4K YouTube

AndroidMan · Post time 2016-10-10 20:50:59

Edited by AndroidMan at 2016-10-10 20:53

Is it possible to get YouTube to display its available 4k content within the Beelink GT1?

All I'm getting is 1080p (which looks great), but my Samsung 4k TV gets YouTube 4k content natively.

cygsmk · Post time 2016-10-18 10:42:36

beelink replied at 2016-10-12 16:13
Hello， your device also changed the 4k resolution? it's youtube app or web?

Hello Beelink!
When are you going to fix this problem? GT1 is not playing 4k video with the app or web browser.

detect · Post time 2016-10-12 08:09:09

It doesn't look like it is. I have tried and it looks like it supports 1080p.

I'm not sure the issue is with the youtube app, or the GT1 firmware.

I know the Beelink does not auto-detect the native 4K resolution of my TV and I suspect this is also causeing Kodi (and possibly youtube) to not detect 4K.

khalid · Post time 2016-10-12 08:44:56

GT1 crash if play 4K youtube from web page edge/chrome

minix z83-4 also lagging play 4K youtube on web.

beelink · Post time 2016-10-12 16:13:42

Hello， your device also changed the 4k resolution? it's youtube app or web?

cygsmk · Post time 2016-10-15 10:29:14

Edited by cygsmk at 2016-10-15 10:30

beelink replied at 2016-10-12 16:13
Hello， your device also changed the 4k resolution? it's youtube app or web?

I have the same problem and I also have a samsung 4k TV. My TV and GT1 box are set to 4k resolution. Both the TV and the box recognize each other at 4k but the youtube app only shows 1080p as maximum resolution possible. I am using the youtube app. Not the web browser.
I bought this box mainly for youtube 4k content and I cannot use it. Please, fix this.
Also, the app that is supposed to work as AIRPLAY receiver does not work at all. I cannot mirror my apple devices.

khalid · Post time 2016-10-15 10:56:32

cygsmk replied at 2016-10-15 10:29
I have the same problem and I also have a samsung 4k TV. My TV and GT1 box are set to 4k resolution ...

GT1 cannot play 2k/4k on youtube from web
youtube apps only play 1080p only
airplay need to wait for new firmware to work

mediafreak · Post time 2016-10-15 11:41:31

There is a app called Youtube For Android TV. App should fix the resolution limit.

jw429 · Post time 2016-10-15 18:57:20

Since you can't install this YouTube for Android TV direct from he Play Store, here's an alternative link: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/youtube-for-android-tv/

Let us know if it works for you.

cygsmk · Post time 2016-10-16 04:31:46

jw429 replied at 2016-10-15 18:57
Since you can't install this YouTube for Android TV direct from he Play Store, here's an alternative ...

Thank you for the link. I can report that Youtube for Android TV did not solve the problem with the resolution limitation.

cygsmk · Post time 2016-10-16 04:47:13

Edited by cygsmk at 2016-10-16 04:48

khalid replied at 2016-10-15 10:56
GT1 cannot play 2k/4k on youtube from web
youtube apps only play 1080p only
airplay need to wait f ...

Hello khalid.

Thanks for your reply.

I do not understand completely what you mean with your reply.
We know that GT1 does not play 4k from the web or youtube app. That is why we are asking them to fix it.
Airplay support has never worked.

How do you know they will be fixed with the next firmware?