Android adds new software-based AV1 decoder to most devices, YouTube uses it

Friday, 19 April 2024 (2 weeks ago)
Every video you watch on a smartphone, tablet, or other device has to be run through some decoder, and AV1 has long been touted as the “next big thing.” To get around AV1 hardware requirements, though, Google has quietly added a software-based AV1 decoder to the vast majority of Android devices.

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