Are you watching a YouTube video that's playing too slowly or too fast? It's easy to speed up (or slow down) the playback of any video on the YouTube website or the YouTube mobile app. Here's how.
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Change YouTube playback speed on the web
You can change the playback speed in both a web browser and the YouTube app for iPhone, Android, and iPad. First, we'll show you how it works on the web.
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To slow down or speed up a YouTube video in a browser, visit YouTube.com and navigate to a YouTube video. Open the playback toolbar and click the “gear” icon located in the lower-right corner of the video area.
In the menu that appears, click on "Playback speed".
In the “Playback speed” menu, you can select a speed between 0.25 and 2 times the speed, including a custom value within this range. With “1” being the normal speed, any value less than 1 will slow down the video, while any value greater than 1 will speed up the video.
After that, click outside the menu to close it, and the next time you press the play button, the video will play at the speed you selected. If you need to reset it to normal, click the gear icon again, select “Playback speed,” and press “1” from the list.
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Change YouTube playback speed on iPhone, iPad, or Android
If you want to slow down or speed up a YouTube video on iPhone, iPad, or Android device, first open the YouTube app. While a video is playing, tap the screen once to bring up the toolbar, then tap the vertical ellipses button (three dots aligned vertically) located in the upper-right corner of the video frame.
In the menu that appears, select "Playback speed".
In the “Playback speed” list that appears, select the speed you want. Remember, any value less than 1 slows down the video, while any number greater than 1 speeds up the video.
After that, close the menu and the video will continue at the selected speed. If you need to return it to normal speed, press the ellipsis button again and change the speed to “1”.
Information source: howtogeek.com
