At some point, you may have seriously considered paying for the YouTube Premium plan. Not only for the fact of forever forgetting to continue seeing ads while you play any video, but above all so that it continues to play once you lock the mobile screen. However, the monthly price to be paid is not for everyone. Although, the platform has an ace up its sleeve for you to change your mind and pay.
The changes in Google are evident, and more so since we know that it will say goodbye forever to Stadia, its service for video games in the cloud. Well, now, it could have focused on earning a little more money by “forcing” users to have the YouTube Premium plan if they want to enjoy a specific video quality . Although, it must be made clear that it is not confirmed by the company itself, but there are images that do show that many have had this problem.
4K videos only on YouTube Premium
After testing the plan of showing up to 5 ads before the video… from the company they seem to have another idea to be able to raise more money. In this case, it will be through YouTube Premium, the paid version of the platform. And it is that, according to what different users have reported, especially the Twitter user Alvin, it is being verified how, those people who want to watch videos in 4K quality on the platform , will only be able to do so if they have the payment plan.
Although, all this commotion that, at the moment, is not official, came out as a result of two threads on Reddit from different users in which they showed images of how the Premium version of YouTube was required to view a video in 4K . However, despite the fact that many users reported the same thing, there are many others who made it clear that the same thing did not happen to them.
Alvin@sondesixSo, after testing up to 12 ads on YouTube for non-Premium users, now some users reported that they also have to get a Premium account just to watch videos in 4K. https://t.co/jJodoAxeDpOctober 01, 2022 • 19:057.1K
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Yet another test from Google
And it is that, despite the fact that there are not a few complaints, the truth is that it allows us to see that it is one of the different tests that the Google video platform is carrying out to see what it affects and if it works or not. this new alternative for people to pay YouTube Premium subscription . At least, all those users who still want to enjoy the best video resolution they offer from their devices.
However, despite there being nothing official, the truth is that the proof is there and there are many who confirm it. In our case, we have verified that there was no type of limitation in the app for Android and iOS mobiles, nor from computers, since it allowed us to select videos in 4K without problems .
In any case, we can only wait to see if it finally expands to all users of the platform, since we do not know if blocking content at 2160p quality will work for Google to get more premium users.
