Youtube testing "1080p Premium" quality with higher bitrate on Android

[Bapun]

Hope there is an option to select default quality for all the videos in the app.

No, there's still no option to select the default video quality. You have to do it every time you play a video.

 

[Mr.Bhat]

Well I got 1080 p premium option and it took me to renew premium subscription as that account was earlier had yt premium...
Changed account but the 1080p premium option not avail...i was checking for this resolution since the news outbreak but didn't got...

Is it for YT premium users only?

 

[Harsha1996]

Well I got 1080 p premium option and it took me to renew premium subscription as that account was earlier had yt premium...
Changed account but the 1080p premium option not avail...i was checking for this resolution since the news outbreak but didn't got...

Is it for YT premium users only?

Yes it is for premium users only

 

[Mr.Bhat]

Can anyone find the change between 1080p and 1080p premium resolutions on this pictures...i took pictures of stats for nerds from both resolutions...any usefull data which increases our viewing comfort or quality boost..or just a gimmick...

 

[Prithi Deb]

1080p Premium now also available for videos above 1080p.

 

[Tobi]

Is this now available for free users too? I don't have a premium account, still I am able to watch in 1080p Premium resolution.

 

[Neel]

Is this now available for free users too? I don't have a premium account, still I am able to watch in 1080p Premium resolution.

Nah, not working for me....Maybe you have activated one month free trial of premium ig?

 

[TheRealRohitM]

1080p Premium now also available for videos above 1080p.

Its good But whenever i use this option video lags a lot even in jio 5G, diffrence is clearly visible in some videos blur while movment is gone in premium mode.

Is this now available for free users too? I don't have a premium account, still I am able to watch in 1080p Premium resolution.

Testing maybe, i have premium not much videos have this option and it's mainly usefull in songs only.

 

[Prithi Deb]

diffrence is clearly visible in some videos blur while movment is gone in premium mode.

Yes. Better bitrate than 1440p.