Android 17’s new video standard could make blinding HDR videos a thing of the past

TL;DR Android 17 introduces a new Eclipsa Video standard to ensure HDR videos render more consistently on all displays. It uses a baseline brightness point to ensure the readability of SDR content, UI elements, and text while an HDR video is playing. It also carries frame-by-frame instructions to consistently render HDR videos on TVs, smartphones, and other devices.