diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FloatingSpeedSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FloatingSpeedSelector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de454c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FloatingSpeedSelector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {
+  View,
+  Text,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  Modal,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Pressable,
+} from 'react-native';
+
+const SPEEDS = [0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2];
+
+interface FloatingSpeedSelectorProps {
+  visible: boolean;
+  currentSpeed: number;
+  onSelect: (speed: number) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const FloatingSpeedSelector: React.FC<FloatingSpeedSelectorProps> = ({
+  visible,
+  currentSpeed,
+  onSelect,
+  onClose,
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      transparent
+      visible={visible}
+      animationType="fade"
+      onRequestClose={onClose}>
+      <Pressable style={styles.overlay} onPress={onClose}>
+        <View style={styles.menu}>
+          <Text style={styles.menuTitle}>Playback Speed</Text>
+          {SPEEDS.map(speed => (
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              key={speed}
+              style={[
+                styles.speedItem,
+                currentSpeed === speed && styles.selectedItem,
+              ]}
+              onPress={() => {
+                onSelect(speed);
+                onClose();
+              }}>
+              <Text
+                style={[
+                  styles.speedText,
+                  currentSpeed === speed && styles.selectedText,
+                ]}>
+                {Number.isInteger(speed) ? `${speed}x` : `${speed}x`}
+              </Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+          ))}
+        </View>
+      </Pressable>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  overlay: {
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.5)',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+  menu: {
+    backgroundColor: '#1E293B',
+    borderRadius: 16,
+    paddingVertical: 8,
+    paddingHorizontal: 4,
+    minWidth: 180,
+    elevation: 8,
+    shadowColor: '#000',
+    shadowOffset: {width: 0, height: 4},
+    shadowOpacity: 0.3,
+    shadowRadius: 8,
+  },
+  menuTitle: {
+    color: '#94A3B8',
+    fontSize: 12,
+    fontWeight: '600',
+    textAlign: 'center',
+    paddingVertical: 8,
+    letterSpacing: 1,
+    textTransform: 'uppercase',
+  },
+  speedItem: {
+    paddingVertical: 12,
+    paddingHorizontal: 24,
+    borderRadius: 10,
+    marginHorizontal: 8,
+    marginVertical: 2,
+  },
+  selectedItem: {
+    backgroundColor: '#3B82F6',
+  },
+  speedText: {
+    color: '#F1F5F9',
+    fontSize: 16,
+    fontWeight: '600',
+    textAlign: 'center',
+  },
+  selectedText: {
+    color: '#ffffff',
+    fontWeight: '800',
+  },
+});
+
+export default FloatingSpeedSelector;
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/PodcastPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/PodcastPlayer.tsx
index 93eeed24..6dce8b25 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/PodcastPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/PodcastPlayer.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ import {AntDesign, Ionicons} from '@expo/vector-icons';
 import AudioWaveform from '../components/AudioWaveform';
 import {useUploadPodcast} from '../hooks/useUploadPodcast';
 import Loader from '../components/Loader';
+import FloatingSpeedSelector from '../components/FloatingSpeedSelector';
 
-const PLAYBACK_SPEEDS = [1, 1.25, 1.5, 2];
+const PLAYBACK_SPEEDS = [0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2];
 
 const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
   const {uploadImage, loading, error: imageError} = useUploadImage();
   const {uploadAudio, loading: audioLoading, error} = useUploadAudio();
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [speedMenuVisible, setSpeedMenuVisible] = useState(false);
   const [position, setPosition] = useState(0);
   const [speed, setSpeed] = useState(1);
   
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
   // Handle transitions
 
   const handlePlay = async () => {
-    if (!player) return;
+    
     // If the track has fully finished, restart from the beginning.
     // Otherwise resume from the current paused position.
     if (duration > 0 && !isNaN(duration) && position >= duration - 0.5){
@@ -89,28 +91,29 @@ const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
 
   const handlePause = async () => {
     console.log('Pause called');
-    if (!player) return;
+    
 
     player.pause();
     setUiState('paused');
     setIsPlaying(false);
   };
 
