Youtube app defaults to 480P on my S9 plus? - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

I recently switched from my Galaxy S7 Edge to a Verizon S9 plus. I have noticed my Youtube app is defaulting to 480P under all kinds of situation, including different wifi and mobile data.
I have the youtube app limit mobile data option off, I reached out to youtube help and support, and they could not figure out why.
I tested my Nexus 6P, S7 Edge and a iPhone 6s, all running on latest youtube app, none of them suffer from this problem, they all defaults to auto on the same wifi network.
Is there some setting I missed on the S9+ limiting the performance?
I can press the 3 dots on each video and change manually, but I just wonder of there is an option to avoid doing this...just being lazy.
Thanks guys.

Tmobile s9 plus here. I'm having the same problem. Allows me to change it but auto will never pick the highest dpi even with 150mbs down.

Cant say what the issue is, but I did away with YT and went with Youtube Vanced Edition right here at XDA. Works great non rooted version.

For Tmobile I recall there was this "Binge On" feature that could be the cause of 480P video.

This works great but the only trouble is my touch controls app don't work with this version.

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[Q] Does your Titan freeze when playing back videos?

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As the title says - Does your Titan freeze when playing back videos - from youtube or otherwise?
Please post if it is carrier branded - with the carrier name and if it is developer/chevron unlocked - and if possible what OS version you are using
And if it is freezing - what type of video's its freezing on.
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Mine will freeze and hang on video's when playing back video's from youtube - video's taken with the build in camera - video's from other sites as well
Phone is AT&T branded but unlocked for use in Canada - developer unlocked through microsofts developer program
OS version: 7.10.8107.79 - but was freezing since i got it
No freezes on any videos, YouTube, camera videos, or otherwise. My "Sound Enhancements" settings are both set to "off" though, for what it's worth.
drokkon said:
No freezes on any videos, YouTube, camera videos, or otherwise. My "Sound Enhancements" settings are both set to "off" though, for what it's worth.
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No issues for me too, and I also have Sound Enhacements set to Off.
Absolutely no freezing video issues with my device (at&t branded running on at&t's network).
My sound enhancer settings are on though.
OK i never noticed this when playing videos but i got like a couple of seconds of freezing when playing graphic intensive games (ie. Hot Pursuit) turned the SRS off in Videos and it works fine now. No more freezing in gaming
No freezing or anything here... AT&T US branded model. Sound enhancements set to off.
I DO have freezing and already inquired about it here with no resolutions.
Freezes in all the same places OP mentioned. I'm using the ATT model, unlocked on Telus. Doubt it's carrier specific. Also found out I'm using one of the earlier models with defective ram. Not sure if that's directly related or not.
Lag seems to go away only if the video is 100% buffered first. Also only seems to be present with online videos not ones saved on the phone.
HTC sound enhancements make no difference, only in gaming.
pistol44 said:
I DO have freezing and already inquired about it here with no resolutions.
Freezes in all the same places OP mentioned. I'm using the ATT model, unlocked on Telus. Doubt it's carrier specific. Also found out I'm using one of the earlier models with defective ram. Not sure if that's directly related or not.
Lag seems to go away only if the video is 100% buffered first. Also only seems to be present with online videos not ones saved on the phone.
HTC sound enhancements make no difference, only in gaming.
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How do you check which model you have and which ones contain defective ram - have you tried contacting HTC about this?

