Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

kapilbhavsar144 t1_j8tgstx wrote

They limit the resolution on Safari; you need to use the app

237

ArtLover357 OP t1_j8th22j wrote

Do you know any reason for that?

34

kapilbhavsar144 t1_j8thbu2 wrote

Because you can’t block ads in their app

275

chemicalsam t1_j8ueu6m wrote

Download Vinegar app

26

ibiza54 t1_j8uipno wrote

Any free alternative to that?

8

g8ch t1_j8vbx8k wrote

Use russian vpn. Youtube disable reward in russia, so no ads in app without premium.

21

Key-Mongoose-8519 t1_j8vr9up wrote

Half of your recommendation will be vodka,grenade and Ukraine lol

33

g8ch t1_j8vscx9 wrote

sure, use vodka and vpn

14

MikeHeu t1_j8x65ae wrote

I only watch videos in English, never anything in the language from the country I live in. I never get recommendations in different language, so you’ll be fine.

3

Key-Mongoose-8519 t1_j8xj61l wrote

bro it was a joke,and when i put on vpn to watch porn because porn is banned in my country,i get that country's genre :D

0

ArtLover357 OP t1_j8vy2k8 wrote

Are you sure? I switched to a Russian vpn and it still shows ads

2

g8ch t1_j8vyd2b wrote

I'm from Russia and I don't have ads in the app, but if I use vpn I see ads for the country where the vpn server is located

7

1nmh t1_j8uslys wrote

Brave browser, but is also subject to limited video quality

8

N0bo_ t1_j8ut2mj wrote

You paid a thousand dollars for a phone and can’t spend 2.99 on an app?

−4

ibiza54 t1_j8utzuz wrote

If there’s something else out there that does the same job for free wouldn’t that be better?

12

raygungreg t1_j8vdmm4 wrote

I figured it out. So happy. 😀

Remove YouTube app Create open URL shortcut Add shortcut to home screen with icon pack of your choice. Profit. Vinegar is legit! 👍🏻

5

raygungreg t1_j8v7r4x wrote

Great info. Hey, have you been able to make a home screen shortcut that runs from safari once you installed vinegar?

1

NBL_123 t1_j8vf2n6 wrote

i don’t have youtube premium in my country. Should i watch 2 ads before every video?

1

N0bo_ t1_j8vie2u wrote

I’m not saying you should have ads, that’s why you should get an adblocker like this :)

0

jpopsong t1_j90m1hj wrote

After spending $1000 on a phone, many don’t have money left to spend willy-nilly on Apps!

1

dagaloni t1_j8x6vpw wrote

Just downloaded it and it works amazing! I added the youtube website to my homescreen so I can find it via Spotlight. Amazing experience with Vinegar! And I love that Vinegar can auto select the best quality.

2

ohver9k t1_j8yc51o wrote

This is great, I’ve been using AdGuard which blocks ads but I’m only at 720p, this is great and a time charge of $2 not bad!

1

Idontmatter69420 t1_j8x4m1j wrote

I use the "stop seeing ad" but I can't do it sometimes on some videos like the "yt kids" ones

1

JoinetBasteed t1_j8tkm17 wrote

Pretty sure it's because Safari doesn't support the codec they use, AppleTV had this issue for a long time aswell

4

Jhonjhon_236 t1_j8ucfr8 wrote

But I can play high res videos on my Mac on safari.

4

JoinetBasteed t1_j8uorl3 wrote

I don't think macOS Safari and iOS Safari are the exact same, I may be wrong but that's what I think. I remember a few years ago the AppleTV couldn't play 4k YouTube videos and that was because Google used a format that Apple was against implementing(Because it was inferior to what Apple already had if I remember correctly)

3

randybruder t1_j8xeemv wrote

Every time I see this asked, the person asking gets highly-upvoted answers that are complete bullshit. You want a real answer?

YouTube stores all of their video files and audio files separately. It's a clever way of saving server space—you can have all of the different video files (at a bunch of different resolutions and video codecs), and then a few audio files (at different bitrates and formats), and then on the fly pick the best video file for the user, pick the best audio file for the user, and play them back at the same time. For example, here's all the individual files that YouTube generates/stores for the Costa Rica video from your post.

In a browser, YouTube uses Media Source Extensions which allows them to combine those video and audio streams, and do things like let you switch resolution without the video stopping (or even dynamically switch the resolution based on available bandwidth without interrupting the video.)

Safari on iOS doesn't support Media Source Extensions. So in addition to the multitude of individual video-only and audio-only streams YouTube generates, they also generate a few versions that include both the video and audio in one file—but only up to 720p. That's why Safari only shoes those options, it's all it's capable of playing, because there's no assembly needed by the browser. (Interestingly, Media Source Extensions is implemented in Safari on iPadOS, which is why you'll see more resolution options there.)

4

gordito_gr t1_j8zcv7h wrote

>(Interestingly, Media Source Extensions is implemented in Safari on iPadOS, which is why you'll see more resolution options there.)

How's that 'interestingly'? Apple surely does try to worsen the experience, no reason not to support media source extensions.

