diff --git a/examples/BUILD.gn b/examples/BUILD.gn
index 7bbd933b08..ae6bdb7f94 100644
--- a/examples/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/BUILD.gn
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ if (is_ios || (is_mac && target_cpu != "x86")) {
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDMessageResponse.h",
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDMessageResponse.m",
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDRoomServerClient.h",
-      "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.h",
-      "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.m",
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel+Private.h",
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.h",
       "objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.m",
@@ -279,6 +277,8 @@ if (is_ios || (is_mac && target_cpu != "x86")) {
         "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDVideoCallView.m",
         "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDVideoCallViewController.h",
         "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDVideoCallViewController.m",
+        "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h",
+        "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.m",
         "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/UIImage+ARDUtilities.h",
         "objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/UIImage+ARDUtilities.m",
       ]
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ if (is_ios || (is_mac && target_cpu != "x86")) {
         testonly = true
         sources = [
           "objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDAppClient_xctest.mm",
-          "objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDSDPUtils_xctest.mm",
           "objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDSettingsModel_xctest.mm",
         ]
         deps = [
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDAppClient.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDAppClient.m
index c6d69c8f9f..8e933b921b 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDAppClient.m
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDAppClient.m
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #import "ARDAppEngineClient.h"
 #import "ARDJoinResponse.h"
 #import "ARDMessageResponse.h"
-#import "ARDSDPUtils.h"
 #import "ARDSettingsModel.h"
 #import "ARDSignalingMessage.h"
 #import "ARDTURNClient+Internal.h"
@@ -165,10 +164,6 @@ static int const kKbpsMultiplier = 1000;
 }
 
 - (void)configure {
-  ARDVideoDecoderFactory *decoderFactory = [[ARDVideoDecoderFactory alloc] init];
-  ARDVideoEncoderFactory *encoderFactory = [[ARDVideoEncoderFactory alloc] init];
-  _factory = [[RTCPeerConnectionFactory alloc] initWithEncoderFactory:encoderFactory
-                                                       decoderFactory:decoderFactory];
   _messageQueue = [NSMutableArray array];
   _iceServers = [NSMutableArray array];
   _fileLogger = [[RTCFileLogger alloc] init];
@@ -223,6 +218,12 @@ static int const kKbpsMultiplier = 1000;
   _isLoopback = isLoopback;
   self.state = kARDAppClientStateConnecting;
 
