YouTube is upgrading its mobile service as the video-sharing giant recently announced that it will finally support 60 frames per second (fps) playback on Android and iOS apps.
The announcement was made just one month after rumors started to circulate that YouTube is testing its 60fps for video playback. The 60fps YouTube playback upgrade was rolled out without redesigning the mobile app for both Android and iOS.
YouTube said that in order to take advantage of the new feature, users are not required to update their YouTube mobile app since the changes were made on YouTube's servers and will be automatically available. However, accessing the 60fps feature on mobile browsers or third-party apps will not be available.
The new feature works in the same way as those in desktop version. The feature can be accessed by tapping the setting button and choose either 720p60 or 1080p60.
According to Android Community, the 60fps frame rate for mobile will be temporarily limited to video playbacks and does not include live video streaming. However, several tech analysts are positive that the service will be subsequently rolled out in the future.
YouTube announced that it will support 60fps refresh rate for desktop browsers in June 2014, according to PC Mag. The company subsequently released several trailers that were running on 60fps. The upgrade was finally rolled out to all YouTube videos in fall of 2014.
YouTube announced in May that it will support 60fps for live video streams for desktop browsers, an upgrade that rivaled that of Twitch. Before the announcement, YouTube live video streams were only running at 30fps.