How to set default YouTube video quality on Android: Here’s all you need to know

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Video streaming platform Youtube comes with a variety of features. You can watch movies, songs, web series or any other old episodes you wish to watch on Youtube itself. At times, you may want to know the recipe of a food item and you can simply get the recipe from YouTube. The video streaming app has definitely made our life easier. We can get to know the solution to every problem just by searching it on YouTube. Not only children, but people of all age groups are also familiar with this app and use this platform on a daily basis. 

You can also upload videos on YouTube be it fashion videos, awareness videos or funny videos. Thus, you can watch YouTube anytime if you have a proper internet connection. You can also download videos from YouTube if you wish to see the video again and again. Right from new movie trailer launch to song launch, everything is uploaded on YouTube and people can like and dislike accordingly. Thus, YouTube has definitely made our life simpler. 

At times, while watching YouTube videos, you might wonder whether you can set the default YouTube video quality as YouTube keeps on changing your video resolution automatically, depending on our internet speed. This may be annoying due to poor of internet connectivity where your internet may speed up and slow down. 

When you run a video, you can choose a default playback quality and depending on our mobile screen resolution and an internet connection, YouTube loads the auto quality. However, when you play the rest of the video, the quality will remain the same.

How to set default YouTube video quality on Android?

STEP 1

You can do this manually

Open YouTube and click on the three dots and click settings

STEP 2

Video quality

Choose from the video quality given 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p and 144p and play the video.

STEP 3

HD videos

You may take note that you cannot watch the video in high definition if the video was uploaded in standard quality

STEP 4

Resolution

The video which you will play in the current run will load in the resolution you have chosen until you change manually. 
 

STEP 5

Save mobile data

If you want to save your mobile data, you can also choose stream HD videos only over Wi-Fi.