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 ...

Google is switching to libdav1d for AV1 video decoding on Android. The new development was officially confirmed by Arif Dikici, a member of the Android Video and Image Codecs team. The company even ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google tells us the Pixel 10 can record videos using the VP9 and AV1 codecs, helping to save valuable storage space. Support for the AV1 format is especially noteworthy, as it can reduce video file ...