Youtube app never fully buffers a video

Hello, recently (like android 4.2) youtube has decided to stop buffering videos whenever it feels like it, which means the video just hangs when it gets there with the little buffer wheel spinning. Sometimes it will continue to load the video after it stops, but most of the time it just locks up the whole app and you have to force close it and re-launch it. I have tried clearing app cache and data and what not, but nothing has helped. I even tried turning off wifi optimization, but that didn't help either. I thought that maybe it was my ISP, but the same videos in the browser play just fine with no buffering at all. It seems to do this regardless of the length of the video. I get about 30mbps down and 5.5up when I run speedtest on my tablet, so I don't think it's the connection that's causing the issue. I should also mention that this happens regardless of quality. It will load relatively quickly to a certain point, then just never buffer again. I fear the only way to resolve this issue will be a factory reset.
This Reddit thread solved my YouTube issues. I have fios, fyi.
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13kmvd/have_time_warner_internet_but_can_barely_stream/
Edit: oops this apparently.might be a problem with the new YouTube app.
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I get this! All started when I upgraded to android 4.3! Its highly annoying, and the only way. I have found to fix it is to kill the YouTube app, find the video and place you where at, and then go from there
I also had this issue before the YouTube app was recently updated
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I'm having the exact same issue! I might get it to play one video and the it buffers constantly. Anybody else have this issue? I'm running stock 4.3 uprooted. YouTube works fine on my s4 and laptop, but hangs on the Nexus 10!
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Happens on my moto x too.
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Can also confirm on Nexus 10.
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Same problem here.
You don't have to force close youtube by the way, simply pressing the home button and going back to youtube afterwards does the job for me as well.
I hope they will fix that issue soon
This sucks so bad! I just got this awesome nexus 10 and I literally cat go 5 seconds without buffer. Do I have a bad unit? How do I fix this? I can surf the web just fine so it isn't my wifi to the nexus 10.
methodz said:
This sucks so bad! I just got this awesome nexus 10 and I literally cat go 5 seconds without buffer. Do I have a bad unit? How do I fix this? I can surf the web just fine so it isn't my wifi to the nexus 10.
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Try an app called "Viral' from the playstore. I started using it as it can play YouTube music videos in the background while I'm using some other app. Recently I've been having issues with the default YouTube app and discovered that Viral did not have those issues. It may be worth giving it a try. I'm using a 4.4 custom ROM linked in my signature so your mileage may vary.
The issue I'm having is YouTube stops half way through a video and simply will not continue playing that video from the stop point, even after a reboot. I can play another video but it too stops half way or so in.
The YouTube app isn't NEARLY as good as it should, I'm still enraged and disgusted about the fact that the YouTube app on iPad is so MUCH better than the Android one, it has gestures to let you toggle full screen , it has pull down to refresh on lists (like the pull down to refresh on the gmail app), if you exit the app and come back, the video you were playing doesn't have to be rebuffered again (it keeps a few seconds buffered so you can watch the video quickly) AND worst of all, the iOS app lets YOU choose the resolution of your stream, what you get isn't an HD "on" and "off" toggle, you get proper choosing, like on the website, you get to choose between 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p AND 1080p, HD on our app is 720p, not 1080p, actually Google disabled the option from all android apps.
After that update I lost a lot of faith in Google, no wonder the iPad has so many more high quality apps, if you want devs to take you seriously, then YOU should give proper support to your devices, 1080p streams should have been available ever since our N10 was released, this **** is just unacceptable.
Thanks @3DSammy for the tip about the Viral app. :highfive:
Well, I figured out the issue, but not a fix. I think it's tied to comcast's router. I set up an old linksys with a broadcomm wireless unit as a repeater and I haven't had a single issue since. Numerous router resets and devices restores did nothing. It doesn't make any sense though because it only happens with the YouTube app, but same settings and everything I was able to watch a video completely on my nexus 10 on the repeater that I could not get through on comcast's router/modem(Aaris unit). It's strange though because my repeater connects wirelessly to my comcast router, so it goes nexus 10 to linksys repeater to comcast's router. It could be a security issue I guess, but I didn't look into it.

