Android 17’s new video standard could make blinding HDR videos a thing of the past

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TL;DRAndroid 17 introduces a new Eclipsa Video standard to ensure HDR videos render more consistently on all displays.It uses a baseline brightness point to ensure the readability of SDR content, UI elements, and text while an HDR video is playing.It also carries frame-by-frame instructions to consistently render HDR videos on TVs, smartphones, and other devices.Among the several new features in Android 17 is a quality-of-life improvement that has the potential to be highly impactful in day-to-day use. It’s called “Eclipsa Video,” and it aims to make HDR videos look more consistent across different displays.HDR videos often rely on your phone’s display to interpret brightness and tone mapping. This can make the same video appear overly bright on one device and dull or washed out on another.