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  1. PoomSmart revised this gist Oct 23, 2025. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 3 deletions.
    4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions YouTubeDefaultVideoQuality.x
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    @@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
    int minDiff = INT_MAX;
    NSString *closestQualityLabel;
    for (MLFormat *format in formats) {
    int width = [format width];
    int height = [format height];
    int resolution = width > height ? height : width;
    int resolution = [format singleDimensionResolution];
    int fps = [format FPS];
    int resolutionDiff = abs(resolution - targetResolution);
    int fpsDiff = abs(fps - targetFPS);
  2. PoomSmart revised this gist Dec 8, 2024. 1 changed file with 7 additions and 5 deletions.
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    @@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ int targetFPS = 60;

    static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
    int minDiff = INT_MAX;
    int selectedFPS = 0;
    NSString *closestQualityLabel;
    for (MLFormat *format in formats) {
    int width = [format width];
    int height = [format height];
    int resolution = width > height ? height : width;
    int fps = [format FPS];
    int diff = abs(height - targetResolution);
    if (diff < minDiff || (diff == minDiff && abs(fps - targetFPS) < abs(selectedFPS - targetFPS))) {
    minDiff = diff;
    selectedFPS = fps;
    int resolutionDiff = abs(resolution - targetResolution);
    int fpsDiff = abs(fps - targetFPS);
    int totalDiff = resolutionDiff + fpsDiff;
    if (totalDiff < minDiff) {
    minDiff = totalDiff;
    closestQualityLabel = [format qualityLabel];
    }
    }
  3. PoomSmart revised this gist Apr 28, 2024. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLAVPlayer.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLHAMPlayerItem.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint.h>

  4. PoomSmart revised this gist Apr 28, 2024. 1 changed file with 11 additions and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -41,3 +41,14 @@ static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *q
    }

    %end

    %hook MLAVPlayer

    - (void)streamSelectorHasSelectableVideoFormats:(NSArray <MLFormat *> *)formats {
    %orig;
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel(formats);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    self.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }

    %end
  5. PoomSmart revised this gist Apr 1, 2024. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 11 deletions.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLHAMPlayerItem.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>

    int targetResolution = 1440;
    int targetFPS = 60;
    @@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *q
    return constraint;
    }

    %hook YTSingleVideoController

    - (void)setInitialAudioAndVideoConstraints {
    %orig;
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel([self.playerItem selectableVideoFormats]);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    self.playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }
    %end

    %hook MLHAMPlayerItem

    - (void)onSelectableVideoFormats:(NSArray <MLFormat *> *)formats {
  6. PoomSmart revised this gist Apr 1, 2024. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
    6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions YouTubeDefaultVideoQuality.x
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    @@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ int targetResolution = 1440;
    int targetFPS = 60;

    static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
    int resolution = 0;
    int minDiff = INT_MAX;
    int selectedFPS = 0;
    NSString *closestQualityLabel;
    for (MLFormat *format in formats) {
    int height = [format height];
    int fps = [format FPS];
    int diff = abs(height - targetResolution);
    if (diff < minDiff || (diff == minDiff && abs(fps - targetFPS) < abs(selectedFPS - targetFPS))) {
    minDiff = diff;
    resolution = height;
    selectedFPS = fps;
    closestQualityLabel = [format qualityLabel];
    }
    }
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%dp@%d", resolution, selectedFPS];
    return closestQualityLabel;
    }

    static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *qualityLabel) {
  7. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 0 additions and 13 deletions.
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    @@ -41,19 +41,6 @@ static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *q
    }
    %end

    // This, or...
    %hook YTQueuePlayerUtil

    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(MLHAMPlayerItem *)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    %orig;
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel([playerItem selectableVideoFormats]);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }

    %end

    // ...This
    %hook MLHAMPlayerItem

    - (void)onSelectableVideoFormats:(NSArray <MLFormat *> *)formats {
  8. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 13 additions and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *q
    }
    %end

    // This, or...
    %hook YTQueuePlayerUtil

    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(MLHAMPlayerItem *)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    @@ -51,3 +52,15 @@ static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *q
    }

    %end

    // ...This
    %hook MLHAMPlayerItem

    - (void)onSelectableVideoFormats:(NSArray <MLFormat *> *)formats {
    %orig;
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel(formats);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    self.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }

