Bug 308952

Summary: Changing the playback speed on a video stops audio playback on various websites
Product: WebKit Reporter: Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya] <jean-yves.avenard>
Component: MediaAssignee: Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya] <jean-yves.avenard>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: Normal CC: webkit-bug-importer
Priority: P2 Keywords: InRadar
Version: WebKit Nightly Build   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   

Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya]
Reported 2026-03-01 23:06:40 PST
When the user changes the playbacks speed on a YouTube video, the audio stops playing. Affected Websites: youtube.com netflix.com reddit.com theguardian.com facebook.com nfl.com linkedin.com STR: 1. Launch Safari 2. Navigate to YouTube.com 3. Click any video 4. Start playing the video 5. Tap the gear icon in the video’s media UI 6. Playback > change the playback speed Results: video no longer has audio playing, despite the video now playing at the new playback speed. rdar://171009710
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Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya]
Comment 1 2026-03-01 23:14:22 PST
EWS
Comment 2 2026-03-02 17:47:20 PST
Committed 308499@main (6dcdded8b68c): <https://commits.webkit.org/308499@main> Reviewed commits have been landed. Closing PR #59694 and removing active labels.
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