Hulu’s Android TV app received an upgrade from 720p to 1080p on some devices

Hulu’s Android TV app can finally stream in 1080p on the new Nvidia Shield TV set-top-box and Sony Bravia TV, as seen by users. reddit, And written by Gizmodo, Android central, And 9to5Google.

Users first noticed changes in the “App and device information” page in the Hulu app. After updating, the application lists the new maximum video resolution as “1920 x 1080”. It is like a sneaky way to make a change. Looking at the update details on the Play Store, there is no mention of this, so it is possible that something may have changed on the server side of Hulu as well.

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Gizmodo Says it was able to confirm that at least since 2019, Nvidia Shield and Bravia TV received a 1080p bump on March 23, but the change has not been reflected Hulu’s support page, Which were last updated in February. Hulu does not specifically think which devices stream each resolution (outside of live TV streaming) to its support site, but it provides a minimum bitrate for each:

• Standard Definition (SD): 1.5 Mbps
• High Definition (HD) 720p: 3 Mbps
• High Definition (HD) 1080p: 6 Mbps
• 4K Ultra HD: 16 Mbps

For the new Chromecast with Google TV, which runs a skinned version of Android TV, it’s unclear when 1080p Hulu support was added, or if it launched with it. I was able to check on my own Chromecast’s Hulu app and it currently supports 1080p. We may be impressed by this update which other Android TV devices have reached Hulu to confirm.

4K streaming is even more limited on Hulu. 4K content is primarily limited to Hulu’s original shows and movies, and according to Hulu’s potential out-of-date list, the devices that can actually stream in 4K are the 5th-generation Apple TV, Chromecast Ultra , Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, LG UHD TV from 2017, Roku devices, Vijeo TV with Smartcast and Xbox One S and X.

It is good that more devices can theoretically flow in higher resolution, especially for those who have spent money for high resolution displays. I think it is worth noting, however, that some of the reditors who first found this change were not aware that they were streaming in 720p at this time.