    %end
  9. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
    8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions YouTubeDefaultVideoQuality.x
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>

    int targetResolution = 1440;
    int targetFPS = 60;

    static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
    int resolution = 0;
    int minDiff = INT_MAX;
    int selectedFPS = 0;
    for (MLFormat *format in formats) {
    int height = [format height];
    int fps = [format FPS];
    int diff = abs(height - targetResolution);
    if (diff < minDiff) {
    if (diff < minDiff || (diff == minDiff && abs(fps - targetFPS) < abs(selectedFPS - targetFPS))) {
    minDiff = diff;
    resolution = height;
    selectedFPS = fps;
    }
    }
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%dp", resolution];
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%dp@%d", resolution, selectedFPS];
    }

    static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *qualityLabel) {
  10. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 0 deletions.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>

    int targetResolution = 1440;

    static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
  11. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 28 additions and 12 deletions.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>
    int targetResolution = 1440;

    %hook YTSingleVideoController
    static NSString *getClosestQualityLabel(NSArray <MLFormat *> *formats) {
    int resolution = 0;
    int minDiff = INT_MAX;
    for (MLFormat *format in formats) {
    int height = [format height];
    int diff = abs(height - targetResolution);
    if (diff < minDiff) {
    minDiff = diff;
    resolution = height;
    }
    }
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%dp", resolution];
    }

    - (void)setInitialAudioAndVideoConstraints {
    %orig;
    static MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *getConstraint(NSString *qualityLabel) {
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint;
    @try {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p"];
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:qualityLabel];
    } @catch (id ex) {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p" resolutionCap:0];
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:qualityLabel resolutionCap:0];
    }
    return constraint;
    }

    %hook YTSingleVideoController

    - (void)setInitialAudioAndVideoConstraints {
    %orig;
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel([self.playerItem selectableVideoFormats]);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    self.playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }
    %end
    @@ -19,11 +38,8 @@

    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(MLHAMPlayerItem *)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    %orig;
    @try {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p"];
    } @catch (id ex) {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p" resolutionCap:0];
    }
    NSString *qualityLabel = getClosestQualityLabel([playerItem selectableVideoFormats]);
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint = getConstraint(qualityLabel);
    playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }

  12. PoomSmart revised this gist Mar 31, 2024. 1 changed file with 15 additions and 23 deletions.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint.h>
    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>

    enum VideoQualitySetting : int {
    kVideoQualitySettingAuto = 0,
    kVideoQualitySetting144p = 1,
    kVideoQualitySetting240p = 2,
    kVideoQualitySetting360p = 3,
    kVideoQualitySetting480p = 4,
    kVideoQualitySetting720p = 5,
    kVideoQualitySetting1080p = 6,
    kVideoQualitySetting1440p = 7,
    kVideoQualitySetting2160p = 8,
    };

    %hook YTHotConfig

    - (BOOL)iosPlayerClientSharedConfigEnableStrongStickyVideoQuality {
    return YES;
    }

    %end

    %hook YTSingleVideoController

    - (void)setInitialAudioAndVideoConstraints {
    self.mediaStickySettings.videoQualitySetting = kVideoQualitySetting1440p;
    %orig;
    MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint *constraint;
    @try {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p"];
    } @catch (id ex) {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p" resolutionCap:0];
    }
    self.playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }
    %end

    %hook YTQueuePlayerUtil

    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(id)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    mediaStickySettings.videoQualitySetting = kVideoQualitySetting1440p;
    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(MLHAMPlayerItem *)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    %orig;
    @try {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p"];
    } @catch (id ex) {
    constraint = [[%c(MLQuickMenuVideoQualitySettingFormatConstraint) alloc] initWithVideoQualitySetting:3 formatSelectionReason:2 qualityLabel:@"1440p" resolutionCap:0];
    }
    playerItem.videoFormatConstraint = constraint;
    }

    %end
  13. PoomSmart created this gist Mar 30, 2024.
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    #import <YouTubeHeader/YTSingleVideoController.h>

    enum VideoQualitySetting : int {
    kVideoQualitySettingAuto = 0,
    kVideoQualitySetting144p = 1,
    kVideoQualitySetting240p = 2,
    kVideoQualitySetting360p = 3,
    kVideoQualitySetting480p = 4,
    kVideoQualitySetting720p = 5,
    kVideoQualitySetting1080p = 6,
    kVideoQualitySetting1440p = 7,
    kVideoQualitySetting2160p = 8,
    };

    %hook YTHotConfig

    - (BOOL)iosPlayerClientSharedConfigEnableStrongStickyVideoQuality {
    return YES;
    }

    %end

    %hook YTSingleVideoController

    - (void)setInitialAudioAndVideoConstraints {
    self.mediaStickySettings.videoQualitySetting = kVideoQualitySetting1440p;
    %orig;
    }
    %end

    %hook YTQueuePlayerUtil

    + (void)setInitialFormatConstraintsOnPlayerItem:(id)playerItem withMediaStickySettings:(MLPlayerStickySettings *)mediaStickySettings {
    mediaStickySettings.videoQualitySetting = kVideoQualitySetting1440p;
    %orig;
    }

    %end