0

randybruder t1_j8zt2j3 wrote

> Apple surely does try to worsen the experience

How does Apple "try to worsen the experience"? The obvious guesses are that Apple hadn't gotten to implementing it in a way they want to be performative.

Or maybe Apple intentionally won't enable it because making Safari work smoothly means deciding not to support certain popular technologies, and forcing everyone else to adapt—perfect example of that is Apple's refusal to support Adobe Flash. Was Apple's motivation to not support Flash "trying to worsen the experience"?

1

[deleted] t1_j904ch1 wrote

[removed]

0

randybruder t1_j907pa8 wrote

> Stop D riding Apple

My original comment is explaining how the max 720p is literally Apple's fault, and not YouTube's fault. I'm the only one in the entire thread correctly blaming Apple for this. And I'm D riding Apple?

You should try reading the comments before you say stupid shit.

> literally just a codec.

I explained in my comment that it isn't a codec, but a web specification. It's not "Safari doesn't support the V9 codec" like a lot of people mistakenly think—apparently you're misinformed about that too.

> Bruh, this is a fanboy excuse,

Educated guess, not an excuse.

Still waiting on you to explain how "Apple does try to worsen the experience"

0

cr0wit0 t1_j8tmahk wrote

If you are on cellular, your carrier caps it.. 4k is like 1 gigs per minute so you will strain the network. 1080 is probably 50 megs per minute… so you have to change your plan or activate HD viewing. But the app allows it. I just don’t use because you can not block ads. In safari you can, I use adguard pro. I rather don’t have ads then have 1080… specially when jumping from video to video.

−29

IBM296 t1_j8tqr4x wrote

It's not that big lol. 1080 is like 2 gigs per hour.

12

cr0wit0 t1_j8trwmc wrote

Right…. At 60 hz right…. I got the figures from my Apple TV + router .. I wonder if 1080 120hz … i know my tv can not handle 240hz .. something that 4k claims.. don’t care really. But it is a strain on cell carriers so they limit this.

−17

[deleted] t1_j8u4vud wrote

You might want to look up what all those things mean and how they affect each other cause your math is completely wrong

9

cr0wit0 t1_j8u6fn2 wrote

Nah, don’t want to be a mathematician today, i just wanted to make a point regarding 720, 1080, 4k … the more data it uses, the carrier not wanting to do that… all the good stuff and the size of the screen.

Now, in Final Cut.. I do care about bitrates and sound hz…. But not now.

−13

[deleted] t1_j8u6jto wrote

You're super far from right on this man lol

12

-K9V t1_j8w11ru wrote

You’re too funny. Spewing random numbers that make no sense and then saying “don’t want to be a mathematician today” after being called out on your bullshit.

3

Quiet_Independent930 t1_j8wetrf wrote

YouTube doesn’t support 120fps. Even if your device is 120hz or 1200hz the video and stream is still 60hz max.

1

cr0wit0 t1_j8wf0l1 wrote

Yes, locked at 60 and mainly defaulted at 360. Which for a phone it looks great. Still not getting the app.

1

EshuMarneedi t1_j8vni08 wrote

No, that’s not the reason. Mobile Safari doesn’t support VP9.

12

jrs1rules t1_j8tk1k8 wrote

Use the app their is a cap in safari

20

Negative-Fan8460 t1_j8vguz6 wrote

Can i play 8k videos on mac safari? I couldn't find a setting to go above 4k

4

Di3goGM23 t1_j8vixnm wrote

I don't think you can play a higher quality than 4k on yt

3

Spenczi t1_j8vld00 wrote

You can, but most probably only on desktop Chrome. There are plenty of 8K videos on YT

12

Negative-Fan8460 t1_j8vky8x wrote

Shit, i once tried a Lenovo laptop which was playing 8k video on a 1080p display 💀

4

jrs1rules t1_j8w77b2 wrote

Idk about mac only know about the phone.

1

PoweredMorphin t1_j8uu7sr wrote

It’s so annoying. YouTube always loads in 360p by default on iPhone and maxes out at 720p (some videos don’t even get that, but on Safari in macOS gets higher). Even an old iPad Air 2 gets 1080p, but a brand new iPhone is limited to 720p?

9

PhoenixGold_ t1_j8tm1el wrote

You have to use the app there is a limit in safari and the app is way better too. Not sure why ppl refuse to use the app so much

4

cr0wit0 t1_j8ts4s8 wrote

Ads ads ads.

22

PhoenixGold_ t1_j8u1lal wrote

If you think about it if you use YouTube that much like I do then just get premium or deal with ads you have to choose

−5

-K9V t1_j8w18j9 wrote

No thanks, never. It’s always been a free service and I am not about to pay for it now. Youtube is a shit platform. I had to install a browser extension just to be able to watch age restricted videos even though I’m way over the age of 18. And that’s because EU made it so YouTube had to require either your ID or your credit card info to verify your age, none of which Google has any business seeing. So fuck YouTube and fuck EU too. Never paying a cent to watch YouTube. Adblock is free.

3

Bibileiver t1_j8x891m wrote

You realize ads are the reason it's a free service right?

