The proper support for AV1 is big. Now that Apple is finally properly supporting it I think we will be seeing AV1 livestreams get normalized within a couple of years. We can finally leave ancient AVC behind.
But how proper is this proper support properly supported?
Software decode in iOS17 for modern but recent devices. Hardware decode on the newest devices. No hw encode support yet.
The proper support for AV1 is big. Now that Apple is finally properly supporting it I think we will be seeing AV1 livestreams get normalized within a couple of years. We can finally leave ancient AVC behind.
But how proper is this proper support properly supported?
Software decode in iOS17 for modern but recent devices. Hardware decode on the newest devices. No hw encode support yet.