Android Facebook video quality

I have a Nexus 6p and recently the Facebook app will not let me play any video higher than 240p. Most videos only have a 180p option. The videos have terrible quality. I have tried reinstalling Facebook and deleting the files associated with it, but I cannot get normal quality videos to play. My Nexus 6p is running Android 8.1 June security update (might be May, not sure). I recently moved and have Comcast internet with 150mbps. I am not getting throttled. This also happens on other wifis as well as LTE data. There is no option to select a higher video quality. It's only 180p or 240p. I don't know if this plays into it, but YouTube kinda acts this way as well. Although I can change the resolution to 1080p, youtube defaults to 240p or 360p on every video I watch and I have to change it manually for each video. I have data saver off in Facebook and YouTube. I also have it off on my phone. Anyone have ideas why this is happening?
clifford64 said:
I have a Nexus 6p and recently the Facebook app will not let me play any video higher than 240p. Most videos only have a 180p option. The videos have terrible quality. I have tried reinstalling Facebook ...
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That's wired because YouTube and Facebook do that only when your internet connection is poor .
Check your internet speed again here :
http://www.speedtest.net
If you still see a good internet connection , I don't understand what's wrong .
RaiZProduction said:
That's wired because YouTube and Facebook do that only when your internet connection is poor .
Check your internet speed again here :
http://www.speedtest.net
If you still see a good internet connection , I don't understand what's wrong .
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That's why I can't figure this out. My home wifi is supposed to be 150mbps, but when I do speed tests, its actually 170-180. When I use LTE data and do speed tests, speeds are about 25-30. When I used Comcast hotspots, speeds are still 60-100. When I use other internet hot spots, speeds are anywhere from 30-80. All of the speeds are more than capable of supporting 1080p video bandwidth. I also don't seem to have excessive ping either. So I can figure out why Facebook won't let me play any video higher than potato quality.
clifford64 said:
That's why I can't figure this out. My home wifi is supposed to be 150mbps, but when I do speed tests, its actually 170-180. When I use LTE data and do speed tests, speeds are about 25-30. When I used Comcast hotspots, speeds are still 60-100. When I use other internet hot spots, speeds are anywhere from 30-80. All of the speeds are more than capable of supporting 1080p video bandwidth. I also don't seem to have excessive ping either. So I can figure out why Facebook won't let me play any video higher than potato quality.
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Sorry but I don't see at all why those apps are acting like this , that's curious !
I hope you'll find out
Same problem here with a 6P on the latest update. I have tried everything short of a complete wipe and reinstall. Stuck at 180p and 240 when I am lucky. The HD button doesn't work. I did notice a live video that looked like 480p today, but it was just the one video.
Update:I edited my build.prop to a pixel xl and I now have hd back
axion68 said:
Update:I edited my build.prop to a pixel xl and I now have hd back
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Make sure your renamed it if you want to change the ROM of your phone .
I think @clifford64 will be happy :victory:
But your phone should be rooted , learn more here :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
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Update:I edited my build.prop to a pixel xl and I now have hd back
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What did you edit in the build.prop? My nexus is running latest magisk and I even tried hiding root from facebook.
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What did you edit in the build.prop? My nexus is running latest magisk and I even tried hiding root from facebook.
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I edited "ro.product.model=Nexus 6P" to "ro.product.model=Pixel XL"
I am running magisk as well, not sure if a 100% stock 6p has the facebook video issue.
axion68 said:
I edited "ro.product.model=Nexus 6P" to "ro.product.model=Pixel XL"
I am running magisk as well, not sure if a 100% stock 6p has the facebook video issue.
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I changed "ro.product.model=Nexus 6P" to "ro.product.model=Pixel XL" in the build.prop located in "/System/build.prop" I then restarted my phone for it to read the prop again, but it didn't seem to help the quality.
I also noticed that live videos seem to play at normal quality(or at least something better than 240p) as of right now.
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I changed "ro.product.model=Nexus 6P" to "ro.product.model=Pixel XL" in the build.prop located in "/System/build.prop" I then restarted my phone for it to read the prop again, but it didn't seem to help the quality.
I also noticed that live videos seem to play at normal quality(or at least something better than 240p) as of right now.
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After a few hours, the changes took effect and now my videos default to 720p. That's strange that that had an effect on the issue. Thank you very much for the fix. Is it possible to get 1080p Facebook video?
You might try using other model numbers. I settled on 720p being good enough until Facebook updates things or if the next Android update fixes it.

