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How to Change Video Quality on YouTube Android

Last Updated on March 21, 2023 by Bestusefultips

Here’s how to change video quality on YouTube Android phones or tablets. By default, set YouTube video quality. You can change the YouTube video quality permanently when playing videos on your Android or iPhone devices. Different streaming quality is available that depend on the uploaded video quality. You can choose a quality on YouTube from Auto (480p)/144p/240p/360p/480p/720p/1080p/4K. Also, use the extension on your Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft browser on your desktop PC or Laptop to set YouTube video quality permanently, like Auto quality for Chrome, auto hd/4k/8k for YouTube, etc.

You can change the YouTube video download quality from Low (144p)/Medium (360p)/High (720p)/Full HD (1080p)/Ask each time. Due to poor internet connection, users facing YouTube videos won’t load or buffering issues.  Using a low-quality video, you can resolve video loading issues.

It’s pretty easy to adjust the video resolution of the YouTube app on your Android. You can use watch YouTube videos offline features to watch videos offline on your Android phone or tablet without an internet connection. Also, use YouTube Red features to watch ad-free videos on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube gaming.

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How to Change Video Quality on YouTube App Android Phone or Tablet

Let’s see how to change YouTube streaming and download quality on Android devices.

Change Video Quality on YouTube using App Settings

Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your device.

Step 2: Tap the Profile icon at the top right.

Tap Settings on your YouTube App Android

Step 3: Tap Settings.

Video Quality on YouTube Settings Android Phone

Step 4: Tap Video quality preferences.

You can see Video quality on mobile networks and Video quality on Wi-Fi options, including the below-given options.

Auto (Recommended): Automatically set the video quality depending on the original quality.

Higher picture quality: It will use more data to watch or upload high-quality videos to YouTube.

Data saver: It will save data by reducing picture or video quality on your device.

Change Video Quality on YouTube using App Settings

Step 5: Choose a video quality you want to set.

Change the YouTube Video Quality Permanently in 2023

You can enjoy 4K YouTube videos using the below-given settings on your phone.

Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your Android device.

Step 2: Search for the song and play it to change the default quality.

Tap Settings gear icon on YouTube Video

Step 3: Tap the Settings gear icon at the top right corner.

How to Change Video Quality on YouTube App Android Devices

 

Step 4: Tap on Quality.

Change the YouTube Video Quality Permanently

Step 5: Tap Advanced.

How to Change Video Quality on YouTube Android

Step 6: Choose from Auto/144p/240p/360p/480p/720p/1080p/1440p/2160p.

This setting only applies to the current video.

How to Change Video Quality on YouTube Permanently on PC using Extensions (Chrome Browser)

How to Change Video Quality on YouTube Permanently using Extension

Step 1: Download the Auto quality for YouTube or Auto HD/4k/8k for YouTube extension from the Google chrome store.

 

Step 2: Tap Add to Chrome.

Add Extension on Chrome Browser

Step 3: Tap on Add extensiśon.

Change Video Quality on YouTube using Extension

Step 4: Tap on Extension and tap Auto quality for YouTube.

Change Video Quality on YouTube Permanently on PC

Step 5: Set the quality for the YouTube video you want to set and tap on Save.

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How to Enable 1080p on YouTube on a PC or Laptop

Step 1: Open YouTube in your PC browser.

Step 2: Play any song.

YouTube Video Quality set on PC or Laptop

Step 3: Tap the Setting gear icon at the top right corner.

Enable 1080p on YouTube

Step 4: Tap Quality > Advanced.

How to Enable 1080p on YouTube on PC

Step 5: Choose from 1080p HD/720p/480p/360p/240p/144p/Auto (Default).

How to Change Download YouTube Video Quality on Android in 2023

You can download YouTube 1080p videos using the below settings on your phone.

Step 1: Log in to your YouTube account on Android.

YouTube profile to change download video quality

Step 2: Tap on the Profile icon at the top right corner.

YouTube settings to change download YouTube video quality

Step 3: Tap on Settings.

Change Downloads YouTube Video Quality

Step 4: Tap on Downloads under settings options.

Change Download YouTube Video Quality Android

Step 5: Tap on Download quality.

You can see the above screen on your Android phone or tablet. By default on your Android, set YouTube video quality as Ask each time.

How to Change Download YouTube Video Quality on Android

Step 6: Choose from Ask each time/Full HD (1080p)/HD (720p)/Medium (360p)/Low (144p) to change the YouTube video quality on Android devices.

Now you can watch and download high-quality YouTube videos on your phone. Permanent/individually change or set video resolution using the above complete guide process.

How to Enable Download Over WiFi Only on YouTube App Android

If you want to download YouTube videos using Wi-Fi, enable this setting using the steps below.

Open the YouTube app > Tap Profile icon at upper right corner > Settings > Downloads > Toggle on Download over Wi-Fi only.

Above,e you can see the simple steps to change YouTube video quality on Android phones or tablets. I want to set YouTube video quality to 1080p/4K. If you have any tricks, please share them with us in below comment box.

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FAQs:

Why does YouTube default to 360p resolution?

You can see 360p resolution in any video because of the uploaded video resolution or slow internet speed that automatically adjusts the video quality on YouTube to prevent buffering videos. Also, check your default YouTube video resolution.

How do I Change YouTube Video Quality Settings?

To change your phone’s video quality settings, open the YouTube app > Profile icon at the top right corner > Settings > Video quality preferences > Choose a video quality on Mobile networks or WiFi.

Why does YouTube Quality Unavailable?

If you’re facing a YouTube quality unavailable issue, ensure the uploaded video supports the quality you want. Also, a slow internet connection prevents changing video quality, or slow devices or browsers can’t support 4K resolution. So, check if device or browser issue.

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