YouTube’s New 1080p Premium option starts showing up for Android and Google TV users after an initial test launch on iOS only.
YouTube is testing a new 1080p Premium tier with a enhanced bitrate for Android and Google TV users. This is a feature that is exclusive to YouTube Premium members and delivers videos in extra crisp quality.The new tier was first spotted earlier this year when the option showed up for several users. It turned out that the feature was being tested for selected iOS users, which is the operating system that Google chose as a playground for this and several other features.At the time, this sparked rumors that YouTube had plans to lock 1080p playback to its premium subscribers.
