Apple TV presently plays YouTube videos in 4K, with limits

As guaranteed, the Apple TV is at last beginning to play YouTube videos in 4K — with caveats. Clients on Reddit and somewhere else (through FlatpanelsHD and 9to5Mac) are beginning to see YouTube 4K uphold empowered on the media hub when it’s utilizing in any event tvOS 14.

In any case, you can just watch in Ultra HD at 30 edges for every second, and without HDR. Try not to hope to utilize that rich new TV at this time, albeit 60FPS video will play at up to 1440p.

YouTube affirmed the limitations to The Verge. It likewise said current iPads and iPhones should uphold 4K video with 60FPS and HDR, despite the fact that help seems to be conflicting at this stage.

Apple TV uphold additionally isn’t general, in any event not yet. YouTube seems to be delivering the update remotely rather than tying it to an app release.

In any case, this makes Apple’s gadget impressively more feasible on the off chance that you would prefer not to pay to watch 4K videos. It likewise shows Apple loosening its arrangements on video designs.

YouTube was recently restricted to 1080p as Apple didn’t uphold the VP9 codec Google prefers toward for high-goal videos. Presently, it’s only an issue of whether application makers need 4K in any case — and that is almost certain as 4K TVs become ordinary.