thank you Maikaiguy,,, and as I stated <<"I went there (YouTube customer service/community forum) and could not find the answer">>
So that is why I asked <<"Did anyone find within the Google/Youtube community or the "Contact us - YouTube Help" area to fix this particular problem of the sudden absence of the Playback Speed option on ROKU? ">>
thank you
I'm not experiencing that issue. Those that have reported the issue, when they actually bother to check the version of the app, had an older version. As for why, I have no idea. Google would control that. But I have the speed controls on mine.
What version/build of the YouTube app do you have?
UPDATE: I found my version by selecting the channel and *, thank you @HDMIGuy
I'm at: 2.21 Build 94005088
Thank you DBDukes,,,, I am not sure what version or even how to find what version one may have on my Roku channel on my TV,, (and I googled 'how') or on my desktop for that matter.
Again, both the desktop computer version and my TV streamed version both had the save selections when viewing a video... and suddenly on my TV it "upgraded" I would imagine as there are several different formats one of them being the ELIMINATION of the playback speed mode ,, which I like as I can watch more content.
Even if I knew the version of the TV vs the Desktop I'm not sure of how to 'revert' back to before 3/2022 version.
I'm just hoping Google gets the message and puts it back on.
I also see this question has been brought up on Reddit,, but no answer yet
Unfortunately this does not change the speed that the YOU TUBE video plays at. This only adjustment the speed of the ROKU TV talking feature that can be used in the accessibly area. Primarily used for people who have some visual impairment or have difficulty making adjustments on their TV without an auditable instruction. It has nothing to do with YOU TUBE PLAY SPEEDS.
Yes, thank you Matusow ,, I see that now that I have been playing with it for awhile now,, it IS , as you say, "Primarily used for people who have some visual impairment or have difficulty making adjustments on their TV without an auditable instruction." and not for the play speed,,,
which brings me back to the original question and maybe I now need to "UN" solution as the question is still up in the air as to how to adjust the SPEED of the YouTube Video itself...
James_NYC Highlight a channel (YouTube) abc press the * button
UPDATE: as per Matusow <<"Unfortunately this does not change the speed that the YOU TUBE video plays at. This only adjustment the speed of the ROKU TV talking feature that can be used in the accessibly area. Primarily used for people who have some visual impairment or have difficulty making adjustments on their TV without an auditable instruction. It has nothing to do with YOU TUBE PLAY SPEEDS.">>
So, we are now WITHOUT a solution as to how to adjust the speed on the YouTube video itself to watch a clip faster on our Smart TV/Roku experience,,, :-(
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thank you and AeroSpaceTech wins the prize~!!! (or a new pair of sneakers :-)
SO,,, while watching a YouTube video, instead of hitting the 'up arrow' button on the Roku remote to access the "More" selection where the Playback speed used to be,,,,
as AeroSpaceTech tech pointed out, press the * button on your Roku device while playing a YouTube video and a sidebar appears.... and click on the "Accessibility" bar and all sorts of cool selections come up including "Speed Rate" and by clicking that you get a choice of slow, normal, fast and very fast.
extra fun: there is a "Volume Mode" for Leveling and Night,,, but that also does not seem to make a difference either :/
BUT GET THIS: the speed rate at this selection did not change when I selected "fast" or "very fast", hmmmmm so, I guess this will be another thread? LOL,, or do you guys find the speed does in fact change when you select 'fast' or 'very fast' from the side bar Accessibility bar?
To find the version just put your cursor on the channel and hit the asterisk. The version is displayed on the top of the list for both YouTube and Roku. I have the same version as DBDukes.
Never needed to adjust playback speed ever while viewing YouTube. Either on my phone, laptop or Roku. Just decided to check YouTube playback on my Roku TV. The option is there but I don't have a reason to every use it.
Interesting that it is still available on your ROKU TV AeroSpaceTech ... as I mentioned it just happened earlier this month (3/2022) ,, perhaps when your set updates it may disappear (?) very curious.
I'm glad you never felt the need to change speed,,,,,, it is extremely useful when listening to long TED talks or a long Commentary or most anything you can up the speed to x1.5 or even higher and thus be able to see much more content,,, at x1.25 you don't even realize there is a difference until the end of your evening when you see you've seen 9 more clips than you otherwise would have.
other content that you want to SLOW down,,, there is that option as well,,, like when the swimsuit model is walking by. (just JOKING :D
James_NYC wrote:Interesting that it is still available on your ROKU TV... as I mentioned it just happened earlier this month (3/2022) ,, perhaps when your set updates it may disappear (?) very curious....
My Roku device isn't a Roku TV. The YouTube app is 2.21 build 94005088
Everyone that reported an issue and reported their version number had a lower number. I really believe mine's up to date.
