I usually listen music on YT in 144p to preserve traffic. But when I'm switching to Shorts I'm unable to change quality settings (in desktop Chrome). This script clears quality setting
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Drop Quality Settings For Shorts
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/en/users/1413127-tumoxep
// @version 1.0
// @description I usually listen music on YT in 144p to preserve traffic. But when I'm switching to Shorts I'm unable to change quality settings (in desktop Chrome). This script clears quality setting
// @license WTFPL
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
if (!localStorage.getItem("yt-player-quality")) {
return;
}
if (location.href.includes("/shorts/")) {
localStorage.removeItem("yt-player-quality");
}
});
const config = {subtree: true, childList: true};
observer.observe(document, config);
})();