Netflix allows you to change the playback speed on Android, coming soon to iOS | iGeneration

Starting today Saturday, Android users will be able to slow down or speed up the playback speed of Netflix programs, including downloaded content. The streaming service plans to adapt to iOS and its web version soon; on the other hand, not a word on the version of Netflix for boxes and Smart TVs. The reading speed will be able to range from x0.5 to x1.5, passing through x0.75 and x1.25.

The feature, launched as a test last fall, was validated despite criticism from several film stars and directors, including Aaron Paul, Judd Apatow and Brad Bird. “We have taken into account the concerns of some creators”, assures a spokesperson for the platform to The Verge: the options to vary the playback speed are limited and subscribers must adjust it (if they want) to each time they watch a new program.

On YouTube, it's possible to slow down to x0.25 or speed up to x2. The reading of podcasts can also be adapted to the desire of the listener. And then there is nothing exceptional: already at the time of the K7 video, the remote controls made it possible to go straight to the point.

Keela Robison, vice president of innovation at Netflix, explains that this feature has been requested by users for years. Tests have shown that subscribers appreciate the flexibility of this feature, for example to rewatch a favorite scene or slow down playback "because they watch [content] with subtitles or have hearing difficulties" .