Google sparks controversy after confirming AV1 will become the new default

Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.

  • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I don’t know if this is meant as a warning, or a “ha, fuck you!”, or an attempt to spark outrage, or to make us all cozy inside.

    I’ve never watched the shit so it’s hard for me to tell.