-  const handleCycleSpeed = () => {
-    if (!player) return;
+  const handleSpeedSelect = (newSpeed: number) => {
+    
 
-    const currentIndex = PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.indexOf(speed);
-    const nextSpeed =
+    
+    // replaced by floating selector
       PLAYBACK_SPEEDS[(currentIndex + 1) % PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.length];
 
-    player.setPlaybackRate(nextSpeed, 'high');
-    setSpeed(nextSpeed);
+    if (!player) return;
+    player.setPlaybackRate(newSpeed, 'high');
+    setSpeed(newSpeed);
   };
 
   const SKIP_TIME = 5; // seconds
 
   const handleForward = async () => {
-    if (!player) return;
+    
 
     let next = position + SKIP_TIME;
 
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
   };
 
   const handleBackward = async () => {
-    if (!player) return;
+    
 
     let next = position - SKIP_TIME;
 
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!player) return;
+    
 
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
       const status = player.currentStatus;
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ const PodcastPlayer = ({navigation, route}: PodcastPlayerScreenProps) => {
             borderWidth={1}
             borderColor="$borderColor"
             pressStyle={{scale: 0.94, backgroundColor: '$backgroundPress'}}
-            onPress={handleCycleSpeed}>
+            onPress={() => setSpeedMenuVisible(true)}>
             <Text color="$color" fontSize={14} fontWeight="800">
               {formatPlaybackSpeed(speed)}
             </Text>
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/article/ArticleScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/article/ArticleScreen.tsx
index db5bc6f8..ff3b0fc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/article/ArticleScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/article/ArticleScreen.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const ArticleScreen = ({navigation, route}: ArticleScreenProp) => {
   const [fontScale, setFontScale] = useState(1);
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
   const [isPaused, setIsPaused] = useState(false);
+  const [speedMenuVisible, setSpeedMenuVisible] = useState(false);
   const [speechRate, setSpeechRate] = useState(0.5);
   const [playerVisible, setPlayerVisible] = useState(false);
   const chunkIndexRef = useRef(0);
@@ -524,11 +525,11 @@ const ArticleScreen = ({navigation, route}: ArticleScreenProp) => {
     1.5: '1.5x',
   };
 
-  const handleSpeedChange = () => {
-    const currentIndex = SPEED_OPTIONS.indexOf(speechRate);
-    const nextRate = SPEED_OPTIONS[(currentIndex + 1) % SPEED_OPTIONS.length];
-    setSpeechRate(nextRate);
-    Tts.setDefaultRate(nextRate);
+  const handleSpeedChange = (newRate: number) => {
+    
+    
+    setSpeechRate(newRate);
+    Tts.setDefaultRate(newRate);
     // Restart current position with new speed if currently playing
     if (isPlaying && !isPaused) {
       Tts.removeAllListeners('tts-finish');
@@ -1095,13 +1096,19 @@ const ArticleScreen = ({navigation, route}: ArticleScreenProp) => {
         </View>
       </View>
       {/* Floating TTS Media Player */}
-      {playerVisible && (
+      {playerVisible {playerVisible && ({playerVisible && ( (
+        <FloatingSpeedSelector
+          visible={speedMenuVisible}
+          currentSpeed={speechRate}
+          onSelect={(rate) => { handleSpeedChange(rate); setSpeedMenuVisible(false); }}
+          onClose={() => setSpeedMenuVisible(false)}
+        />
         <View style={styles.ttsPlayerContainer}>
           <View style={styles.ttsPlayerInner}>
             {/* Speed button */}
             <TouchableOpacity
               style={styles.ttsSpeedButton}
-              onPress={handleSpeedChange}>
+              onPress={() => setSpeedMenuVisible(true)}>
               <Text style={styles.ttsSpeedText}>
                 {SPEED_LABELS[speechRate]}
               </Text>