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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Steam Link Android app has just received a major update. This update brings support for 500 more devices, AV1 streaming, HDR support, and more. Valve’s Steam Link app is arguably the best way to ...

Google is said to be mandating all new Android TVs must support the AV1 codec from the end of March. AV1, which was first launch in 2018, is a royalty-free codec that claims to have a 50 per cent ...