Lag and lost frames in youtube hdr

hello to all, greetings from Spain, I open this issue because since last Friday I am the new owner of lg v30, but I have a problem that I do not like at all, and I would like to know if the same thing happens to you too
on YouTube, I've put some videos of these shows to see the screen and others, and I noticed that the videos in 1080p60 are pretty lag, and quite annoying frame losses, like stoppages, (in one of Youtube videos, a demo of LG, a red car comes out, and happens to be next to the camera and the next frame is already 2 meters, I do not know if I explain) and I'm quite fussy about this issue, what I put the same video to 1080p also in a leeco le pro 3, and it looks fluidisimo, perfect .... why can this be? Someone else happens?
I do not know if you can put links, if you can please tell me and I'll post the video so you can try it if you can see it well
Another question, does your phone heat up? is that I notice it hotter than the leeco, as soon as I put some video like this 1080p60 gets tempered by the area of ​​the camera, I do not know if that is normal or not
Thank you very much and hopefully answer
Happens to me too. I also tested this on a Galaxy S8 and it has identically bad performance. It probably also happens on the Note 8. 1080p30 HDR runs fine though. I didn't notice any heating - maybe just slightly warm but could as well be from my hands. Was the other phone you tested HDR capable?
I don't know if I can help you at all, but perhaps if you fill in some blanks, others might.
1) What model phone do you own and what firmware are you on (stock, stock rooted, custom ROM, etc)? You can check your firmware under Settings.
2) Can you link us to a video that's giving you problems?
Mejilan said:
I don't know if I can help you at all, but perhaps if you fill in some blanks, others might.
1) What model phone do you own and what firmware are you on (stock, stock rooted, custom ROM, etc)? You can check your firmware under Settings.
2) Can you link us to a video that's giving you problems?
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hello, thank you very much for answering
1) my phone is lg v30 h930, stock, just removed from the box without touching anything, and the software version is V21w-EUR-XX
2) this problem happens to me in all the videos that I play on YouTube 1080p60 HDR (if I put the same video in 720p60 HDR the problem improves a lot, it becomes almost imperceptible) but the problem is that youtube does not give the option to deactivate the hdr, so if the video has that option, it activates it
I give you some examples of the videos that I have tried and they are very annoying ( It does not let me put links because I have less than 10 messages, I put the description of the youtube thumbnail, the first videos come out )
on youtube put "lg oled demo ", and play the first video, which shows a teapot in the thumbnail, and the video that shows a butterfly in the thumbnail, both are 4k Hdr 60fps
the phone I have it all activated, the HDR, I have not activated any energy savings, this all to the maximum ... I do not know what can happen, I do not know if it is the snapdragon 835 problem that can not with so much demand .... Do you think that could be why?
I have a pocophone f1 my brother, and the same video runs smoothly, very very fluid, but does not allow HDR, but I do not want hdr only make it look fluid
I've also noticed a bit of lag in chrome, in firefox it's better to scroll
Do you think it will be solved in any way? is that if I'm not return it and buy another phone thinking, something like pocophone because they do not have that kind of budget : llorando:
thank you very much and I hope response
I just tested that first video you suggested (the one with the teapot thumbnail) and I had absolutely no issues with playback. No stutter or lag with either the video or audio.
It's perfectly smooth, and really a lovely video.
I'm not an expert on HDR (since I don't use this device to watch movies or TV shows via Netflix or any other service), but as far as I can tell, the HDR triggered properly.
I have HDR turned on Settings, of course, and it's my understanding that you can tell when HDR turns on (when you rotate to Landscape) because the white Youtube pause/play buttons (amongst others) get very bright compared to Portrait view (which is supposed to disable HDR).
I also have never had any issues with Chrome. But I don't use FireFox, so I can't really compare the two.
I'm using an American open market US998 LG V30 on stock 20D (an old firmware from around June/July 2018), rooted.
I plan on updating my phone to the newest stock firmware one of these days, but haven't gotten around to it.
I have no idea what's going on with your phone. I understand it's new.
Maybe try checking to see if there's an OTA firmware update ready for you to install? (You might be running system software even older than mine, with a flawed HDR implementation).
Maybe there are some bloatware apps that came with your phone that are impacting performance.
Perhaps a factory reset could help?
I'm sorry I can't be of more help.
Que tengas buena suerte.
When i Am on STOCK ROM there is stutter and lag..
Install A CUSTOM ROM (tested on dot os) The colors still look vivid and plays smooth!! Absolutely no lag
I have had this issue since I first took my V30 out the box. Have the latest update for stock ROM/ VS996/Verizon. I gave up trying to troubleshoot this issue.
im using vanced as default YouTube app. it has an option to enable VP9 codec, that'll make your playback smoother even at 1440p60fps. But it kill HDR (but the color still the same tho). Shame, that V30 couldn't play HDR, because this phone is one of YouTube Signature Devices https://devicereport.youtube.com/phones/lg_v30.
Update: When I play that "lg oled demo" video, it doesn't stutter, I don't notice any of them. But when play "peru hdr" it stutter a lot. I'm using H932 latest stock. Try to activate that VP9 codec if you don't want HDR after all. Also, I don't use Chrome anymore, I disable it and using others. try Kiwi or Brave both are chromium based if you prefer chrome-like interface. If Firefox feels better so stick with it.
Just turn off hdr in display settings, every lg v30 has this problem. I think it's because hw decoder cannot keep up so this problem applies to every snapdragon 835 phone. Hw is capable of 1080p30fps HDR in vp9, 1080p60fps HDR is on the limit and can drop frames. HDR is gimmick for me, it is not well implemented. The quality is much worse than normal videos. For me bigger problem is that oled screen cannot reproduce dark colors because of low uniformity when pixels are barerly turned on and very slow response time in that matter too but that's for another topic.

