YouTube, aiming to reduce strain on internet networks during the coronavirus pandemic, will temporarily serve video in lower-quality standard-definition (SD) format across the globe. However ...

YouTube has announced it will default the video playback on its platform to SD quality for the next 30 days. The company is considering this measure to reduce bandwidth usage and relieve networks ...

In a move that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone, YouTube today will start lowering the video quality for users across the globe. As such, videos by default will play in standard ...

YouTube will downshift its default resolution to DVD grade. For the next month, that Google service will present videos in “480p” standard definition, the same as on the discs that once ...

To minimize traffic strain on the internet, the site had already set the default image quality to standard def in the EU, UK and Switzerland. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter ...

In the past, YouTube has adjusted video-quality settings for practical reasons, such as during the coronavirus pandemic, when it temporarily switched to lower-quality standard-definition (SD ...

Last week, video streaming platform YouTube reduced the default video quality to standard definition (SD) across all countries with an option to change it back to high definition (HD). However ...

YouTube is making a change to its upload ... ll take to finish processing your uploads across different video quality levels (SD, HD, & 4k), so you can decide the right time to hit publish!

We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. YouTube will reduce the quality of videos around ...

If you have been struggling with poor video quality on YouTube, your perfectly usable internet connection has not to be blamed. It’s all on YouTube, which is now working to address the issue.

YouTube gives ... If you're watching video on your phone while on the go, use the same method to increase the streaming resolution -- though keep an eye on the quality. If your cell service ...