Google CEO Sundar Pichai reveals how he uses speed control feature in YouTube: 'Very curious'

Google CEO Sundar Pichai shares how he chooses to watch videos on YouTube.

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that he usually speeds up videos on YouTube unless he's watching something that he really enjoys or needs to "process deeply".

Pichai was responding to a post on X by popular American YouTuber Marques Brownlee. "Very curious to see, I normally do 1x for things I enjoy and/or need to process deeply but otherwise do go faster," he wrote.

very curious to see, I normally do 1x for things I enjoy and/or need to process deeply but otherwise do go faster https://t.co/7aJJEP8ogE

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) February 9, 2024

Last July, Alphabet-owned YouTube began testing its 2x playback speed feature which was accessible to its Premium subscribers. Currently, it is available to all users.

Here's how to speed up or slow down YouTube videos:

Go to a video.

Hover over the player and click Settings.

Click Speed.

Select the speed at which you'd like the video to play.

To fast forward:

1.) Click and hold anywhere on the video to play it at 2 times the speed.

2.) Release your click to stop fast-forwarding.

Go to a video.

Tap the video once, then tap More.

Tap Playback Speed.

Select the speed at which you'd like the video to play.

To fast forward or rewind a video by 10 seconds:

To rewind, double-tap the left side of the video-screen.

To fast-forward, double-tap the right side of the screen.

To fast forward a video at 2 times speed:

Tap and hold anywhere on the video.

To stop fast forwarding, lift your finger.

Go to a video.

Tap the video once, then tap More.

Tap Playback Speed.

Select the speed at which you'd like the video to play.

To fast forward or rewind a video by 10 seconds:

To rewind, double-tap the left side of the video screen.

To fast-forward, double-tap the right side of the screen.

To fast forward a video at 2 times speed:

Tap and hold anywhere on the video.

To stop fast-forwarding, lift your finger.

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