bug(YouTube - Remember video quality): Not restoring remembered quality

[CoolCooler0]

Bug description

Hello, after patching the new recommend version of YT with the latest patches the remember video quality patch doesn't work properly anymore.

1440p is my default quality preference I selected. And when it's not available on a video it chooses 1080p. But now if 1440p is not available it doesn't select the available highest video quality. It selects 360 or 480p.

Solution

Enable version spoofing (under ReVanced Settings -> General layout) and use spoof target 18.20.39

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[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

I cannot reproduce the issue. Setting 1440p works correctly and uses the highest resolution up to 1440p.

It can take a few seconds for the UI quality picker to show the ReVanced default is set.

Many people have previously complained it's not applying the Revanced default, and it turned out they were opening the UI picker immediately after a video opened and all they needed to do was wait 5-10 seconds for the quality default to actually apply.

If it's never applying the highest resolution available, then it's possible YT is ignoring the initial patched call to change the quality.

You can try selecting 'higher picture quality' in the YT 'video quality preference' and maybe that will help. And you can try version spoofing (under ReVanced -> Layout) to 18.20.39 and maybe the behavior will be different.

[oSumAtrIX]

I am reproducing this. I set the default to 4k, then start a video which is 720p at max. After some time YT defaults to 480p.

[oSumAtrIX]

It's possible that on video load, the qualities are not available, and the patch attempting to set them is ignored by YouTube which then defaults to some other quality

[oSumAtrIX]

A solution would involve hooking the method which is called when the qualities are loaded. At that point the patch could set the quality, if thats actually the problem

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Or maybe YT is changing the video quality during playback. The remember quality patch only sets the quality once on video load.

Does spoofing to 18.20.39 or lower behave the same?

[oSumAtrIX]

As far as I know we hook the set quality method. We intercept the quality parameter through the patch, then call the video.setQuality method. We could find references to it and check if its being called.or hook that method

[CoolCooler0]

I am reproducing this. I set the default to 4k, then start a video which is 720p at max. After some time YT defaults to 480p.

Yes this. I experience the same.

[Domiiniik]

I can confirm i hage the same issue but my default quality is set to 480p and sometimes videos load on the lower qualities anyway until I set it back to 480p manually again (the video contains 480p)

[NBruderman]

I experience this bug aswell. However, a method that helped me somewhat mitigate the issue, is to spoof player dimensions. It helps picking the higher quality (1440p and up) more consistently.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

To anyone with this issue, try turning on version spoofing (under ReVanced Settings -> Layout), and try using spoof targets 18.20.39 and 18.09.39

And maybe or maybe not it will help.

[CoolCooler0]

To anyone with this issue, try turning on version spoofing (under ReVanced Settings -> Layout), and try using spoof targets 18.20.39 and 18.09.39

And maybe or maybe not it will help.

Thanks, this is working. I spoof it to 18.20.39

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Thanks, this is working. I spoof it to 18.20.39

Try manually setting the spoof target to 18.38.45, and verify that version also works.

To manually change the spoof target, go to ReVanced Settings -> Misc -> Import / Export and find: "spoof_app_version_target": "18.20.39",

And change it to: "spoof_app_version_target": "18.38.45",

Press the import button and restart the app.

Then report back if the default video quality is still fixed

[CoolCooler0]

Thanks, this is working. I spoof it to 18.20.39

Try manually setting the spoof target to 18.38.45, and verify that version also works.

To manually change the spoof target, go to ReVanced Settings -> Misc -> Import / Export and find: "spoof_app_version_target": "18.20.39",

And change it to: "spoof_app_version_target": "18.38.45",

Press the import button and restart the app.

Then report back if the default video quality is still fixed

So after i switched it to 18.38.45 I experience something different. It starts at 720p60 and then go's to 1080p60. It will stay on 1080p60 for awhile and then switch to 1440p60 but sometimes it stays on 1080p60. This only happens on videos that is 60fps. And on other videos it will start at 1440p that are not 60fps. So does the 60fps part make a difference? Can someone else also confirm this please.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

So does the 60fps part make a difference? Can someone else also confirm this please.

I can't confirm because I don't have the quality issue.

But if it's acting worse or inconsistent, then keep using 18.20.39. There are other advantages of that spoof target version anyways, such as restoring RYD for incognito Shorts and slightly faster loading of Shorts.

[CoolCooler0]

So does the 60fps part make a difference? Can someone else also confirm this please.

I can't confirm because I don't have the quality issue.

But if it's acting worse or inconsistent, then keep using 18.20.39. There are other advantages of that spoof target version anyways, such as restoring RYD for incognito Shorts and slightly faster loading of Shorts.

Ok. I understand. And yes, I did set it back to 18.20.39 and it works perfectly thanks.

[oSumAtrIX]

Looks like its the usual delay that occurs when starting videos. After some seconds it goes to the highest available quality.

[NBruderman]

It does it on the first video, but if the first video highest quality is, for example, 1080p, after switching to higher quality video, the quality will remain 1080p

[CoolCooler0]

I tried a few different tricks that people suggested (patching the old quality menu and also spoofing the app version) but for 1440p or higher it still go's to 480p sometimes. Its a hit or miss. 1080p works fine. And I also experience this of NBruderman mentioned.

[EMREOYUN]

Hello. This issue happening in 1080p and 720p as well. Youtube makes it 480p and does not restore after and it happens on every single video. What happens is video loads in remembered quality but falls back to 480p after a few seconds.

[CoolCooler0]

Hello. This issue happening in 1080p and 720p as well. Youtube makes it 480p and does not restore after and it happens on every single video. What happens is video loads in remembered quality but falls back to 480p after a few seconds.

Yea its still happening. I just ignored it and choose the quality everytime myself. It has been an issue for a long time. But try the solution. See if it works for you. Spoof the app version to 18.20.39

[EMREOYUN]

Hello. This issue happening in 1080p and 720p as well. Youtube makes it 480p and does not restore after and it happens on every single video. What happens is video loads in remembered quality but falls back to 480p after a few seconds.

Yea its still happening. I just ignored it and choose the quality everytime myself. It has been an issue for a long time. But try the solution. See if it works for you. Spoof the app version to 18.20.39

Tried spoofing into 18.20.39, it looks stable. Video starts from 720p but changes back to prefered resolution after a few seconds.