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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by Daedren on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:37PM (#33726425)
This fellow has a much more reasonable argument as to why this happens

https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/z2n4h5/why_does_youtub...

About iPhones not supporting Media Source Extensions, while the iPad does.

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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by fragmede on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:35PM (#33727263)
What? but I got my pitchfork out and everything!
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by johnthuss on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:34PM (#33726406)
The comments mention a Safari extension called Vinegar, which fixes this and also provides Picture in Picture without YouTube premium. It is $2 in the App Store.

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303...

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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by johnthuss on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:32PM (#33726384)
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I always prefer to switch to the native YouTube app instead of using Safari. Of course you can’t block the ads then.
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by JerryB77 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:49PM (#33726525)
Using Safari also lets you do background play with iOS's integration by un-pausing the video in the control menu once you exit Safari. Normally it's a premium feature. Fortunately, the quality difference doesn't affect this.
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by behnamoh on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:49PM (#33726527)
I wouldn't be surprised if Google somehow made YT's web version slow and annoying to use.
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by sneakerblack on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:50PM (#33727334)
I just use newpipe honestly. All the goodies of YouTube (including background playback and PiP!) without all the ads
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by xqcgrek2 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:43PM (#33726482)
So it's war now. Does Sundar Pichai know what happened to Meta after it went to war with Apple?
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Re:Google limits YouTube quality to 720p on iOS Safari with ... by cl0ckt0wer on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:46PM (#33726500)
How many people would even notice?
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