Youtube 5.18.5 Update with Support for 1440p Videos Now Available for Download

Youtube 5.18.5 Update with Support for 1440p Videos Now Available for Download

A while back, the folks at Google introduced support for changing video quality for the YouTube Android app. For some reason, YouTube didn’t have support for videos in 1440p on mobile devices, but the latest update is here to address that.

After you update your YouTube app to version 5.18.5 you will be able to enjoy 1440p videos on your Quad HD smartphone. You may know already that the QHD smartphones are a thing now, with LG G3, Galaxy Note 4, and Nexus 6 probably being the most popular such smartphones. In order to change video quality in the Youtube app, you will have to press the three-dotted-menu in the upper right corner of the app, tap Quality, then choose the resolution you want the video to be played at. Of course, this feature is only available for the videos that are recorded at 1440p or over and only for devices with Quad HD resolution or above.

The Youtube 5.18.5 is already being pushed to users. You can check whether the update is available for your device in the Play Store app, under My Apps > Installed. Hit this link to check out Youtube in Google Play Store.

In case you don’t want to wait until the update is made available for your terminal, you can also download and install the Youtube 5.18.5 APK from here. The APK is signed by Google and it will update your existing app.