I think YouTube still plays content using VP9. make sure it is turned on. it is on the develop menu, experimental features.
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M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro Owners Complain of Crashes Playing HDR YouTube Videos
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Videos download for me using VP9, not AV1. Make sure it is turned on: Develop/Experimental Features. I'm not even seeing an AV1 option, nor any videos playing it. On Youtube check the stats for Nerds on a video
Mine are all uniform. If it bothers you (e.g. you can feel the difference etc) then perhaps return it for another.
Apple didn't pay for any beta testers, some how they got testers to pay apple.
I would like to thank everyone for beta testing these. I’m sure by 12.6 all the bugs will be resolved.
Such a shame they aren't 4k screens which I'm sure apple will release in a year or two. Not sure this generation is worth getting
While it's true being apple to reproduce the bug is vital for it being fixed, not all bugs are easy to fix just because of that.
When something like this happens, the first thing Apple will probably be looking at is the M1's "Performance Controller," which is more OR less an Internal Bus Arbiter & Scheduler, controlling access to the various CPU cores AND the chip's hardware functions, which in this case, might be the Video Decoder !
And they will be looking @ it based-upon "past history".
Specifically, I found a Bug in the A12's performance controller, the day after I got my XR, & the very first day I began testing it.
Some important background:
1.) the XR was released on Friday, Oct 26th.
2.) I discovered the X12's bug on Saturday, Oct 27th, & I let Apple know "immediately" !
3.) A few days later, on Nov 1st, 2018, Apple has their Earnings Call & announces they will NO longer report iPhone Unit Sales !
You think there is a coincidence to ALL that ?
Apple never gave me ANY credit for finding the bug, OR reporting it to them, which they, I believe, subsequently fixed.
In the M1's case, just like in my particular case, Apple probably didn't test a certain Use Case.
For me, it was accessing the NEON cores.
And they will be looking @ it based-upon "past history".
Specifically, I found a Bug in the A12's performance controller, the day after I got my XR, & the very first day I began testing it.
Some important background:
1.) the XR was released on Friday, Oct 26th.
2.) I discovered the X12's bug on Saturday, Oct 27th, & I let Apple know "immediately" !
3.) A few days later, on Nov 1st, 2018, Apple has their Earnings Call & announces they will NO longer report iPhone Unit Sales !
You think there is a coincidence to ALL that ?
Apple never gave me ANY credit for finding the bug, OR reporting it to them, which they, I believe, subsequently fixed.
In the M1's case, just like in my particular case, Apple probably didn't test a certain Use Case.
For me, it was accessing the NEON cores.
Interesting, same problem that we have had for years in our 2010 iMac: only YouTube. We just felt that the machine was too old or had a memory glitch (it actually really does not feel old outside YouTube: with an SSD it boots fast and runs all apps well that a home user would need).
But considering how often we watch YouTube on it and how much it struggles with newer content, we considered a switch to M1. And now this news ?
Anybody else kernel issues with YouTube and older machines?
But considering how often we watch YouTube on it and how much it struggles with newer content, we considered a switch to M1. And now this news ?
Anybody else kernel issues with YouTube and older machines?
It's a laptop for media creation, not consumption scrolling 
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Wouldn't be an issue for me, but bummer for those who subscribe and are impacted.
.Wouldn't be an issue for me, but bummer for those who subscribe and are impacted.
I encountered similar issues, two times, but on Mac Mini M1 with Big Sur and MacBook Air M1 ( with Big Sur ). The difference was that I opened the youtube movie with chrome from a different website and not directly on youtube website. I was not able to replicate the issue later.
I got lucky to get one at my local Apple Store the day they were released. The one I ordered online would have been delivered in two weeks.
Is anyone still using YouTube?
Seems like a very minor issue to me.
Seems like a very minor issue to me.
As shocking as it may be to you, yes, millions of people use YouTube every day.
Macrumors has found a new gold. Just publishes a few crashes/glitches they saw in the forum.
My intel Mac Pro with 96GB of RAM shuts down and reboots all the time, when I am dealing with 4K video in Premiere 2021. Frustrating and reminds me of pre-OS X days.
Because it is not happening to all machines, how can you conclude it is software instead of hardware?