How to Set Default YouTube Video Quality On Android

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Written By Larious

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Last Updated on January 27, 2025 by Larious

The YouTube mobile app allows you to watch videos of your favorite creators and look up videos you’ve watched, liked, and saved for later in the Library. A few months ago, Google released a new update to the app that allowed users to set the default video playback resolution.

Although the feature has been available for some time, many users still don’t know how to set the default video playback quality on the YouTube mobile app. If Here’s how to do it.

1. Head to the Google Play Store and update the YouTube app.

2. Now open the YouTube app on your Android smartphone.

3. In the app, tap on your profile picture.

YouTube profile pictureYouTube profile picture

4. On the next page, tap on the Settings option.

Settings optionSettings option

5. On the Settings page, tap the Video Quality Preferences option.

Video Quality Preferences optionVideo Quality Preferences option

6. You will be presented with two options to change the default video quality – WiFi and Mobile Network.

WiFi and Mobile NetworkWiFi and Mobile Network

7. Select the Higher Picture Quality option if you want YouTube to play high-quality videos. Make sure to select the ‘Higher Picture Quality’ option on both WiFi and mobile networks.

Here’s what the three video playback quality means:

  • Auto: This option adjusts to give you the best experience for your conditions.
  • Higher Picture Quality: This option enables high-resolution videos, but it uses more data.
  • Data Saver: This option lowers the video quality, but videos load faster.

This guide is about setting the default YouTube video playback quality on Android. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also. If you have any doubts about this, let us know in the comment box below.

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