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Tech T@lk
youtube 4K video support android 12 features new,
now for all android easier way to share
devices Wi-fi password
nline video-sharing phone, boosting the video reso- ndroid 12 has rolled the share. The password will not
platform YouTube has lution to its max output, should out a new feature titled be displayed for security reasons,
Orolled out a new update still provide a better visual ex- A‘Nearby Share’ that will but should the receiver accept
that will give users the option perience compared to watching help a user to share a Wi-Fi the share, they will then be able
to stream 4K/60p videos on any a 1080p video, though, the best password. The feature has gone to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
device, even if its display is not experience would obviously live in the Android 12 developer Mashable reported that Android
an Ultra HD one. According to come with having a 4K device. beta, which has recently become has offered users the ability to
Mashable, this new change was This new feature seems to available to download, Mash- share Wi-Fi networks via a QR
first discussed late last week on be available specifically on the able quoted a report by Android code since version 10. However,
the YouTube subreddit where Android app, though it is un- Police and XDADevelopers’ the new way to do it is perhaps a
users noted that they now had known if all low-resolution de- Mishaal Rahman. To do it, open little better as a user won’t walk
the option of selecting 4K vid- vices have access to the 4K vid- Settings, a user needs to go to up to the person, in case one
eo playback even though their eo playback or if it is still limited Wi-Fi, select the network one wants to share the network with
devices lacked a 4K display. to Full HD / Full HD+ screens. wants, and tap ‘Share’. One will and show them the QR code.
Though users will not get the According to Mashable, cur- get the option to share the net- But, for it to work, the person
same visual quality that they rently, it is unclear whether the work via a QR code or through on the other end needs to have
would get with a higher-reso- ability to play 4K videos on de- Nearby Share. If a user chooses Nearby Share enabled. As re-
lution screen, those who have vices that lack an Ultra HD dis- the latter, the phone will look for ported by Mashable, the feature
lesser display resolutions will play is an intentional change or nearby devices, and the person allows an individual to send and
still benefit from turning on the one that may disappear in the on the other device will get a no- receive files between Android
4K video option. A Full HD+ near future. tification, asking them to accept devices and Chromebooks.
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