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YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users
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How can I test if my phone uses hardware decoding for AV1?
Pixel 6 & newer, newer MediaTek devices, anything with the Snapdragon 8 gen 2 or newer. It took Qualcomm a while because many companies (including Apple) were holding out for VVC, which to this day isn't in a great state. iPhone 15 Pro & newer support AV1 hwdec