Screen refresh rate for Galaxy Tab S7+

Since a few days I have a new Galaxy Tab S7+ and I am thrilled with it. The large OLED screen makes media consumption a real joy.
There is one small issue I have run into. With 50Hz (European TV) content I get some judder, visible well with ribbons of text running horizontally at the bottom of the screen (i.e. stock market symbols). It's not catastrophic, but visible. With 60Hz or 24Hz content the picture flows smoothly.
I have seen in the specs that the screen ist adaptive between 60 and 120Hz. It seems this is at discrete refresh rates and not continuously. I have not found any reference that this includes 100Hz, which would be a multiple of 50Hz and get rid of judder.
Question to the experts: is there any way to play 50Hz content smoothly on the S7+?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Just go into settings and type in Visibility enhancements if I remember correctly and gives you a option to set between 60hz,120hz or auto. You can access this through display option in settings as well. There is also a link on XDA for a app you can download for free and lock 120hz (which doesn't work if the tablet doesn't support it with a certain app like Call of duty mobile or no support for a app at all) in same thread there's a way to use bixby routines to achieve same goal. Youtube has step by step videos for all the things. Hope it helps!? Oh and anyone who may read this and know how to get call of duty mobile to run @120 FPS I would dance at your wedding. And before someone says it..... (I understand not same as 120hz but my phone with same snapdragon 865+ can but not Galaxy Tab S7 plus!!)
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Just go into settings and type in Visibility enhancements if I remember correctly and gives you a option to set between 60hz,120hz or auto. You can access this through display option in settings as well. There is also a link on XDA for a app you can download for free and lock 120hz (which doesn't work if the tablet doesn't support it with a certain app like Call of duty mobile or no support for a app at all) in same thread there's a way to use bixby routines to achieve same goal. Youtube has step by step videos for all the things. Hope it helps!? Oh and anyone who may read this and know how to get call of duty mobile to run @120 FPS I would dance at your wedding. And before someone says it..... (I understand not same as 120hz but my phone with same snapdragon 865+ can but not Galaxy Tab S7 plus!!)
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COD mobile probably didn't support 120hz at the time of your post, but it does now. I have my display set to 120hz and the game runs at between 115-120 FPS at all times, it never goes lower than that. My graphics settings are maxed out and the game never lags, except when my connection is really slow.
However, I did find out that the Samsung Game Optimizing Service will artificially limit CODM to 60 FPS, regardless of what you have your refresh rate set to. As soon as I deleted that app (I'm rooted), my FPS doubled.
I have the Tab S7+ SM-T970 (WiFi only).
Hi. I have 2 week old 7plus that originally gave me 60/120 choice but now 120hz shaded so no option. I can't find any setting that I have made to cause this. Any help appreciated as I don't really want to do a factory reset. Thanks

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