YouTube's playback speed functionality is currently malfunctioning on Android devices.
In an update provided by YouTube on Wednesday, the tech giant has announced that the issue affecting the adjustment of playback speed on Android devices has been fixed. The problem, which started around August 5, 2025, prevented users from changing the video's playback speed via the gear icon, causing videos to reset to the default 1x speed [1][2][3][4].
The bug, which affected both the stable (20.28.39) and beta (20.29.39) versions, impacted all users, including YouTube Premium subscribers, and was limited to the Android app—it did not affect the web version or iOS app.
YouTube officially acknowledged the bug and announced that their teams were investigating it. They subsequently fixed the problem and advised users to restart their YouTube app (including force stopping it from the app info) to restore playback speed adjustment functionality fully. After the fix, normal speed controls via the gear icon became functional again on Android devices [1][4].
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[1] https://9to5google.com/2025/08/05/youtube-playback-speed-android-bug/ [2] https://www.theverge.com/2025/08/05/23333333/youtube-playback-speed-android-bug-affects-all-users [3] https://www.engadget.com/2025/08/05/youtube-playback-speed-android-bug-affects-all-users/ [4] https://www.androidcentral.com/youtube-playback-speed-android-bug-affects-all-users [5] https://9to5google.com/
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