One of the more anticipated updates to come on Apple Plus TV with TVOS 14 is the YouTube 4K support. However, when TVOS launched in September, the facility was missing. Now with YouTube Picture-in-Picture support on the web coming back to the iPhone with iOS 14.0.1, Apple 4K support is rolling out to users on the Apple TV but there are some significant limitations.
As reported by Flatpanels HD, users on Reddit have shared that they are starting to see the option to watch 4K YouTube videos on the Apple Pal TV 4K. Reddit user Vulcan_on_Earth has shared that they will now be able to use high resolution on both public TVOS 14 release as well as TVOS 14.2 public beta. However, other Reddit users on both the regular release and the beta TVOS build have mentioned that 4K is not yet available, indicating this is a server-side rollout from YouTube.
Flatpanels HD notes that “Apple Pull TV supports 4K YouTube videos up to 30fps frame rates in 4K resolution. Videos in 50fps or 60fps come in 1440p resolution. “And also adds that HDR is not supported right now, Vulcan_on_Earth and others have also shared on Reddit.
It’s not clear if those features could be saved for future Apple Pull TV hardware if they come in later updates, and what’s the reason behind not supporting the current Apple Pull TV 4K.
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