+  ARDVideoDecoderFactory *decoderFactory = [[ARDVideoDecoderFactory alloc] init];
+  ARDVideoEncoderFactory *encoderFactory = [[ARDVideoEncoderFactory alloc] init];
+  encoderFactory.preferredCodec = [settings currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore];
+  _factory = [[RTCPeerConnectionFactory alloc] initWithEncoderFactory:encoderFactory
+                                                       decoderFactory:decoderFactory];
+
 #if defined(WEBRTC_IOS)
   if (kARDAppClientEnableTracing) {
     NSString *filePath = [self documentsFilePathForFileName:@"webrtc-trace.txt"];
@@ -447,20 +448,15 @@ static int const kKbpsMultiplier = 1000;
       [_delegate appClient:self didError:sdpError];
       return;
     }
-    // Prefer codec from settings if available.
-    RTCSessionDescription *sdpPreferringCodec =
-        [ARDSDPUtils descriptionForDescription:sdp
-                           preferredVideoCodec:[_settings currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore]];
     __weak ARDAppClient *weakSelf = self;
-    [_peerConnection setLocalDescription:sdpPreferringCodec
+    [_peerConnection setLocalDescription:sdp
                        completionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
-      ARDAppClient *strongSelf = weakSelf;
-      [strongSelf peerConnection:strongSelf.peerConnection
-          didSetSessionDescriptionWithError:error];
-    }];
+                         ARDAppClient *strongSelf = weakSelf;
+                         [strongSelf peerConnection:strongSelf.peerConnection
+                             didSetSessionDescriptionWithError:error];
+                       }];
     ARDSessionDescriptionMessage *message =
-        [[ARDSessionDescriptionMessage alloc]
-            initWithDescription:sdpPreferringCodec];
+        [[ARDSessionDescriptionMessage alloc] initWithDescription:sdp];
     [self sendSignalingMessage:message];
     [self setMaxBitrateForPeerConnectionVideoSender];
   });
@@ -600,17 +596,13 @@ static int const kKbpsMultiplier = 1000;
       ARDSessionDescriptionMessage *sdpMessage =
           (ARDSessionDescriptionMessage *)message;
       RTCSessionDescription *description = sdpMessage.sessionDescription;
-      // Prefer codec from settings if available.
-      RTCSessionDescription *sdpPreferringCodec =
-          [ARDSDPUtils descriptionForDescription:description
-                             preferredVideoCodec:[_settings currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore]];
       __weak ARDAppClient *weakSelf = self;
-      [_peerConnection setRemoteDescription:sdpPreferringCodec
+      [_peerConnection setRemoteDescription:description
                           completionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
-        ARDAppClient *strongSelf = weakSelf;
-        [strongSelf peerConnection:strongSelf.peerConnection
-            didSetSessionDescriptionWithError:error];
-      }];
+                            ARDAppClient *strongSelf = weakSelf;
+                            [strongSelf peerConnection:strongSelf.peerConnection
+                                didSetSessionDescriptionWithError:error];
+                          }];
       break;
     }
     case kARDSignalingMessageTypeCandidate: {
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.h b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 18795afce2..0000000000
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright 2015 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-
-@class RTCSessionDescription;
-
-@interface ARDSDPUtils : NSObject
-
-// Updates the original SDP description to instead prefer the specified video
-// codec. We do this by placing the specified codec at the beginning of the
-// codec list if it exists in the sdp.
-+ (RTCSessionDescription *)
-    descriptionForDescription:(RTCSessionDescription *)description
-          preferredVideoCodec:(NSString *)codec;
-
-@end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.m
deleted file mode 100644
index a9442aac8f..0000000000
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSDPUtils.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright 2015 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-#import "ARDSDPUtils.h"
-
-#import "WebRTC/RTCLogging.h"
-#import "WebRTC/RTCSessionDescription.h"
-
-@implementation ARDSDPUtils
-
-+ (RTCSessionDescription *)
-    descriptionForDescription:(RTCSessionDescription *)description
-          preferredVideoCodec:(NSString *)codec {
-  NSString *sdpString = description.sdp;
-  NSString *lineSeparator = @"\r\n";
-  NSString *mLineSeparator = @" ";
-  // Copied from PeerConnectionClient.java.
-  // TODO(tkchin): Move this to a shared C++ file.
-  NSMutableArray *lines =
-      [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:
-          [sdpString componentsSeparatedByString:lineSeparator]];
-  // Find the line starting with "m=video".
-  NSInteger mLineIndex = -1;
-  for (NSInteger i = 0; i < lines.count; ++i) {
-    if ([lines[i] hasPrefix:@"m=video"]) {
-      mLineIndex = i;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  if (mLineIndex == -1) {
-    RTCLog(@"No m=video line, so can't prefer %@", codec);
-    return description;
-  }
-  // An array with all payload types with name |codec|. The payload types are
-  // integers in the range 96-127, but they are stored as strings here.
-  NSMutableArray *codecPayloadTypes = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
-  // a=rtpmap:<payload type> <encoding name>/<clock rate>
-  // [/<encoding parameters>]
-  NSString *pattern =
-      [NSString stringWithFormat:@"^a=rtpmap:(\\d+) %@(/\\d+)+[\r]?$", codec];
-  NSRegularExpression *regex =
-      [NSRegularExpression regularExpressionWithPattern:pattern
-                                                options:0
-                                                  error:nil];
-  for (NSString *line in lines) {
-    NSTextCheckingResult *codecMatches =
-        [regex firstMatchInString:line
-                          options:0
-                            range:NSMakeRange(0, line.length)];
-    if (codecMatches) {
-      [codecPayloadTypes
-          addObject:[line substringWithRange:[codecMatches rangeAtIndex:1]]];
-    }
-  }
-  if ([codecPayloadTypes count] == 0) {
-    RTCLog(@"No payload types with name %@", codec);
-    return description;
-  }
-  NSArray *origMLineParts =
-      [lines[mLineIndex] componentsSeparatedByString:mLineSeparator];
-  // The format of ML should be: m=<media> <port> <proto> <fmt> ...
-  const int kHeaderLength = 3;
-  if (origMLineParts.count <= kHeaderLength) {
-    RTCLogWarning(@"Wrong SDP media description format: %@", lines[mLineIndex]);
-    return description;
-  }
-  // Split the line into header and payloadTypes.
-  NSRange headerRange = NSMakeRange(0, kHeaderLength);
-  NSRange payloadRange =
-      NSMakeRange(kHeaderLength, origMLineParts.count - kHeaderLength);
-  NSArray *header = [origMLineParts subarrayWithRange:headerRange];
-  NSMutableArray *payloadTypes = [NSMutableArray
-      arrayWithArray:[origMLineParts subarrayWithRange:payloadRange]];
-  // Reconstruct the line with |codecPayloadTypes| moved to the beginning of the
-  // payload types.
-  NSMutableArray *newMLineParts = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:origMLineParts.count];
-  [newMLineParts addObjectsFromArray:header];
-  [newMLineParts addObjectsFromArray:codecPayloadTypes];
-  [payloadTypes removeObjectsInArray:codecPayloadTypes];
-  [newMLineParts addObjectsFromArray:payloadTypes];
-
-  NSString *newMLine = [newMLineParts componentsJoinedByString:mLineSeparator];
-  [lines replaceObjectAtIndex:mLineIndex
-                   withObject:newMLine];
-
-  NSString *mangledSdpString = [lines componentsJoinedByString:lineSeparator];
-  return [[RTCSessionDescription alloc] initWithType:description.type
-                                                 sdp:mangledSdpString];
-}
-
-@end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.h b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.h
index 8b2679fa82..625b533a0e 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.h
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
+#import "WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h"
+
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 /**
@@ -51,12 +53,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 /**
  * Returns array of available video codecs.
  */
-- (NSArray<NSString *> *)availableVideoCodecs;
+- (NSArray<RTCVideoCodecInfo *> *)availableVideoCodecs;
 
