With an official nod in the Play Store listing, it’s pretty clear the inconsistency should no longer be a problem. Since many people had quick seek working on earlier versions of the app, it’s not clear if it has been remotely enabled on all versions that support it (going back to v11.47) or if you’ll need the recently released v12.03 (available at APK Mirror). There’s a good chance that updating the app will enable quick seek if you don’t already have it. If not, wait a few days and it should be there for everybody.

There’s an inside joke that the word “finally” gets thrown around too often and without much consideration by commenters and the tech press. I mean… <cough> Just sayin’. Anyway, thanks go to YouTube. I might pick on you a bit, but I think we’re all really happy to see quick seek is now for everybody.