TechTvsYouTube on Android TVs just got a great audio upgradeYouTube videos with spoken content should sound a whole lot better on Android TV and Google TVWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTvsYouTube on Android TVs just got a great audio upgradeYouTube videos with spoken content should sound a whole lot better on Android TV and Google TVWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
YouTube videos with spoken content should sound a whole lot better on Android TV and Google TV
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Quick SummaryThe Stable Volume feature from the mobile app is expanding to include Android TV and Google TV devices. It automatically adjusts video volume to help you handle poorly mixed audio and remove unwanted volume spikes.
The Stable Volume feature from the mobile app is expanding to include Android TV and Google TV devices. It automatically adjusts video volume to help you handle poorly mixed audio and remove unwanted volume spikes.
The Stable Volume feature from the mobile app is expanding to include Android TV and Google TV devices. It automatically adjusts video volume to help you handle poorly mixed audio and remove unwanted volume spikes.
The Stable Volume feature from the mobile app is expanding to include Android TV and Google TV devices. It automatically adjusts video volume to help you handle poorly mixed audio and remove unwanted volume spikes.
Stable Volume is a feature that’s already in the mobile app. It analyses the audio of the currently playing track and adjusts it so that it doesn’t go too loud or too quiet. It’s not the same as the quiet mode you’ll find in some of thebest soundbars; that changes the sound to help you hear dialogue more clearly at lower listening levels. Stable Volume is purely about flattening the volume to ensure there are fewer alarms and fewer surprises.
When is Stable Volume coming to your Google TV or Android TV?
The eagle-eyed Android watchers at9to5Googlehave spotted a toggle for Stable Volume on multiple televisions, all of them running the latest version of YouTube (v4.40.303).
Provided your Google TV or Android TV has been updated to that version you should see the new toggle in the Settings menu, which you access using the gear icon when a video is playing. When you do that you should see the familiar Quality, Captions, Speed and other options, with Stable Volume a new arrival towards the top.
While Stable Volume is useful, there are some circumstances in which you’ll want to turn it off. I mentioned Pixies records earlier; volume levelling is something you’ll want to turn off if you’re serious about your music, because many records depend on loud/quiet dynamics and flattening them takes away some of the fun. However, it’s a real boon on a lot of spoken content, particularly podcasts where volume levels can differ significantly from person to person.
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