In context: The AV1 video coding format provides an open, royalty-free codec specifically designed for internet video streaming, developed as a successor to Google's VP9. Unlike competing formats like ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

AV1 is a video codec that’s gaining traction among online streaming services because it’s free of royalties and delivers good video quality without needing a lot of bandwidth. However, many devices ...

Google recently issued a significant video streaming performance upgrade for Android devices. Still, several YouTube users are far from happy about it. The change comes in the form of a switch to a ...

Android devices are about to receive powerful new video playback capabilities, according to a new report. The upgrade is expected to come as a free update that will enable faster video processing, ...