diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/service/AudioService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/service/AudioService.kt
index 24c065ff4b..fbebe83763 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/service/AudioService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/service/AudioService.kt
@@ -575,7 +575,12 @@ class AudioService : Service(), OnCompletionListener, OnPreparedListener,
         val timeDelta = gaplessSuraData[updatedAyah + 1] - localPlayer.currentPosition
         val t = clamp(timeDelta, 100, 10000)
         val tAccountingForSpeed = t / (audioRequest?.playbackSpeed ?: 1f)
-        Timber.d("updateAudioPlayPosition after: %d, speed %f", t, tAccountingForSpeed)
+        Timber.d(
+          "updateAudioPlayPosition before: %d, after %f, speed: %f",
+          t,
+          tAccountingForSpeed,
+          audioRequest?.playbackSpeed
+        )
         serviceHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_UPDATE_AUDIO_POS, tAccountingForSpeed.toLong())
       } else if (maxAyahs == updatedAyah) {
         serviceHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_UPDATE_AUDIO_POS, 150)
@@ -1395,7 +1400,6 @@ class AudioService : Service(), OnCompletionListener, OnPreparedListener,
 
     // so user can pass in a serializable LegacyAudioRequest to the intent
     const val EXTRA_PLAY_INFO = "com.quran.labs.androidquran.PLAY_INFO"
-    const val EXTRA_PLAY_SPEED = "com.quran.labs.androidquran.PLAY_SPEED"
     private const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = Constants.AUDIO_CHANNEL
     private const val MSG_INCOMING = 1
     private const val MSG_START_AUDIO = 2
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/fragment/AyahPlaybackFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/fragment/AyahPlaybackFragment.kt
index 649190224f..815b2d7ccc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/fragment/AyahPlaybackFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/fragment/AyahPlaybackFragment.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.quran.labs.androidquran.ui.fragment
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ class AyahPlaybackFragment : AyahActionFragment() {
     repeatRangePicker = view.findViewById(R.id.repeat_range_picker)
     playbackSpeedPicker = view.findViewById(R.id.playback_speed_picker)
 
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+      val speedArea = view.findViewById<View>(R.id.playback_speed_area)
+      speedArea.visibility = View.GONE
+    }
+
     val context = requireContext()
     val isArabicNames = QuranSettings.getInstance(context).isArabicNames
     val locale: Locale = if (isArabicNames) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_speed.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_speed.xml
index 4b14f8bd90..146ea2849d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_speed.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_speed.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:orientation="horizontal"
+    android:id="@+id/playback_speed_area"
     >
   <TextView
       android:layout_width="wrap_content"