

You can do so for both Wi-Fi and cellular, so you'll be able to jump into HD wherever you are.

The free YouTube client allows you to change the default video resolution to whatever you like, so you can bypass Google's restrictive philosophy. If you're on Android, there's no better option to go with than YouTube Vanced. Don't Miss: How to Enable YouTube's Dark Mode on iOS.We'll tell you right off the bat that it's easier on Android than it is on iOS, but check out the methods below to see for yourself. We have a few methods on hand to help you change that.īecause Google's official YouTube app doesn't allow you to customize your default video quality so that it's the same every time you load a video, you'll need to look outside the ecosystem to choose 720p, 1080p, 1440p, or 2160p.

That said, even when you could stream at HD quality without adjusting anything, you still couldn't switch the default to whatever you liked. To reduce stress on internet bandwidth during the COVID-19 pandemic that the novel coronavirus is causing, Google decided to set YouTube's default video quality to 480p.
