S10+ doesn't play 4k YouTube videos

[AlexisTsio]

Why can not I watch YouTube in 4k or 2k on my new s10+? I have screen on wqhd+ and video enhander on. I see them on 1080. 

[Ghostrider_79 · Accepted solution]

I believe if your watching thro app they have taken the feature out you have to go to the 3 dots at top right then click quality and scroll to 1440 4k if they have uploaded for 4k viewing hope this helps 

[SithLord]

Because, simply put.

It's not a 4k screen.

Maximum YouTube will display for S10 series is 1440p60 HDR.

I believe only the Sony phones can currently play the 2160p60 HDR streams 

[BizDevHero]

If it is not a 4k Screen, then why does it shoot video in 4K and when you play it back, it plays back ... also in 4K. 

[SithLord]

Because the camera can record 4k video.

Camera resolution is not linked to display resolution. 

And it doesn't play it back in 4k, it plays it back at approximately 80% size.

The maximum that YouTube will show is 1440p videos as only mobile devices with 4k displays will get the 2160p option in the app.

At the moment I believe the only mobiles with the 4k YouTube option are the Sony Xperia phones.

The exact resolution of S10 is 3040x1440 which makes the S10 a 3k device.

[BizDevHero]

I'm stumped ... my device plays 2160 just fine on Youtube ... Here is a screen shot. But yes, makes sense about the camera not being linked to the video playback of course. 

[SithLord]

Try in the app, browser based YouTube doesn't recognise display specs

[SithLord]

You'll also notice, because the browser based YouTube doesn't recognise display specs, you'll never get the hdr version of videos.

[SithLord]

However, on a device with the 4k display, the app will show a 4k option of 2160p.

On the S10, and any HDR screened device.

It will ALWAYS look better in the app on max resolution in HDR, using browser for a 2160p stream that doesn't fit 1:1 and non HDR, is not beneficial at all

[StellarTraveler]

Well spoken.