Playback Speed on iPhone vs Laptop

[hartmane1]

My Question or Issue

I listen to podcasts at 3.5x speed usually. Recently, I noticed that some podcasts don't allow me to listen at 3.5x speed on my iPhone while others do. Some podcast episodes are maxed at 2x speed on my iPhone but the same episode can be listened at 3.5x speed on my laptop. What is causing this difference?

[thomassw66]

Plan:  Premium

Country: USA 

Device: iPhone xr

Operating System

iOS 14.7.1

My Question or Issue

The 3x speed does not work for podcasts with video available, i.e. the Joe Rogan Experience. 2x Speed seems to be the max.

[Alex]

Hey @thomassw66,

Thanks for the post!

Run a clean reinstall of the app, following this guide to insure you're running the latest app version and that there is no corrupted app data which may be causing this.

If the issue persists after that, let us know if this is true only for the x3 speed or for the other options as well.

Cheers.

[LC40]

Noticed exactly the same thing today and searched google and found your post. All speeds above 2x just play at 2x. This does not happen with my Android 12 Pixel, it only occurs on my iOS 15.1 iPhone 12… Spotify, when will this bug be resolved?

[MafeG]

Hi @LC40,

Thank you for sharing your post on the Community!

Since this is happening only on one device, we'd like to know if you've performed any troubleshooting steps. If you haven't, please check the steps shared by @Alex to run a clean reinstall. 

Also, let us know if you've noticed if this happens with specific podcasts or with any of them. If it does happen only with a few of them, please share with us the URL of the shows so we can investigate.

Keep us posted.

[Smj2118]

Also having this problem on iOS 16.

[Eni]

Hey there @Smj2118, 

Thanks for reaching out about this here in the Community.

Just to confirm, have you tried performing a clean reinstall on your phone by following the steps @Alex sent previously?

If so and it still doesn't work, would you mind sending us a screen recording where we can see the issue happing? We'll take a closer look. You can attach it to your next response by using the Insert Video option in the post editor. You can also upload it to Google Drive and share the link with us (make sure the video has the permissions for anyone to see it).

We'll be on the lookout for your reply. 

[LC40]

3x speed does not work on any Spotify video. It used to work at one point, but then changed one day and any speed above 2x, plays at 2x. Spotify audio pods will play above 2x fine. This seems intentional by Spotify.

[MihailY]

Hey folks,

Thanks for your replies.

We've tested this on our end, but we were unable to reproduce the issue. Can you let us know if this happens with all podcasts or just specific ones (as @Alex requested above)? If the latter, please send us links to the ones where the issue occurs. Also, please share your device model, OS version and Spotify version.

Keep us posted.

[gudin]

I am having the same issue operating iOS 16.3.1 with app version 8.8.36. Any video podcast, whether playback is video or audio only, maxes out at 2x speed. Is there a way to disable video playback to try to work around the issue and listen at a speed greater than 2x? If I disable WiFi to stop video playback, the problem still persists as long as the podcast has video capability. The problem does not exist with any audio-only podcasts.

Thank you! 

[Alex]

Hi there @gudin,

Thanks for the post.

I tried to reproduce this on my iPhone, but didn't get the same result with any Video Podcast. I'd suggest you do a clean reinstall of the Spotify app, following this guide. This will assure that the old app and the associated data are completely removed before reinstalling.

If the issue persists, please send us a link or URI to one podcast episode on which you can't go beyond x2 speed. 

Keep us posted on how you get on.

[Eni]

Hey there @hartmane1, 

Thanks for getting in touch about this and welcome to the Community. 

Would you mind sending us the URI of the podcasts/episodes you're experiencing this with? 

Also, sending us some screenshots of what you're seeing on your end would come in handy. You can attach them to your next response by using the Insert image option in the post editor. Make sure not to send any private info.

Lastly, could you let us know the exact make/model, operating system and Spotify version of your devices?

We'll be waiting for your reply. 

[Markhansen240]

Having the same issue. Do you want screenshots of I can replicate the issue

[Markhansen240]

This is Rogans podcast but it is happening on other podcasts as well. 

Using latest version Spotify on iPhone 14 Pro Max

[OscarDC]

Hey @Markhansen240,

Thanks for your message and for the info shared.

In order to look into this further with the relevant team, let us know the following info:

- Your device info (make/model) and OS version

- Exact Spotify version

Also, would you mind checking on a different mobile device (using your own account) to see if the behavior persists? If you don't have another one available, you can borrow one from a friend or family member to test it out. 

We'll be waiting for your next response.

[hartmane1]

Hello,

I made the original post, sorry I have not responded since then. But @Markhansen240 posted a good screenshot. When I originally posted the issue, I was using an iPhone 12. Now I have an iPhone 16 and the problems still persists. Here's an example. Lets say I listen to two different podcasters. Podcaster 1's episodes have the speed options up to 3.5x so no problems on all episodes. Now Podcaster 2's episodes only have speed options up to 2x speed on iPhone and it is that way for all episodes. But when I go onto my macbook pro, podcaster 2's episodes all have a 3.5x speed option. My spotify iPhone app is 9.0.2.419 - Hopefully this helps some.

[Markhansen240]

Rogan and other podcasts had speed up to 3.5x up until I posted this issue. I definitely haven’t had it as long as you, but it still frustrating. Especially when most of what I’m listening to is above the 2x

[Markhansen240]

 

 issue is present on other iPhones I tried it on. iPhone 14, 12, XR, 

[Markhansen240]

What version are you running on your MacBook

[hartmane1]

Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)
1.2.53.438.g246d60c9

And on my old phone I deleted the app and redownloaded it which did not solve the issue at all