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Galaxy Nexus doesn't play 720p on mobile

I noticed today that when I watched an HD clip on youtube using wifi that is is 720p but not when on a mobile network. Yes it's full screen and says HQ but it's not 720p.
How do I fix this or is this a limitation put on by Samsung?

I'm having difficult time believing that the stream is 720p even on wifi, how did you verify it?

Cmmts said:
I'm having difficult time believing that the stream is 720p even on wifi, how did you verify it?
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Just watch a clip (1080p HD trailer or something) on wifi that is insanely sharp and you'll know it's 720p. There should be no pixelation at all.
Watch the same video on the mobile network and you'll notice the difference.

You have to activate it in Settings, its off by default to save people!
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Even if you activate High Quality for mobile in the settings, it's still not as sharp as wifi.

It's true, it looks upscaled. High quality on mobile data is lower quality then on wifi.
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It's normal, the speed is not the same..
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ZOMG I didn't even know it was possibible to do 720p from the YT app! This phone is just getting cooler and COOLER!!
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There is a HD icon on the bottom left of the screen when the video is playing. Just hit that....but watch out if you're on AT&T!

Ok I don't think people are understanding so let me clarify:
- When on wifi, HQ youtube videos are sharp like they should be
- When on mobile internet, the SAME video with HQ on Mobile turned on is not as sharp
- Even while on mobile and having HQ turned on in the settings menu and the HQ button is lit up on the bottom left; pressing it makes the video go to a non-full screen blob
Why doesn't it load the real video if on mobile internet? I can wait a little bit longer for it load if it means sharp videos how they're meant to be viewed on my screen.

Wasn't there someone talking about how the Netflix on the new razr has actual non-wifi HD youtube? I noticed this problem the day I got the phone as well.

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Yeah, I hope they fix this.

Do you have the latest version of YouTube? As was said before it should say HD not HQ. I just watched a video on mobile and it was definitely HD! Go to the market and see if there is an update for your YouTube app.
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z06mike said:
Do you have the latest version of YouTube? As was said before it should say HD not HQ. I just watched a video on mobile and it was definitely HD! Go to the market and see if there is an update for your YouTube app.
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Mine only says HD when on WiFi. When I'm on mobile it says HQ.

nascasho said:
ZOMG I didn't even know it was possibible to do 720p from the YT app! This phone is just getting cooler and COOLER!!
... back to thread.
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Not only that, but because this is a buttonless device, watching videos just looks stunning. Specifically with the youtube app over wifi, 720p only. It just blows me away how good it looks.

I know its not quite as convenient but 720p flash video plays flawlessly in the browser. I even sent it to my 19" with a mhl/dvi cable and it blew me away. For a mobile to be able to play that kind of quality video that smoothly is really impressive imo.
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youtube hd?

i believe the youtube app plays video only at 720 when hd

Thats correct.......?

dandn0ten said:
i believe the youtube app plays video only at 720 when hd
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Appears so. The phone only does 720p anyway. Are you asking this because you have it hooked to a 1080p display?
Is there a way to get YT to automatically play content in HQ/HD, though?

If you download the modded yt apk you can auto play HD. Dont know if it will play 1080 on different screen.

volcolm said:
Appears so. The phone only does 720p anyway. Are you asking this because you have it hooked to a 1080p display?
Is there a way to get YT to automatically play content in HQ/HD, though?
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yeah i thought it could play at 1080p but its not the case and even when plays a video at 720p i feel like im watching it at 480p because it kinda blurry

I think it goes automatically to hd (720p), if aviable when on wifi.
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play 1080hd video

is there anyway to play 1920x1080 HD VIDEO on our W smoothly? :highfive:

ghost141 said:
is there anyway to play 1920x1080 HD VIDEO on our W smoothly? :highfive:
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No. Its not even a 720p screen and doesn't have 1080p decoding. Cmiiw though... Though you can try enabling the 1080p video option and try watching 1080 HD videos on YouTube using the app by theos0s or something like that. Not sure what would happen though...
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2 and 4k video playback

OK no matter how I go to watch a 2 or 4k video trailer it lags very bad. I am on charters 60mbs service. Getting 59.9mbs with a speed test on my tablet. I tried loading it through my player, the stock video player, chrome, and the stock browser. It all lags and shutters badly making it impossible to watch.
Why would this play? YouTube app will not play higher than 720 and if I load it in the browser it also won't give me the option to watch it in full hd or higher
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First of all, the Tab Pro/S screens aren't even 4k resolution so you wouldn't gain anything from watching it at that high of a resolution. Secondly, I'll leave it to the next person!

I know that this is only a 2k screen but it should be able to play a 2k or a 4k video right? 1080 plays fine with no lag or anything.
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efanatic said:
I know that this is only a 2k screen but it should be able to play a 2k or a 4k video right? 1080 plays fine with no lag or anything.
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Can you provide a link to a video that is laggy?

http://www.hd-trailers.net/movie/elysium/
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only the 4k video lagged for me. The 1080p ones played fine. Must be the exynos chip in your 325

Mine has the snapdragon 800. The 1080s play fine but the 4ks don't. There are some 2k videos on that site and they lag too.
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Wanted to chime in here... I have the U.S. Galaxy tab pro 8.4, I did not update to the newest version of software it keeps telling me that is ready to install. Its the black model...
I have on my networked server the timescapes 4k 2560p video clip. I copied it over to the 16gb built in sdcard storage on the tab and played the file using the stock video player.
It plays fine and is 99% smooth, here and there it may hitch once or twice. What I did notice is there may be a ghosting problem on this tab because the stars from the video clip smear when they move and are sharp when they don't in the background.
So 4k videos do play smooth its just there is ghosting.. This file was a .mp4
Maybe streaming them is the problem compared to playing them from storage with the video player built in
efanatic said:
Mine has the snapdragon 800. The 1080s play fine but the 4ks don't. There are some 2k videos on that site and they lag too.
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1440p and above lag for me using the chrome browser on YouTube (desktop version). Will try a downloaded clip to see if I get the same results.
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YouTube Resolution

Does anyone know of whether or not if any mods exist for getting the YouTube app to show 1080p videos on 4.4.3 ROMs? Mine seems to limit me to 720p...

Mine shows 1080 on some
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Update the app?
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I just did prior to this post. No dice

Same here only show 720p