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Video Streaming With the AV1 Video Codec in Mobile Devices

Video Streaming With the AV1 Video Codec in Mobile Devices

9/24/2025

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This post details Meta's collaboration with Vodafone and Google to promote the adoption of the AV1 video codec for mobile devices. It highlights AV1's superior compression capabilities (up to 30% better than H.264 and VP9) and its importance for improving video streaming quality and reducing network load, especially on lower-end devices. The post advocates for hardware and software AV1 decoding solutions and emphasizes the benefits for mobile operators and end-users.

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