 /**
  * Returns current video codec setting from store if present or default (H264) otherwise.
  */
-- (NSString *)currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore;
+- (RTCVideoCodecInfo *)currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore;
 
 /**
  * Stores the provided video codec setting into the store.
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * @param video codec settings the string to be stored.
  * @return YES/NO depending on success.
  */
-- (BOOL)storeVideoCodecSetting:(NSString *)videoCodec;
+- (BOOL)storeVideoCodecSetting:(RTCVideoCodecInfo *)videoCodec;
 
 /**
  * Returns current max bitrate setting from store if present.
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.m
index 0d3ca7ccb6..cdaead774a 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.m
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsModel.m
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@
 
 #import "ARDSettingsModel+Private.h"
 #import "ARDSettingsStore.h"
+#import "ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h"
 #import "WebRTC/RTCCameraVideoCapturer.h"
 #import "WebRTC/RTCMediaConstraints.h"
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
-static NSArray<NSString *> *videoCodecsStaticValues() {
-  return @[ @"H264", @"VP8", @"VP9" ];
-}
-
 @interface ARDSettingsModel () {
   ARDSettingsStore *_settingsStore;
 }
@@ -68,20 +65,24 @@ static NSArray<NSString *> *videoCodecsStaticValues() {
   return YES;
 }
 
-- (NSArray<NSString *> *)availableVideoCodecs {
-  return videoCodecsStaticValues();
+- (NSArray<RTCVideoCodecInfo *> *)availableVideoCodecs {
+  NSArray<RTCVideoCodecInfo *> *supportedCodecs =
+      [[[ARDVideoEncoderFactory alloc] init] supportedCodecs];
+  return supportedCodecs;
 }
 
-- (NSString *)currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore {
+- (RTCVideoCodecInfo *)currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore {
   [self registerStoreDefaults];
-  return [[self settingsStore] videoCodec];
+  NSData *codecData = [[self settingsStore] videoCodec];
+  return [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:codecData];
 }
 
