YouTube Magically Supports up to 1440P Now

[iOSConvert2k14]

Not sure when this happened specifically but I was watching a video on Costa Rica which is available in 4K (1440P). Out of curiosity, I tapped the three dots and hit the Quality button and all of a sudden I could select resolutions higher than 720p! It was automatically at 720 but I was able to bump it up to 1440! Link to this video is provided with some screenshot attached. If you have some time to kill, watch this on your note 4 it's absolutely stunning in that resolution.
http://youtu.be/iNJdPyoqt8U

 

[bat0nas]

Yes!!
I needed to clear youtube app data to make 1440p option available.

Sent from my mobile device

 

[Brian W1]

Me either, also using Note 4

 

[iOSConvert2k14]

Me either, also using Note 4

Try clearing your cache and see if that makes a difference

 

[keyzlife]

Not sure when this happened specifically but I was watching a video on Costa Rica which is available in 4K (1440P). Out of curiosity, I tapped the three dots and hit the Quality button and all of a sudden I could select resolutions higher than 720p! It was automatically at 720 but I was able to bump it up to 1440! Link to this video is provided with some screenshot attached. If you have some time to kill, watch this on your note 4 it's absolutely stunning in that resolution.
http://youtu.be/iNJdPyoqt8U

Nice find!

 

[Rarry]

I only get 720. Cleared cache, still the same.

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[D Android]

I only get 720. Cleared cache, still the same.

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Same here, 720 max. Used to get 1080 and 1440 a week or so ago but for some reason those options just magically disappeared by themselves.

 

[anon(5816156)]

Had this feature enabled for me.

If I remember well, the phone maxes out YouTube's vid resolution to match the screen's resolution. Hence the 1440p option.

My Xperia Z1 has only 1080p option meanwhile.

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[iOSConvert2k14]

Same here, 720 max. Used to get 1080 and 1440 a week or so ago but for some reason those options just magically disappeared by themselves.

Very strange. What version is your YouTube app?

 

[CBreen28]

Same here, 720 max. Used to get 1080 and 1440 a week or so ago but for some reason those options just magically disappeared by themselves.

Are you trying it with the same videos you were able to watch on 1440?

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[Brian W1]

I cleared cache and searched for 1440p and found some that did work.

 

[D Android]

Very strange. What version is your YouTube app?

It's the one before the last update, believe it was ending in .13. That was the whole reason why I did not update to the latest one because it was working perfectly fine for me and after I read some reviews on Googleplay I saw no point in updating just for the sake of it. Now it's broke again, just hope it will be fixed at some point...

 

[D Android]

Are you trying it with the same videos you were able to watch on 1440?

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Yes, the usual ones, Costa Rica in 4k and others that I knew were available in 2k but all I get is 720p at the most, even 480 has disappeared. Reading other forums I think it must be Google enabling certain devices in their database. Strange that my Tab S with the same app version plays 1080 and 1440 without a problem but on the Note those options that were there a few days ago just vanished.

 

[indysteve9]

Not sure when this happened specifically but I was watching a video on Costa Rica which is available in 4K (1440P). Out of curiosity, I tapped the three dots and hit the Quality button and all of a sudden I could select resolutions higher than 720p! It was automatically at 720 but I was able to bump it up to 1440! Link to this video is provided with some screenshot attached. If you have some time to kill, watch this on your note 4 it's absolutely stunning in that resolution.
COSTA RICA IN 4K 60fps (ULTRA HD) w/ Freefly Movi - YouTube

This was incredible!!! I subscribed to their channel.

 

[anon(5719825)]

I didn't have to clear the cache but I don't think I have used the YouTube app yet since buying my phone so that may be why.

These videos look amazing now on this phone.

 

[ejohnnyk]

Cleared the app cache and it works.

 

[rong21]

Didn't have to do anything except select 1440

 

[Philip600rr]

I had to select 4k a few times to take the settings.

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[starbuckk]

Worked for me too

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