Were the videos HD? You have to pick a lower resolution. No app update can fix it, if you want to play HD videos. iOS devices only have hardware support for mpeg4, not vp9.
You have to pick non HD videos to get mpeg4 format videos.
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YouTube apps is sucking my battery really fast.
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Were the videos HD? You have to pick a lower resolution. No app update can fix it, if you want to play HD videos. iOS devices only have hardware support for mpeg4, not vp9.
You have to pick non HD videos to get mpeg4 format videos.
Whoa, even when not playing HD?
I guess the app really is causing major drain then because even users are reporting background usage when not playing video
its a problem google still didnt fix with ios 11.2, it goes up & down on my 7 plus, gets hot & drains then cools & stops randomly sometimes all within the same video. never had a drain issue like that before, but only youtube is doing it. even low power mode doesnt mitigate it.
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I used the youtube app this morning on my 6s plus just to test again and not only it drain battery, it literally KILL the battery. I was at 73% and after 15 mn videos my phone was at 10% and my phone was really hot.
It is a major issue, so major that Apple should refuse the app on the app store until a fix comes.
It is a major issue, so major that Apple should refuse the app on the app store until a fix comes.
The update to the app which was pushed last night (Sunday in UK) seems to have improved things, streaming 10 mins of 1080p video used 4% of battery (iPhone 7+ iOS 11.1.1 on wifi with BT audio) and didn't make the phone feel like it was about to explode like it did last week.
Still not brilliant though. One step forward, two steps back.
Still not brilliant though. One step forward, two steps back.
Yeah I think the most recent update on YouTube improves things significantly. There is no mention of bug fixes in the change comment but they must have done something to plug a few leaks.
Apple pundits on YouTube are saying that it does make a difference.
I’m seeing a new Youtube App update in the App Store, claiming to fix the battery issues.
That battery drain issue cannot be fixed as it’s hardware related. iPhones only have support for mpeg. That update is nothing but a way to give an impression that it’s fixed.
So that's basically based on nothing actual aside from just a made up opinion?
Then how do you explain that last month my battery drained like crazy when watching youtube videos (75% to 20% in 20 minutes + phone very hot) and now youtube app is back to normal since the last update? It's not placebo effect at all.