YouTube’s next big upgrade could make videos use 30% less data
Technology · First reported 25 Oct, 10:37 · Updated 22:09
YouTube could bring AV2 video streaming to its web player as early as 2027, with the codec promising around 30% better compression efficiency than AV1.
- YouTube could begin streaming AV2 on the web in 2027; no rollout date is confirmed for mobile apps or smart TVs.
- AV2 is reported to offer roughly 30% better compression efficiency than AV1, but that does not guarantee 30% less data for every video.
- AV2 adoption will depend on software and hardware support, and many existing devices lack dedicated AV2 decoding hardware.
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