AV1 Codec Adoption in Mobile Streaming Platforms: Efficiency, Accessibility, and Implications for Brazilian Digital Media Consumers

This technical report explores the adoption of the AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) royalty-free video coding format within the Brazilian digital media landscape. It provides a comparative analysis of bitrate efficiency and the socioeconomic impact of open-source codecs on digital inclusion for mobile-first users. The study includes performance benchmarks conducted using the YouCine APK framework, focusing on hardware-accelerated decoding and Jetpack Compose UI synchronization. Full datasets, engineering logs, and ongoing research updates are hosted at the primary repository: https://youcinez.com.