diff --git a/packages/core/src/settings.js b/packages/core/src/settings.js
index b6d4765..7690b59 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/settings.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { settings } from '@pixi/settings';
 import { ENV } from '@pixi/constants';
+import { isMobile } from '@pixi/utils';
 
 /**
  * The maximum support for using WebGL. If a device does not
@@ -8,12 +9,15 @@
  * explicitly remove feature support to target a more stable
  * baseline, prefer a lower environment.
  *
+ * Due to {@link https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=934823|bug in chromium}
+ * we disable webgl2 by default for all non-apple mobile devices.
+ *
  * @static
  * @name PREFER_ENV
  * @memberof PIXI.settings
  * @type {number}
  * @default PIXI.ENV.WEBGL2
  */
-settings.PREFER_ENV = ENV.WEBGL2;
+settings.PREFER_ENV = isMobile.any ? ENV.WEBGL : ENV.WEBGL2;
 
 export { settings };