-- (BOOL)storeVideoCodecSetting:(NSString *)videoCodec {
+- (BOOL)storeVideoCodecSetting:(RTCVideoCodecInfo *)videoCodec {
   if (![[self availableVideoCodecs] containsObject:videoCodec]) {
     return NO;
   }
-  [[self settingsStore] setVideoCodec:videoCodec];
+  NSData *codecData = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:videoCodec];
+  [[self settingsStore] setVideoCodec:codecData];
   return YES;
 }
 
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ static NSArray<NSString *> *videoCodecsStaticValues() {
   return [self availableVideoResolutions][0];
 }
 
-- (NSString *)defaultVideoCodecSetting {
-  return videoCodecsStaticValues()[0];
+- (RTCVideoCodecInfo *)defaultVideoCodecSetting {
+  return [self availableVideoCodecs][0];
 }
 
 - (int)videoResolutionComponentAtIndex:(int)index inString:(NSString *)resolution {
@@ -169,8 +170,9 @@ static NSArray<NSString *> *videoCodecsStaticValues() {
 }
 
 - (void)registerStoreDefaults {
+  NSData *codecData = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:[self defaultVideoCodecSetting]];
   [ARDSettingsStore setDefaultsForVideoResolution:[self defaultVideoResolutionSetting]
-                                       videoCodec:[self defaultVideoCodecSetting]
+                                       videoCodec:codecData
                                           bitrate:nil
                                         audioOnly:NO
                                     createAecDump:NO
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.h b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.h
index 3f5f79106f..b68adb737a 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.h
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * @param dictionary of values to store
  */
 + (void)setDefaultsForVideoResolution:(NSString *)videoResolution
-                           videoCodec:(NSString *)videoCodec
+                           videoCodec:(NSData *)videoCodec
                               bitrate:(nullable NSNumber *)bitrate
                             audioOnly:(BOOL)audioOnly
                         createAecDump:(BOOL)createAecDump
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
                  useManualAudioConfig:(BOOL)useManualAudioConfig;
 
 @property(nonatomic) NSString *videoResolution;
-@property(nonatomic) NSString *videoCodec;
+@property(nonatomic) NSData *videoCodec;
 
 /**
  * Returns current max bitrate number stored in the store.
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.m
index 8ccc438800..28a5ab7a24 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.m
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDSettingsStore.m
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #import "ARDSettingsStore.h"
 
 static NSString *const kVideoResolutionKey = @"rtc_video_resolution_key";
-static NSString *const kVideoCodecKey = @"rtc_video_codec_key";
+static NSString *const kVideoCodecKey = @"rtc_video_codec_info_key";
 static NSString *const kBitrateKey = @"rtc_max_bitrate_key";
 static NSString *const kAudioOnlyKey = @"rtc_audio_only_key";
 static NSString *const kCreateAecDumpKey = @"rtc_create_aec_dump_key";
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @implementation ARDSettingsStore
 
 + (void)setDefaultsForVideoResolution:(NSString *)videoResolution
-                           videoCodec:(NSString *)videoCodec
+                           videoCodec:(NSData *)videoCodec
                               bitrate:(nullable NSNumber *)bitrate
                             audioOnly:(BOOL)audioOnly
                         createAecDump:(BOOL)createAecDump
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
   [self.storage synchronize];
 }
 
-- (NSString *)videoCodec {
+- (NSData *)videoCodec {
   return [self.storage objectForKey:kVideoCodecKey];
 }
 
-- (void)setVideoCodec:(NSString *)videoCodec {
+- (void)setVideoCodec:(NSData *)videoCodec {
   [self.storage setObject:videoCodec forKey:kVideoCodecKey];
   [self.storage synchronize];
 }
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h
index 9927ce4161..fb3e616920 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
 
 @interface ARDVideoEncoderFactory : NSObject<RTCVideoEncoderFactory>
 
+@property(nonatomic, retain) RTCVideoCodecInfo* preferredCodec;
+
 @end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.m
index a895011a72..e4aafccb2c 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.m
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ARDVideoEncoderFactory.m
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #import "ARDVideoEncoderFactory.h"
 
