HD video on YouTube via mobile network

[Seanallin99]

Is there a way to get my S4 to play HD videos on YouTube while on the mobile network (Rogers)?

I can only play HD YouTube videos when connected to WiFi.

Thanks

 

[nelonez]

Is there a way to get my S4 to play HD videos on YouTube while on the mobile network (Rogers)?

I can only play HD YouTube videos when connected to WiFi.

Thanks

When ur playing a video on the youtube app, there should be a button that says HD. Once you click it, it will display a red bar underneath the HD symbol... atleast thats how its on my AT&T S4...

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[Seanallin99]

Ya I get that when I am on WiFi, but when on mobile network all I get is HQ, even though its an HD video.

 

[SenseMonkey]

I've been looking an for an answer to that myself, but what I've found out is that you can only stream in HD if your on a 4G network(at least thats how it works in the states) If your on 3G(i dont know if this includes Hspa+ or not sorry) you wont be able yo stream in HD but rather HQ.

From my Sammy Galaxy S4

 

[sophiaygsm]

I've been looking an for an answer to that myself, but what I've found out is that you can only stream in HD if your on a 4G network(at least thats how it works in the states) If your on 3G(i dont know if this includes Hspa+ or not sorry) you wont be able yo stream in HD but rather HQ.

From my Sammy Galaxy S4

So you mean that the problem only has sth to do with 4G or 3G?I've got the same ,not known the solution...now i have to get accustomed to HQ

 

[SenseMonkey]

So you mean that the problem only has sth to do with 4G or 3G?I've got the same ,not known the solution...now i have to get accustomed to HQ

Yes, i assume its because it'll take a very long time to load a HD video on 3G where as on 4G it takes seconds.

From my Sammy Galaxy S4

 

[nelonez]

I actually just tried it on my s4 on lte and it works on hd if the video is hd, if its not then it plays it in hq...

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[Seanallin99]

even on 4G it doesn't work for me...only able to play HQ videos, even if they are available in HD.

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I actually just tried it on my s4 on lte and it works on hd if the video is hd, if its not then it plays it in hq...

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maybe this is my problem...still don't have LTE here yet

 

[nelonez]

Ur right... I just tried it a dead lte spot and I was on 4g and it only played a hd vid on hq

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[smooth4lyfe]

I just tried it on HSPA+ and it worked with HQ... also saw this option at the top

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[Seanallin99]

I just tried it on HSPA+ and it worked with HQ... also saw this option at the top

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Ya you can get it to play HQ, but not HD while on a 4G mobile network...seems kinda dumb to me