Chromecast with Google TV, woke up to missing playback speed button in YouTube... Why?

by ProFragger

I woke up to my YouTube today with the playback (speedometer) icon no longer present in the app! I even updated to the latest version through the Play Store and the button is still not there 😭.

Can you guys share what version of the app do you age and if y'all are still seeing the button?

Appreciate any help and advice on how to get it back! Thank you!

bigmatrixx

Same issue with Nvida Shield TV boxes. Appears to be a Google / YouTube issue. Hopefully it returns!

Makemeacyborg

https://reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/t4s1vh/youtube_speed_controls_missing/

NeoGenus59

Same on ps4

yakiba

Same problem here with phillips android tv.

kartayyar

I have hit this problem too with Nvidia Shield.

ProFragger

Anyone get it back? I heard some buzzing that it's back for some people?

bigmatrixx

It sounds like Google is working the YouTube playback speed issue, which is great news and it looks like some are back in business.

For the rest of us here’s a workaround (for iOS users). It may work on Android as well, but you may need to figure out similar steps.

Android TV steps:

  • From ATV Home Screen, go to Google Play Store
  • Navigate up to Search—type in AirStream, install the app
  • Open AirStream—“grant” location permission to display active network
  • Select “While Using the App”, this means you’ll need to have the app running to cast
  • Select “Confirm” on Welcome screen
  • Open your favorite browser and type in the http://address or use the QR code to access the same site (open camera and let it detect QR code, if you’re not familiar)
  • AirStream page will load, very important…select “Entire Screen” do not select “In-App Content”; YouTube playback controls aren’t working for me on iOS when casting to ATV
  • Follow instructions to share screen (or next 3 steps)
  • From iOS screen slide screen down from top right (near battery icon)
  • You’ll see an icon with two overlapping rectangles—that’s the screen share option, select it
  • You should see Screen Mirroring options, one being: AS-XYZAndroidTV, select it
  • Touch anywhere on the screen, go back to Home Screen
  • Open YouTube, play video and select playback speed as you would from the iOS app

This is nowhere as convenient as it working in the ATV app and I hope Google fixes it, but this works.

Good luck all. I’ll post a link to these instructions in a few other threads.

deviltrombone

Why? To achieve parity with YouTube TV. (YTTV does support it in browsers.)

ProFragger

Guys, just want to report... My button is back magically... I have a CCwGTV... Hope y'all get it back too!

endswithpizza

Our Sony Bravia androidtv YouTube app just lost the playback speed button too as of yesterday. Hopefully it’s just a bug / error and they bring it back soon.