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 ...

In a recent development, Android system development manager Arif Dikici confirmed that the Play System update released in March 2024 has switched to VideoLAN’s open-source libdav1d codec, thereby ...

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 ...

I live a short drive away from Silicon Valley. You’d think my internet speeds would be phenomenal as a result. Alas, no. Those gigabit speeds promoted in numerous AT&T, Comcast, and Sonic ads? You ...

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 ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...