Beta 6.1.9 feedback

Thanks for the quick update!

Here’s some feedback. I like the new layout with the quick controls, it’s a nice improvement. However, there are still some issues with the playback speed. For me, 0.75x and 1.25x don’t seem to work; they play at normal speed. Also, as I mentioned in the main thread, the speed setting doesn’t persist when switching to full-screen mode, it just resets to normal speed.

It would also be helpful to have more granular speed options. Personally, I think 0.8x, 0.9x, and 1.0x would already cover most needs. Ideally, this could be implemented with a slider or increase/decrease speed arrows instead of cycling through options. If that’s not possible, it might make more sense for each tap to decrease the speed rather than increase it, since most learners will want slower audio. Not sure we need 2.0x, if someone can comfortably watch a video at that speed, they probably don’t need LingQ anymore.

I also like the -5 sec button, it’s just long enough to repeat the last sentence, which is very useful. But, I’m not sure the +5 sec button is really necessary. That space could potentially be used for better playback speed controls instead. As mentioned in this thread (https://forum.lingq.com/t/feature-request-more-slower-audio-speeds-available/2560172), a number of users have asked for more and slower playback speed options.

Thanks again, it’s great to see such a quick response time from the team.