Firefox 160: Resize Picture-in-Picture to Find Playback Speed
Mozilla released Firefox 160 on November 10, 2026. The desktop Picture-in-Picture player now has playback speed controls ranging from 0.25× to 2×, but Mozilla says the setting appears only when the player is medium-sized or larger. The release notes give no exact dimensions, so if you keep the player small, enlarge it before looking for the control.
Picture-in-Picture in Firefox is meant for video playback in a separate floating window, which is different from Mozilla’s early Mini Window feature for a tab or page section. In other words, this update is about video PiP rather than a universal page-container feature, and it should be treated as a browser behavior tied to supported videos rather than a promise that every site will expose the same controls.
A simple desktop check
A practical way to verify the behavior is with a desktop tutorial video. Open the video outside fullscreen, hover over it to reveal the Picture-in-Picture toggle, and pop the video out into the floating player. Then enlarge the floating window by dragging one of its edges. If the player reaches the medium size Mozilla describes, a playback speed option may appear. If 1.25x is offered, that is a reasonable mid-range choice to confirm the feature is present.
If the control still doesn’t appear, check that you’re running Firefox 160 or later on desktop. Then try a second video where you can already open Picture-in-Picture. If the control appears there at a similar window size, you’ve narrowed the problem to the first video or page rather than the browser version.
Primary sources
Mozilla Support: About Picture-in-Picture in Firefox
