YouTube is offering its Android app users a new option of streaming in 1440p resolution, besting the higher limit of 1080p.
Smartphone growth has reached its peak and manufacturers are looking to add something new to attract more buyers. Smartphone giants like Samsung and Apple have added new security standards with fingerprint scanners and LG taking the display resolution to a whole new level with 2560x1440 pixels. Even as higher resolutions attract many users, the lack of apps taking full advantage of so many pixels has left users in dismay. But that is slowly changing now, as TalkAndroid reported Friday that some LG G3 owners found a new streaming option at 1440p resolution.
The highest resolution featured in a smartphone is found on LG G3's Quad HD display. YouTube's Android app sizing up its resolution to match the higher-resolution displays on new phones is an impressive jump. The app was previously limited to a maximum resolution of 1080p. But now, G3 owners can stream content in 4K to test the smartphone's upper limit. This is of course attainable if the smartphones are capable of supporting extra pixels and the video supporting resolution is above 1080p.
Sometimes, the app doesn't offer the highest resolution option matching the display resolution of the smartphone. So if the 1440p resolution is not available on your G3 yet, it will arrive later, GSM Arena reported.
The YouTube app on Google Play Store was last updated last week. The "What's New" section shows a new addition of "video quality selector to choose between different resolutions." Other changes include auto correction, fix for voice search among others. The change-log description does not specifically mention the new streaming resolution option for 1440p but it is assumed that the change was added last week.
Due to the low number of smartphones supporting QHD displays, the new feature was not widely reported by users. The update comes at the right time, as Samsung is planning to use QHD display for its upcoming Note 4 phablet.
