are the exact same, I may be wrong but that's what I think. I remember a few years ago the AppleTV couldn't play 4k YouTube videos and that was because Google used a format that Apple was against implementing(Because it was inferior to what Apple already had if I remember correctly)
Quiet_Independent930 t1_j8weo0t wrote
It’s 100% just to make you use the app vs the browser on mobile devices. Not because of any missing codec.
randybruder t1_j8xeqf2 wrote
That's incorrect, it's because iOS Safari doesn't support Media Source Extensions.
Mean_External16 t1_j8wiaif wrote
My ipad supports up to 4k
randybruder t1_j8xfgd2 wrote
It's not the codec, it's because iOS Safari doesn't support Media Source Extensions.
randybruder t1_j8xeemv wrote
Every time I see this asked, the person asking gets highly-upvoted answers that are complete bullshit. You want a real answer?
YouTube stores all of their video files and audio files separately. It's a clever way of saving server space—you can have all of the different video files (at a bunch of different resolutions and video codecs), and then a few audio files (at different bitrates and formats), and then on the fly pick the best video file for the user, pick the best audio file for the user, and play them back at the same time. For example, here's all the individual files that YouTube generates/stores for the Costa Rica video from your post.
In a browser, YouTube uses Media Source Extensions which allows them to combine those video and audio streams, and do things like let you switch resolution without the video stopping (or even dynamically switch the resolution based on available bandwidth without interrupting the video.)
Safari on iOS doesn't support Media Source Extensions. So in addition to the multitude of individual video-only and audio-only streams YouTube generates, they also generate a few versions that include both the video and audio in one file—but only up to 720p. That's why Safari only shoes those options, it's all it's capable of playing, because there's no assembly needed by the browser. (Interestingly, Media Source Extensions is implemented in Safari on iPadOS, which is why you'll see more resolution options there.)
gordito_gr t1_j8zcv7h wrote
>(Interestingly, Media Source Extensions is implemented in Safari on iPadOS, which is why you'll see more resolution options there.)
How's that 'interestingly'? Apple surely does try to worsen the experience, no reason not to support media source extensions.
randybruder t1_j8zt2j3 wrote
> Apple surely does try to worsen the experience
How does Apple "try to worsen the experience"? The obvious guesses are that Apple hadn't gotten to implementing it in a way they want to be performative.
Or maybe Apple intentionally won't enable it because making Safari work smoothly means deciding not to support certain popular technologies, and forcing everyone else to adapt—perfect example of that is Apple's refusal to support Adobe Flash. Was Apple's motivation to not support Flash "trying to worsen the experience"?
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randybruder t1_j907pa8 wrote
> Stop D riding Apple
My original comment is explaining how the max 720p is literally Apple's fault, and not YouTube's fault. I'm the only one in the entire thread correctly blaming Apple for this. And I'm D riding Apple?
You should try reading the comments before you say stupid shit.
> literally just a codec.
I explained in my comment that it isn't a codec, but a web specification. It's not "Safari doesn't support the V9 codec" like a lot of people mistakenly think—apparently you're misinformed about that too.
> Bruh, this is a fanboy excuse,
Educated guess, not an excuse.
Still waiting on you to explain how "Apple does try to worsen the experience"
cr0wit0 t1_j8tmahk wrote
If you are on cellular, your carrier caps it.. 4k is like 1 gigs per minute so you will strain the network. 1080 is probably 50 megs per minute… so you have to change your plan or activate HD viewing. But the app allows it. I just don’t use because you can not block ads. In safari you can, I use adguard pro. I rather don’t have ads then have 1080… specially when jumping from video to video.
IBM296 t1_j8tqr4x wrote
It's not that big lol. 1080 is like 2 gigs per hour.
cr0wit0 t1_j8trwmc wrote
Right…. At 60 hz right…. I got the figures from my Apple TV + router .. I wonder if 1080 120hz … i know my tv can not handle 240hz .. something that 4k claims.. don’t care really. But it is a strain on cell carriers so they limit this.
[deleted] t1_j8u4vud wrote
You might want to look up what all those things mean and how they affect each other cause your math is completely wrong
cr0wit0 t1_j8u6fn2 wrote
Nah, don’t want to be a mathematician today, i just wanted to make a point regarding 720, 1080, 4k … the more data it uses, the carrier not wanting to do that… all the good stuff and the size of the screen.
Now, in Final Cut.. I do care about bitrates and sound hz…. But not now.
Quiet_Independent930 t1_j8wetrf wrote
YouTube doesn’t support 120fps. Even if your device is 120hz or 1200hz the video and stream is still 60hz max.
cr0wit0 t1_j8wf0l1 wrote
Yes, locked at 60 and mainly defaulted at 360. Which for a phone it looks great. Still not getting the app.
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