Tag Archives: 480p

YouTube had last week reduced its default video quality to standard definition (SD) on mobile networks over growing Internet bandwidth concerns, as the global lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic has restricted everyone indoors. With people at home almost globally, there has been a significant surge in Internet usage, raising …

YouTube standard video resolution has been 720p, but the platform is lowering it to 480p to reduce network congestion in the coronavirus crisis. YouTube video resolution lowered to 480p in coronavirus crisis “We are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default,” …