For those who were concerned about YouTube limiting access to 4K content to Premium subscribers, you can breathe easy. YouTube has revealed that 4K content is available to Premium subscribers for now. YouTube has revealed Follow us on TwitterIt said that the experiment has been “fully turned off”. Premium subscriptions are required to play 4K resolution videos. Users started reporting on social networking sites like RedditAnd TwitterWhen they tried to access the drop-down menu of resolution options, the word Premium was displayed. Right next to 4K/2160p. However, not everyone needed a Premium subscription in order to play 4K videos. This indicates that this was an experimental feature only available to a small number of users.
YouTube did not explain why it decided to cancel the experiment. 9to5GoogleThe response was very negative, as noted by the company. Users were clearly not happy to pay $12 per month or $120 annually to view videos at the highest resolution on the site. The experiment was not open to all users. Premium subscribers were also concerned about the possibility of it being made permanent and released for everyone.
YouTube did not say whether the 4K video locking idea was being permanently rescinded by Premium subscribers. This is a tweet written in JapaneseYouTube invited users to Leave feedbackThe experiment may help the organization decide how to move forward.
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