feat(YouTube/Video playback): add Disable VP9 codec setting https://github.com/inotia00/ReVanced_Extended/issues/2384

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/playback/VideoPlaybackPatch.kt

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints.PlaybackSpeedCha
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints.PlaybackSpeedInitializeFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints.QualityChangedFromRecyclerViewFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints.QualitySetterFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints.VP9CapabilityFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.videoid.VideoIdPatch
 import app.revanced.util.getReference
 import app.revanced.util.getStringInstructionIndex
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ object VideoPlaybackPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
         QualityChangedFromRecyclerViewFingerprint,
         QualityMenuViewInflateFingerprint,
         QualitySetterFingerprint,
-        VideoEndFingerprint
+        VideoEndFingerprint,
+        VP9CapabilityFingerprint
     )
 ) {
     private const val PLAYBACK_SPEED_MENU_FILTER_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ object VideoPlaybackPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
         "$COMPONENTS_PATH/VideoQualityMenuFilter;"
     private const val INTEGRATIONS_AV1_CODEC_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
         "$VIDEO_PATH/AV1CodecPatch;"
+    private const val INTEGRATIONS_VP9_CODEC_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
+        "$VIDEO_PATH/VP9CodecPatch;"
     private const val INTEGRATIONS_CUSTOM_PLAYBACK_SPEED_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
         "$VIDEO_PATH/CustomPlaybackSpeedPatch;"
     private const val INTEGRATIONS_HDR_VIDEO_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
@@ -326,6 +330,21 @@ object VideoPlaybackPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
 
         // endregion
 
+        // region patch for disable VP9 codec
+
+        VP9CapabilityFingerprint.resultOrThrow().mutableMethod.apply {
+            addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                0, """
+                    invoke-static {}, $INTEGRATIONS_VP9_CODEC_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->disableVP9Codec()Z
+                    move-result v0
+                    if-nez v0, :default
+                    return v0
+                    """, ExternalLabel("default", getInstruction(0))
+            )
+        }
+
+        // endregion
+
         /**
          * Add settings
          */

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/playback/fingerprints/VP9CapabilityFingerprint.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.playback.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.MethodFingerprint
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+
+internal object VP9CapabilityFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL,
+    returnType = "Z",
+    strings = listOf(
+        "vp9_supported",
+        "video/x-vnd.on2.vp9"
+    )
+)

src/main/resources/youtube/settings/host/values/strings.xml

@@ -1295,6 +1295,13 @@ Info:
     <string name="revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_title">Spoof device dimensions</string>
     <string name="revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_summary">"Spoofs the device dimensions to the maximum value.
 High quality may be unlocked on some videos that require high device dimensions, but not all videos."</string>
+    <string name="revanced_disable_vp9_codec_title">Disable VP9 codec</string>
+    <string name="revanced_disable_vp9_codec_summary_on">"VP9 codec is disabled.
+
+• Maximum resolution is 1080p.
+• Video playback will use more internet data than VP9.
+• To get HDR playback, HDR video still uses the VP9 codec."</string>
+    <string name="revanced_disable_vp9_codec_summary_off">VP9 codec is enabled.</string>
     <string name="revanced_replace_av1_codec_title">Replace software AV1 codec</string>
     <string name="revanced_replace_av1_codec_summary">Replaces the software AV1 codec with the VP9 codec.</string>
     <string name="revanced_reject_av1_codec_title">Reject software AV1 codec response</string>

src/main/resources/youtube/settings/xml/revanced_prefs.xml

@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_enable_default_playback_speed_shorts_title" android:key="revanced_enable_default_playback_speed_shorts" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_enable_default_playback_speed_shorts_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_enable_default_playback_speed_shorts_summary_off" />
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_title" android:key="revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer" android:summary="@string/revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_summary" />
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_toast_title" android:key="revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_toast" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_toast_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer_toast_summary_off" android:dependency="revanced_skip_preloaded_buffer" />
-        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_title" android:key="revanced_spoof_device_dimensions" android:summary="@string/revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_summary" />PREFERENCE_SCREEN: VIDEO -->
+        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_title" android:key="revanced_spoof_device_dimensions" android:summary="@string/revanced_spoof_device_dimensions_summary" />
+        <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_disable_vp9_codec_title" android:key="revanced_disable_vp9_codec" android:summaryOn="@string/revanced_disable_vp9_codec_summary_on" android:summaryOff="@string/revanced_disable_vp9_codec_summary_off" />PREFERENCE_SCREEN: VIDEO -->
 
         <!-- SETTINGS: REPLACE_AV1_CODEC
         <SwitchPreference android:title="@string/revanced_replace_av1_codec_title" android:key="revanced_replace_av1_codec" android:summary="@string/revanced_replace_av1_codec_summary" />SETTINGS: REPLACE_AV1_CODEC -->