Looking to test-drive your Galaxy S8 or Pixel’s screen with some ultra-vibrant high dynamic range (HDR) clips? You’re in luck. On Friday, YouTube extended HDR support to select Samsung, HTC, and LG devices.
YouTube’s expanded mobile HDR comes in the form of an updated app. Try it by downloading or upgrading YouTube from the Google Play Store on the Google Pixel, Xperia XZ Premium,
It’s not quite ready for prime time, though. Reddit users are reporting stuttering videos and battery-draining brightness levels, and some
YouTube says it is working on fixes. “We’ll continue working with partners in [the] mobile industry to bring
But it’s not that cut and dried. The two dominant
Content has not been easy to come by, either. Netflix recently rolled out HDR to the LG V30, Galaxy Note 8, Xperia ZX Premium, and Xperia XZ1, but only a sliver of its library is HDR-compliant (mostly Netflix-produced series like Chef’s Table), and accessing it requires a subscription to Netflix’s top-tier, $12-a-month 4K streaming plan.
Amazon Prime Video and Vudu, meanwhile, both boast a growing number of
That seems poised to change, though, as an increasing number of smartphone makers pledge to implement
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