YouTube App Adds HDR Support for iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max

[MacRumors]

Over the weekend, MacRumors forum users noted that the most recent YouTube App update added HDR support for the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. YouTube has supported HDR on its iOS app since the iPhone X but has required updates to support new hardware.

To check to see if you are watching YouTube videos at their highest quality, you can simply press the three dots on the top right of the video, and you should see "HDR" options listed on supported videos. HDR options are also only be available on devices released since 2017 that have OLED displays (so that excludes all iPad models and the iPhone 11 and iPhone XR).

Article Link: YouTube App Adds HDR Support for iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max

 

[Banglazed]

It only took them a month to add HDR support for new iPhone 11 but I still hope for 4K support

 

[Justin Cymbal]

I’ve noticed that YouTube tends to update their app pretty much every Sunday

 

[StellarVixen]

It only took them a month to add HDR support for new iPhone

they are discretely telling you “hey, switch to Android, you will always get latest stuff immediately.”

“no?”

“Fine then! Let’s see how much you like waiting!”

 

[Caliber26]

It only took them a month to add HDR support for new iPhone

It’s taking Apple even longer to fix my Reminders, so yeah...

 

[yegon]

It gets updated a lot, but I wish they’d spend time on memory management*.


I’ve a 1TB iPad Pro, so 6gb RAM, and it blows my mind how if you switch apps and then go back to the YouTube app after a little while, it refreshes it completely to the launch screen. It’s really irritating. It even does it if you leave the app open, full screen, sleep your iPad, then come back 10 minutes later (roughly, not scientific).

NO other app I use behaves like this, I do not believe this is an operating system/ram issue, and I put it squarely on Google. It was exactly the same on iOS12 so it’s not iOS13 specific. It’s like bad old iOS days when the devices were ram starved (I’m looking at you 6 Plus & iPad Air 1, don’t make me come back there).

* Or is it a deliberate design choice to frequently refresh the app when you go back to it? Could be. It’s very annoying regardless.

 

[jezbd1997]

Nice new feature! I’ve noticed that YouTube tends to update their app pretty much every Sunday

It’s not exactly new the app just needed to be updated for the 11 if you read the article

 

[Ashwee]

I thought that the X and XS had HDR displays too?

 

[OneInfiniteLooper]

I thought that the X and XS had HDR displays too?

They do, and it’s been supported on those phones as well. Updates came out after release of those phones. Each new phone requires the app be updated, so this is just adding the new 11 models to the mix.

 

[Aditya rathee]

Does ipad air 3 supports HDR ?

 

[EllZ89]

Just tried to playback an HDR vid through the app on my iPhone 11 and I can’t see the HDR options?

I have also tried this on WiFi, same result.

 

[arn]

Just tried to playback an HDR vid through the app on my iPhone 11 and I can’t see the HDR options?

I have also tried this on WiFi, same result.
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Sure you are updated?

 

[OneInfiniteLooper]

Does ipad air 3 supports HDR ?

It does not support HDR, but it supports wider color and brightness than previous non-pro models.

 

[haruhiko]

Can Google and Apple find a way for iOS to play back 4K on YouTube?

 

[iGeek2019]

Sure you are updated?

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In the U.K. here, updated to the latest version, using iPhone 11. There’s support for 60fps playback but not HDR.

 

[aoyos]

In the U.K. here, updated to the latest version, using iPhone 11. There’s support for 60fps playback but not HDR.

Same as me, iPhone 11 not pro. Maybe just pro version support?

 

[EllZ89]

Sure you are updated?

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yeah updated to the latest one available. Im on Youtube v14.42. im in the UK too.

might be regional?

 

[VelimirSaban]

What about AppleTV and 4k?

 

[mtrm]

Same as me, iPhone 11 not pro. Maybe just pro version support?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the 11 (non-pro) does not support HDR. At least Apple’s site makes no mention of that, and they do on the 11pro.

 

[gim]

Fake news or just atrocious journalism, as always on this site.

iPhone 11 does not support HDR.

 

[dan9700]

It does work now in the UK, the fact safari and iOS still can’t play 4K only in chrome is annoying Apple and google need to sort it out

 

[Kal-037]

Fake news or just atrocious journalism, as always on this site.

iPhone 11 does not support HDR.

Yeah, MR.com should probably update that or clarify.
But “fake news” a little harsh, also this website is probably the most accurate one out there... and it’s free, so I don’t think the shade thrown their way is warranted. ✌️😉


The iPhone Pros (11 Pros) DO support and use full HDR10+ and Dolby Vision since they are P3 color gamut, high contrast ratio, and are 800-1200 nits.
The iPhone 11 almost does.
**The iPhone Xr, iPad Pros 2-3, and regular iPhone 11 have HDR capabilities... just not full HDR10+ or full Dolby Vision as the brightness is only 600-625, (you have to have 700 nits or more (at least) to get full HDR. *BUT... the Xr, iPPs, and 11s do have full P3 color gamut though, so they achieve “almost HDR”. 😂

 

[craigrusse11]

Quick tip.. to see the HDR option you need to also watch a video that has been encoded as HDR. It’s not a standard option for all videos.

 

[yegon]

Does ipad air 3 supports HDR ?

As answered above, no. You really aren’t missing much though on these devices. It’s noticeable only in a very dark environment imo and doesn’t deliver anywhere near what a decent tv does. Wide colour is far more significant of the two, which yours has.

 

[qwertzuiop.98]

Youtube had some months before for quite a while a bump while scrolling through the comments. I guess they want iPhones to seem slow. I have an iPhone 8 and this device should be able to scroll fluently.