Earlier this month, YouTube ran an experiment where it asked some free users to upgrade to a premium account to watch videos in 4K resolution. The company has now ...

Update (Oct 18, 4:38 pm ET): YouTube's testing ends, removing the paywall behind its 4K video quality. YouTube appears to be in the process of delivering a 4K resolution option to Premium members.

‘Viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership’ ‘Viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership’ The idea of having to ...

YouTube might be testing making 4K streaming a paid YouTube Premium feature. 4K is currently free for all users, but people on Twitter and Reddit said YouTube was ...