Channels & viewing

[YazK]

This has been an ongoing issue with ONLY my Roku Premiere.  I have 2 roku tvs and another roku device in my home, all of which I can change the playback speed on, EXCEPT for the Roku Premiere.  

It is clearly running an older version ove YouTube,  but manually checking for updates shows it is up to date. I have tried removing the app, rebooting my roku and re installing the YouTube app and it still downloads the older version. 

As I said, this is ONLY on the Roku Premiere and I have seen many other posts across the internet while trying to solve this problem and most seem to mention they are having the issue with the Premiere roku model.

I have tried to contact YouTube but haven't been able to get any answers there either. 

[ksbsnowowl]

Wish this would get fixed. 

For the longest time there was no hint of the playback speed function on Roku, after it was removed ~2022. Not even under the settings gear icon. Now playback speed shows up in the menu under the gear, but it states the function isn’t available. A step in the right direction?

So now I’m watching stuff on my Amazon FireTV stick, which does allow playback speed functionality on the YouTube app. 

[atc98092]

It has been stated numerous times, but let's say it again. Roku has no control over the functionality of 3rd party apps/channels. YouTube is owned by Google, and Google is responsible for the functionality of the YouTube app on Roku devices. Roku themselves have no power to "make" Google do anything to their apps. And don't forget that Google sells a streaming device in direct competition of Roku devices, so Google might not really care if they remove functionality of their apps on other devices.

You, the user of Google's services, are the only ones that have any possible power with Google to update their app. Just don't expect Google to really care about fixing it. The YouTube app on Roku devices is always the first one to no longer work well on older devices. That's simply the way Google works. 

[Cobranut]

I'm watching Guns and Gadgets right now, and the playback speed is still not showing on my Roku!
It frustrating that google is removing functionality from their services. 😠

[Wallaby07]

As of the YouTube 20240714 update on my Roku 4660x, I now have the speed setting back on the gear but its listed as "Not available on this device"

I have been missing it for over a year, tried to contact YouTube on there website, nothing crickets.

I think the "Not available on this device" being added is to get rid of us reporting it as a bug.

only thing I can suggest as Roku is not helping us. Is a send feedback campaign to request the feature.

its under.

Main settings/Send feedback/Select Issue/Suggest a feature/Want to control playback speed/Submit report.

 Maybe they will say something, if we all do it.

I don't use twitter X but I hear they do sometime respond there.

Wallaby

[Cobranut]

Done. I plan to do this every day. Let's all inundate them until they finally listen to their users.

[wlkr95]

What brand TV do you have. All of my tvs are Roku tvs and i can change the speed on youtube. All with the exception of my TCL Roku TV.

[tinlizzie131]

I have the same issue with MHz on my computer vs on my Roku.  I watch French movies and depend on lowering the speed to 75% so I can understand what is being said.  I can do that with a movie on my MHZ account on my laptop, but when I switch to watch the movie on my Roku, I don't see any way to adjust the speed.  Same app, same movie - should therefore offer the same setting choices, no?  What's up with Roku?

[atc98092]

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@tinlizzie131 wrote:

I have the same issue with MHz on my computer vs on my Roku.  I watch French movies and depend on lowering the speed to 75% so I can understand what is being said.  I can do that with a movie on my MHZ account on my laptop, but when I switch to watch the movie on my Roku, I don't see any way to adjust the speed.  Same app, same movie - should therefore offer the same setting choices, no?  What's up with Roku?

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Because Google doesn't offer the same functionality of their YouTube app on different devices. Google owns YouTube, and they have sole control over the functionality of their app on Roku devices. To my knowledge there is no 3rd party app for YouTube on Roku devices, so you're stuck with whatever Google offers. 

[tinlizzie131]

Thank you, Dan.  I shouldn't have posted on the page having solely to do with Youtube and Roku.  My issue is similar but with an app (MHz), just like BritBox.  When I log into that app on my laptop and watch a movie, I have the usual options in the bottom left corner, including Speed.  I can slow down or speed up the playback. When I log into the same app using my Roku and watch the same movie, the app remembers where in the movie I was.  But the options within the movie playback are not there.  The only ones I see are the overall Roku settings like turning closed captioning on or off for everything.  I should try the same thing using Prime - I'll bet it will be the same.  I don't understand why, but the bottom line is either I'm missing something, or it's a flaw that Roku should address.