You can change YouTube's playback settings from the YouTube Settings page. To access the page, click your name or the arrow in the upper right corner of the page and click the "YouTube settings" link.
When you watch YouTube on your phone, tablet or computer, YouTube by default tends to set the resolution quality to low or medium. But it's a lot more enjoyable to be watching in HD 1080p or 4K. You ...
Change the resolution of the video you're watching by clicking the gear icon and selecting a setting. Choose from 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p and 144p. You cannot choose a high-definition setting if ...