+#import "ARDSettingsModel.h"
 #import "WebRTC/RTCVideoCodecH264.h"
 #import "WebRTC/RTCVideoEncoderVP8.h"
 #import "WebRTC/RTCVideoEncoderVP9.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ static NSString *kLevel31ConstrainedBaseline = @"42e01f";
 
 @implementation ARDVideoEncoderFactory
 
+@synthesize preferredCodec;
+
 - (id<RTCVideoEncoder>)createEncoder:(RTCVideoCodecInfo *)info {
   if ([info.name isEqualToString:@"H264"]) {
     return [[RTCVideoEncoderH264 alloc] initWithCodecInfo:info];
@@ -58,7 +61,15 @@ static NSString *kLevel31ConstrainedBaseline = @"42e01f";
   RTCVideoCodecInfo *vp9Info = [[RTCVideoCodecInfo alloc] initWithName:@"VP9" parameters:nil];
   [codecs addObject:vp9Info];
 
-  return [codecs copy];
+  NSMutableArray<RTCVideoCodecInfo *> *orderedCodecs = [NSMutableArray array];
+  NSUInteger index = [codecs indexOfObject:self.preferredCodec];
+  if (index != NSNotFound) {
+    [orderedCodecs addObject:[codecs objectAtIndex:index]];
+    [codecs removeObjectAtIndex:index];
+  }
+  [orderedCodecs addObjectsFromArray:codecs];
+
+  return [orderedCodecs copy];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDSettingsViewController.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDSettingsViewController.m
index fce5df7117..27aa757ff7 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDSettingsViewController.m
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDSettingsViewController.m
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #import "ARDSettingsViewController.h"
 #import "ARDSettingsModel.h"
+#import "RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h"
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(int, ARDAudioSettingsOptions) {
   return [_settingsModel availableVideoResolutions];
 }
 
-- (NSArray<NSString *> *)videoCodecArray {
+- (NSArray<RTCVideoCodecInfo *> *)videoCodecArray {
   return [_settingsModel availableVideoCodecs];
 }
 
@@ -214,9 +215,9 @@ updateListSelectionAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
     cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault
                                   reuseIdentifier:dequeueIdentifier];
   }
-  NSString *codec = self.videoCodecArray[indexPath.row];
-  cell.textLabel.text = codec;
-  if ([codec isEqualToString:[_settingsModel currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore]]) {
+  RTCVideoCodecInfo *codec = self.videoCodecArray[indexPath.row];
+  cell.textLabel.text = [codec humanReadableDescription];
+  if ([codec isEqualToCodecInfo:[_settingsModel currentVideoCodecSettingFromStore]]) {
     cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark;
   } else {
     cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ updateListSelectionAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
     updateListSelectionAtIndexPath:indexPath
         inSection:ARDSettingsSectionVideoCodec];
 
-  NSString *videoCodec = self.videoCodecArray[indexPath.row];
+  RTCVideoCodecInfo *videoCodec = self.videoCodecArray[indexPath.row];
   [_settingsModel storeVideoCodecSetting:videoCodec];
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c88993cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2017 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#import "WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h"
+
+@interface RTCVideoCodecInfo (HumanReadable)
+
+- (NSString *)humanReadableDescription;
+
+@end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.m b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de1998a693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.m
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2017 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#import "RTCVideoCodecInfo+HumanReadable.h"
+
+@implementation RTCVideoCodecInfo (HumanReadable)
+
+- (NSString *)humanReadableDescription {
+  if ([self.name isEqualToString:@"H264"]) {
+    NSString *profileId = self.parameters[@"profile-level-id"];
+    if ([profileId isEqualToString:@"640c1f"]) {
+      return @"H264 (High)";
+    } else if ([profileId isEqualToString:@"42e01f"]) {
+      return @"H264 (Baseline)";
+    } else {
+      return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"H264 (%@)", profileId];
+    }
+  } else {
+    return self.name;
+  }
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDAppClient_xctest.mm b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDAppClient_xctest.mm
index 2ec3088a8f..f332a0f346 100644
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDAppClient_xctest.mm
+++ b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDAppClient_xctest.mm
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #import "ARDAppClient+Internal.h"
 #import "ARDJoinResponse+Internal.h"
 #import "ARDMessageResponse+Internal.h"
-#import "ARDSDPUtils.h"
 #import "ARDSettingsModel.h"
 
 @interface ARDAppClientTest : XCTestCase
diff --git a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDSDPUtils_xctest.mm b/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDSDPUtils_xctest.mm
deleted file mode 100644
index b94f404741..0000000000
--- a/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/tests/ARDSDPUtils_xctest.mm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright 2017 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-#import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
-
-#import "WebRTC/RTCSessionDescription.h"
-
-#import "ARDSDPUtils.h"
-
-@interface ARDSDPUtilsTest : XCTestCase
-@end
-
-@implementation ARDSDPUtilsTest
-
-- (void)testPreferVideoCodecH264 {
-  NSString *sdp = @("m=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 100 116 117 96 120 97\r\n"
-                    "a=rtpmap:120 H264/90000\r\n"
-                    "a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000\r\n");
-  NSString *expectedSdp = @("m=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 120 97 100 116 117 96\r\n"
-                            "a=rtpmap:120 H264/90000\r\n"
-                            "a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000\r\n");
-  [self preferVideoCodec:@"H264" sdp:sdp expected:expectedSdp];
-}
-
-- (void)testPreferVideoCodecVP8 {
-  NSString *sdp = @("m=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 100 116 117 96 120 97\r\n"
-                    "a=rtpmap:116 VP8/90000\r\n");
-  NSString *expectedSdp = @("m=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 116 100 117 96 120 97\r\n"
-                            "a=rtpmap:116 VP8/90000\r\n");
-  [self preferVideoCodec:@"VP8" sdp:sdp expected:expectedSdp];
-}
-
-- (void)testNoMLine {
-  NSString *sdp = @("a=rtpmap:116 VP8/90000\r\n");
-  [self preferVideoCodec:@"VP8" sdp:sdp expected:sdp];
-}
-
-- (void)testMissingCodec {
-  NSString *sdp = @("m=video 9 RTP/SAVPF 100 116 117 96 120 97\r\n"
-                    "a=rtpmap:116 VP8/90000\r\n");
-  [self preferVideoCodec:@"foo" sdp:sdp expected:sdp];
-}
-
-#pragma mark - Helpers
-
-- (void)preferVideoCodec:(NSString *)codec
-                     sdp:(NSString *)sdp
-                expected:(NSString *)expectedSdp{
-  RTCSessionDescription* desc =
-    [[RTCSessionDescription alloc] initWithType:RTCSdpTypeOffer sdp:sdp];
-  RTCSessionDescription *outputDesc =
-    [ARDSDPUtils descriptionForDescription:desc
-                       preferredVideoCodec:codec];
-  XCTAssertTrue([outputDesc.description rangeOfString:expectedSdp].location != NSNotFound);
-}
-@end
diff --git a/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/PeerConnection/RTCVideoCodec.mm b/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/PeerConnection/RTCVideoCodec.mm
index df5946df81..46e6a51562 100644
--- a/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/PeerConnection/RTCVideoCodec.mm
+++ b/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/PeerConnection/RTCVideoCodec.mm
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@
   return codec;
 }
 
+#pragma mark - NSCoding
+
+- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder {
+  return [self initWithName:[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"name"]
+                 parameters:[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"parameters"]];
+}
+
+- (void)encodeWithCoder:(NSCoder *)encoder {
+  [encoder encodeObject:_name forKey:@"name"];
+  [encoder encodeObject:_parameters forKey:@"parameters"];
+}
+
 @end
 
 @implementation RTCVideoEncoderQpThresholds
diff --git a/sdk/objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h b/sdk/objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h
index ad56a5dea9..bfd768a66d 100644
--- a/sdk/objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h
+++ b/sdk/objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCVideoCodec.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, RTCVideoCodecMode) {
 
 /** Holds information to identify a codec. Corresponds to cricket::VideoCodec. */
 RTC_EXPORT
-@interface RTCVideoCodecInfo : NSObject
+@interface RTCVideoCodecInfo : NSObject <NSCoding>
 
 - (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;