Google has confirmed it is investigating an issue causing low quality in playback of videos and Shorts through the YouTube app on iOS.Recently, a large number of YouTube users on iOS including iPhone and iPad have noticed that video playback is of very low quality. Despite a strong connection, videos might only load in 144p, leading to a very poor viewing experience.In a post on its Community Help forums, Google has confirmed it is aware of this issue and is investigating. Its added that this issue could also be affecting desktop use or even smart TVs, though reports of that seem far fewer than those on iOS.Google explains: Were aware some of you are experiencing lower than usual video quality when trying to watch Videos and Shorts.Heres what you might be seeing:YouTubestreaming at 144p or 360p despite strong internet connectionBuffering when changing to higher qualityVideo quality could be impacted on IOS mobile, desktop, orSmart TVRest assured, were actively looking into this!Over 2,000 comments have hit the post from affected users, showing that this is a very widespread problem. There are also dozens of threads on Reddit from the past few days showing many affected users.No fix is available yet, but Google says that its post will be updated as new information is available. Let us know in the comments below if youve run into this problem.More on YouTube:Follow Ben:Twitter/X,Threads, Bluesky, andInstagramAdd 9to5Google to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Google experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel