Apple Podcasts Playback Speed Slider Interaction

When adjusting the playback speed in Apple Podcasts, the speed selector tooltip undergoes a fluid morph. Tapping or dragging triggers a transition where the discrete speed preset buttons smoothly collapse and crossfade into a continuous waveform-style slider flanked by slow (turtle) and fast (hare) icons. As the user scrubs across this slider, the vertical bars light up progressively, and the speed readout text in the bottom corner updates in real-time. This fluid transformation maximizes space and provides high-precision control only when actively requested.