How to Watch YouTube in 4K on iPhone and iPad

Who doesn’t like to watch a video on YouTube with a maximum resolution? The bigger the pixel resolution, the better the clarity of the visual content. Even when the resolution is set to auto and is 240 or 360 pixels, we immediately change it to 1080p or 4K. The latter gives a crystal clear viewing experience. The color tone and overall presentation of the YouTube video become crisp. So, viewers are always keen to watch video content in 4K. In this guide, I will tell you how to watch YouTube videos in 4K on an iPhone or iPad.

Apple has been incorporating video codecs via software updates to enable 4K video support on its mobile devices. Earlier, the Cupertino firm incorporated its official video codec of H2.65 for 4K resolution. It was only limited to the movies or shows you watch on rent. iPhones or iPads could not support that codec with the previous generation of iOS (the predecessors of iOS 14).

Now, for 4K integration on iPhones and iPads, Apple has begun to merge the V9 codec from Google. This codec is used to enable 4K resolution in the video. Earlier with the iOS 13, only video resolution of 1080P was supported on the iPhones.

How to Know Whether my iPhone or iPad Supports 4K

While Apple discontinues its older phones and tabs, it continues to give them the latest system updates. So, many people may wonder then why they cannot their iPhone support watch 4K videos on YouTube. Let’s answer this inevitable question.