Xbox One, Series X Get YouTube HDR Support: How to Know if it's Working on Your Console

It's been a long time since Xbox users have clamored for an HDR support for Youtube, but finally it's here. Previous gen and current gen Xbox consoles can now support HDR when you're streaming Youtube on TV. While you watch, you can now tap into the HDR to use your console. For a number of years Microsoft and Youtube has been working on this, but it's here at last.

As Flat Panels HD has reported, the Xbox One S from the previous generation and an Xbox Series X from the current generation has successfully worked on the Youtube App via HDR Support. It's highly likely that it also works well on Xbox One X as well as in the Xbox series S although Flat Panels HD has not tested these two other consoles. Thus for Xbox owners, it's best to confirm first if your console supports the latest update or not. However, it's highly likely that it will work on most Xbox consoles.

How to Confirm if Your Xbox Console is Compatible with HDR Support for Youtube

According to SlashGear, if you have any of these consoles, and you want to confirm that your console is supporting HDR for the youtube app, then you have to test it first. Head over to "stats for nerds" while you are using the app. Then you will find HDR support that actively uses the VP9-2 codec of Google. It's important to bear this in mind since Flat Panels HD discloses that the compatibility of the AV1 codec isn't going live yet as of the time being.

Google has not confirmed yet if it has any plans of supporting the AV1 videos in the Xbox YouTube App. As of now, videos that use that specific codec will not be applicable for the HDR support on the Xbox consoles.

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Use Youtube App to Its Full Capacity with HDR Support

For the resolution and framerate limit on Xbox One S, it is limited to only 1440p60 given that the HDR is in use. On the other hand, the Xbox X series shows a resolution of 4K60. This is expected since Microsoft has insisted on pushing for the console to be compatible with a 4k resolution. If you're streaming something through your console connected to a TV, things are made easier with the new HDR Support.

Now you can watch youtube to its full capacity if you have an Xbox that has an HDR capable display. For now, there's limited support for videos, but we'll keep you posted if the Youtube app will soon support the AV1 codec.

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Written by Nikki D