2

-K9V t1_j8xcl6q wrote

I didn’t mind the original little banner ads at the bottom of the video. They were not intrusive and were never a problem. The video ads are what I have a problem with. I’ve used adblocker from the day I installed Chrome.

1

gordito_gr t1_j8zd6fy wrote

> It’s always been a free service and I am not about to pay for it now. Youtube is a shit platform.

What a shit attitude, ads are a fair trade off for a great service if you dont wanna pay. Made me cringe HARD reading this

1

-K9V t1_j8zdepw wrote

They do not deserve my money for reasons I described in my initial comment. I will always use adblock everywhere that I and nothing is gonna change my view. I can’t stand ads, and if I can avoid them for free, well you bet I’ll do just that.

1

cr0wit0 t1_j8u4ctt wrote

I dont use it that much, I go days without using YouTube. I only use it when I need something technical, like.. how to remove a transmission of an f250.. or idiots on cars when I want to burn time… replacing power steering on a 24 foot boat… stuff like that. I’m not spending a dime on google. Adblocker is a blessing.

−1

PhoenixGold_ t1_j8u4kj5 wrote

That’s fair until in march when google changes how YouTube works and ad blockers won’t work anymore

2

cr0wit0 t1_j8u4w7d wrote

They are? Didn’t know that.. will have to read about it.

0

wickerfart t1_j8ugtaz wrote

They are changing to the version three manifest whatever that means

2

Dat_Boi_JayYT t1_j8vpi83 wrote

that doesn't stop ad blocking, it just changes how it's done, besides you could always use a different browser?

4

NathanielIR t1_j8vju59 wrote

Tracking, ads, bad UI (imo) and lack of PiP all push me to the web. I’ve got an awesome extension called vinegar which adds the native player, blocks, ads and more. It’s well worth the price imo

5

paulstelian97 t1_j8vna9w wrote

Premium solves the ads and PiP stuff. For me it's honestly worth it, but that's possibly not true for you and others.

4

NathanielIR t1_j8vp564 wrote

I’m sure it does. For me and many others, as you said, it’s not worth it. And personally, paywalling a system feature (PiP) which is free on android is just absurd. And on top of that, as I said, I hate the YT UI. Vinegar replacing that UI with the native one is awesome for me. And it also works on my iPad and Mac, where I watch the majority of my content

2

PhoenixGold_ t1_j8vq0nf wrote

I have PiP and I love it and you can disable tracks and ads in the Google security settings the UI is subjective i personally like it very clean and nice but that’s again subjective

1

NathanielIR t1_j8vrize wrote

Yeah, I mean you do you mate. Although I have to say, you absolutely cannot turn off tracking. You may be turning off certain tracking. But not all of it

0

RslPride t1_j8ui9yq wrote

Try uYouPlus if you’re using the website for Adblock or background play.

4

ibiza54 t1_j8wjjzf wrote

How to install it (ios 16.3.1)

1

anon710421 t1_j8wlb4g wrote

Scarlet

1

ibiza54 t1_j8wmh82 wrote

Could you give a detailed explanation.

1

The-Master-Reaper t1_j8wv8jp wrote

https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus/releases/tag/v18.01.6-2.3.1 download the ipa and install it to your phone using sideloadly

2

NathanielIR t1_j8vjori wrote

Google locks the max resolution on the YT website to 720p on mobile to push people to use the app. There’s an awesome Safari extension called Vinegar which will let you watch up to 1080p. Also replaces Google’s player with the native one, removes ads, adds Picture in Picture, and is built by an awesome dev. Well worth the price imo

2

rursache t1_j8wjw1l wrote

Use the app, why would you watch youtube in a browser on mobile?

1

onnethox t1_j8u8hzo wrote

Maybe you have some data saver settings since youre on 5g.

0

neelkanth97 t1_j8v8oro wrote

Thats a limitation on safari, if you want an ad blocker app try uYouPlus, no jailbreak needed, just sideload and go.

−1

ParticularClassic784 t1_j8vb28p wrote

how do I get that app?

2

snsv9 t1_j8vlyl0 wrote

Sideload, you need a laptop/pc and wifi to do that, and you need to renew the app every 7 days.

Just go to the sub for more information.

3

cr0wit0 t1_j8tgqiy wrote

Because 4K on a 6 inch screen does not make sense

−3

ArtLover357 OP t1_j8tgy04 wrote

What about 1080p then?

8

mnij2015 t1_j8ugvhx wrote

Anything over 720p google switches to vp9 or whatever their codec is called anything below is streamed in H.264

2

cr0wit0 t1_j8tkvkf wrote

The app might be different.. i dont use the app at all. I use the browser but I’m fine with the 360-720 resolution. It could be your carrier too, i dont have the HD turned-on thru my carrier so I’m just used to it, i mean… is a 6 inch screen. But I heard the app could be different, up to 1080.

−2

wickerfart t1_j8ugqjv wrote

But it will look better that’s guaranteed

2

prapotnik t1_j8tl303 wrote

Because you may got an older iphone

−11