Video stream quality on icloud.com

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Video stream quality on icloud.com

Hi all,

I seen similar questions asked years ago but not much recently, so her it is.

I have several 1080p, 2.7k and 4k videos uploaded to icloud photos from my iPhone, drone etc., but when I look at them in a web browser on icloud.com the quality is really really poor. When I download them, then the full resolution is there.

It is not a connection issue, I have experienced this issue in multiple locations including home (1Gb connection) and office(strong network connection).

Is there a setting that I am missing? Surely we can't be limited to something like 480p for web hosted video in 2021? i can stream Youtube in 4k with no problem.

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Posted on Jan 23, 2021 3:56 PM

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madarekrap Author

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Jan 24, 2021 4:57 AM in response to LACAllen

It’s full resolution video I want, on a web browser like the competition provides.

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madarekrap Author

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Jan 24, 2021 1:32 AM in response to LACAllen

Hey, thanks for your answer. My point on YouTube is just that my connection is definitely able to stream 4K.

So is this by design? I kinda feel like if there is a web portal offered to view photos and video, they should be at least decent quality. 😞

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madarekrap Author

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Jan 24, 2021 10:16 AM in response to LACAllen

I completely disagree that you should have to use the Apple apps to view full resolution. The fact that you can view full resolution photos but only low resolution videos makes absolutely no sense in my opinion.

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LACAllen

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Jan 23, 2021 4:56 PM in response to madarekrap

Is there a setting that I am missing? Surely we can't be limited to something like 480p for web hosted video in 2021? i can stream Youtube in 4k with no problem.

iCloud is not a streaming service. It' main function is to sync video content between devices, not play it over the in internet. Smaller videos of lower resolution will likely stream well.

Youtube by contrast is essentially only a streaming service.

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