According to a report by Android Police, the streaming platform is exploring an option on its Android app that’ll let you speed up episodes up to 1.5x and slow them down to 0.5x. The company confirmed it’s a mobile-only test in a blog post: Netflix added that this feature can help you skip to the part in an episode with your favorite scene, or slow it down for a fast-paced or a foreign-language title. Netflix VP Keela Robertson said the app also adjusts the pitch of the audio when you change the playing speed, so it doesn’t sound weird. It’s quite common for podcast listeners to speed up playback speed to consume more content. However, I’m not sure if the experience will be enjoyable with speeding videos up. It’s quite common for podcast listeners to speed up playback speed to consume more content. However, I’m not sure if the experience will be enjoyable videos sped up. But for what it’s worth, my colleague Abhimanyu staunchly disagrees, as he routinely watches YouTube videos at 1.5x to get through his watch list. Thankfully, Netflix said it’s not planning to roll out this feature anytime soon.
