How to Fix Pixelated or Blurry Streaming Video

Pixelation and blurriness during streaming are usually signs that the video quality has dropped, often automatically, in response to a connection issue rather than a problem with the app itself.

Most common cause: your connection

Streaming apps automatically lower quality to avoid buffering when a connection can't keep up — see our explainer on how streaming apps adjust video quality and our guide on fixing buffering while streaming.

Other things worth checking

• A damaged or low-quality HDMI cable — see our HDMI cable guide
• TV picture settings with sharpening turned up too high, which can exaggerate compression artifacts
• Whether the issue happens on one app only, or across every app on the device

If it's consistent across every app

That points to your connection or device rather than any one app specifically — test your speed using our speed testing guide.