YouTube is struggling with a quality problem and it’s not the Internet

YouTube doesn’t look good. No, the platform is not in crisis, but it faces an annoying question that causes very poor quality streams even on fast internet connections.

Users has been complain for several days on platforms that RedditAnd we have noticed it on our smart TVs as well. Videos are standard with low resolutions such as 144p or 360p, even when the internet speed is more than sufficient. Trying to manually switch to 1080p or a higher resolution only results in constant buffering, which is frustrating when you know your connection is not the problem.

The problem seems to hit iOS users, desktop viewers and Smart -TV users hardest. The app seems to work well on Android phones And tablets.

“Every time I open videos or YouTube shorts, it opens with very, very poor quality, like 144p, and I think it’s worst because I can see the pixels. I know I can change it to whatever I want, but this is wired and never happened before for me,” wrote an ios YouTube user on Reddit.

“Even when I manually choose 720p, which my connection is completely capable of and has been, it refuses to go over 144p. It is unmatched,” wrote another user.

Fix the incoming

Fortunately, YouTube has acknowledged the problem and is working on a solution. The platform addressed the problem in a support page Update:

“We are aware that some of you are experiencing lower than regular video quality when trying to watch videos and shorts. You can be safe, we are actively looking at this! We will update this thread with new information as soon as it becomes available. Thanks for the patience!”

If you are experiencing poor video quality on YouTube, you must continue to check the above support wire for updates on when the solution will roll out.