Most people today prefer to stream video content in a High Dynamic Range (HDR video range) rather than the Standard Dynamic Range. This is the case because HDR Videos bring in a wider range of colors and brightness levels compared to the latter. Then why you would want to leave it and jump over to the standard video quality?
For some users, the HDR’s peak brightness capability is much more than what they’d require under certain circumstances. Meanwhile, some Samsung users have also stated that due to the high contrast in HDR, the screen tends to become too dark and they’re not able to view the video properly.
Unfortunately, Android doesn’t have a built-in option for turning off HDR Video playback. However, you shouldn’t worry as there is a workaround. In this guide, you will get to know how to turn off HDR Video Playback on Android.
How to turn off HDR Video Playback on Android?
- First, you need to enable USB debugging on your smartphone and connect it to the PC using a USB cable
- After that, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC
- After that, type in CMD in the address bar before hitting Enter to launch Command Prompt
- Now, type the following command and you will get a prompt, where you need to tap “Allow/OK” –
adb shell
- Now, you should type the following commands –
adb shell settings put global are_user_disable_hdr_formats_allowed 0
adb reboot
- Once the restart is complete, you should type the following command –
adb shell cmd display set-user-disabled-hdr-types 1 2 3 4
- For Android 13, you need to type the following commands –
adb shell cmd display set-user-disabled-hdr-types
adb shell cmd display-set-user-disabled-hdr-types 1 2 3 4
- For Android 14 smartphones, you should execute the following commands –
adb shell settings put global are_user_disabled_hdr_formats_allowed 0
adb shell settings put globaluser_disbled_hdr_formats 1, 2, 3, 4
adb reboot
Done!!
