It's Not Just You: YouTube's Video Quality Is Broken

YouTube video quality issues are rampant, affecting multiple platforms and resolution settings. Many users report video resolution stuck at 144p or 360p. The YouTube support team is aware of this issue and is actively fixing it.

Recently, YouTube has experienced some malfunctions, and countless users complain about the poor video quality. If you have problems watching videos on your iOS device, YouTube Shorts, or smart TV, you are not alone. Fortunately, Google has realized this problem.

According to official YouTube, the company is investigating a problem that has led to "lower-than-expected video quality" that affects multiple platforms and devices. Initially, most of the complaints came from iOS users, but they weren't the only ones who had this problem. For most users, YouTube videos and Shorts don't have resolutions above 144p or 360p, which naturally doesn't look great on high-resolution phones, desktops and 4K TVs. The problem is not your new phone, internet connection or carrier, but YouTube itself!

Additionally, unlimited buffering and other issues appear to be encountered when users try to manually enter the video settings and improve the quality to 480p, 720p, 1080p or higher. Basically, YouTube, one of the most popular websites in the world, is almost unusable to many.

Recently, countless users on Reddit have reported this issue, mentioning that the YouTube app ignores quality settings or tweaks and that all videos are automatically loaded at 144p, even on devices like the iPhone 16 Pro Max. One user said: "Even if I manually select 720p, my connection is totally possible and it always does, it refuses to exceed 144p. It can't be viewed at all."

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Thankfully , we have some good news. A member of the YouTube support team has been aware of the issue and has confirmed some glitches on the Google Support Forum. The person said Google and YouTube are "actively investigating the matter!" and will update the topic posts as soon as possible to provide new information.

This means the fix may arrive soon. Considering that billions of people use YouTube every day, even for content like podcasts, the company has to fix these issues.

While we are not sure how widespread this question is, the Google Support page has nearly 4,000 replies and thousands of likes, which means a considerable number of people are experiencing this issue. I've noticed this in the last 24 hours on a new 85-inch TV and it looks worse when pixels are everywhere on such a large device.

However, this happened before I logged into my main YouTube Premium account, which removes ads and enables streaming with higher bitrates. YouTube Premium also enables background playback, access to ad-free YouTube Music, and some other amazing features. I'm not saying I'm going to pay Google monthly to fix this, but after I logged in it went away and the 1080p Premium played well.

Similarly, while YouTube's video quality errors are most noticeable on iOS, you may also experience this problem on your PC, smart TV, or Android device. That is, there are few reports from Android users.

At the moment, the best way to do this is to check for YouTube app updates on your phone, or follow the updates on the Google Support page mentioned above. The company will share more details when the information is available. Anyway, rest assured that the fix is ​​coming soon. Hope it will arrive soon. Have you noticed something wrong with your YouTube video?

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