YouTube has finally re-enabled 1080p streaming in India - HACKOGRAPH

Back in March 2020, YouTube had limited the streaming quality of the videos on its platform to a lower quality to deal with the sudden increase in internet traffic. And finally, now, the company has decided to remove this restriction albeit to a certain degree.

While earlier this year, one could only watch videos on YouTube at 480p resolution, YouTube has finally brought back the option for 1080p after three whole months. The YouTube application on Android and iOS devices will now allow users to switch between 1080p and 480p, however, this is only possible if the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.

In other words, the streaming quality is still limited to 480p on mobile data. The update arrives in the form of a server switch, hence, you wouldn’t have to update your YouTube app. This move will likely be quite welcomed in the Southeast Asian nation since people with devices that have a larger display could notice the visible differences between a 480p and 1080p, especially on gaming videos that also offered content at 60fps, but only on 720p or 1080p.