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Apple only added hardware AV1 decoders to their new laptops less than a month ago, and to their new phones two months ago. The M2 laptops released in January don't have it. The Apple TV doesn't have it yet, but unlike many set top boxes, it is powerful enough to decode some AV1 streams in software.

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Apple is a specific case, again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38140486

Unfortunately, Qualcomm is also a specific case. So delayed adoption of AV1 HW decoding is majority on mobile.

Apple is a bad example to go on. They eschew (especially) NIH standards until the point when it's beneficial to them, especially when it's beneficial to another (competing) platform to have interoperability. RCS, PWAs, etc.

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