Anyone know how to lock the screen while watching a video so that when you touch the screen by mistake the video doesn't stop playing? I saw a youtube video that showed how to do it on the GS2 but that dosen't work on the skyrocket.
If you hit the power button while it's playing it will lock the screen. Hope that helps!
GSII Skyrocket
Just tried it and it works when playing video files on the phone but it doesn't work when playing through an app like HBO go, any idea for when watching that way?
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I noticed that as well. It seems that if we are streaming videos we can't lock the screen. I guess only on ones from the gallery or phone will allow us to do it.
GSII Skyrocket
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Hello,
Has anyone noticed that when watching a video on youtube, and you pause / wait for it to load or whatever and the display goes to sleep. When hitting the power button (literally seconds later) to wake the device, the youtube app is still there, but it has not only NOT finished downloading whatever video I was watching, but the video is GONE and I have to d/l the damned thing all over again.
Maybe this is just my device, but it has done this will all ROMs I have tried. Perhaps there is a software fix for this? I have a euro touch pro in Canada, no 3G and a youtube vid can take 5-6 minutes sometimes, plus a lot of data. I hate to watch 9 minutes of a video, have to pause, turn it back on to find I have to start again!
Thanks in advance!
i believe that is just the app itself mines does this to the youtube app needs work
Moto G is my first Motorola phone ever, so I don't know if this is normal.
When I have the YouTube app open and the video paused, the screen never turns off.... even after 10, 20, or 30 minutes.
On my other phones, such as the Samsung Note 3, HTC One and iPhone 4, the screen turns off after 30 seconds
(if that's what i chose in the "Display" setting).
With video paused in the Netflix player or MX player, the screen turns off after 30 seconds. It's only when the video is paused in the YouTube app.
I looked into the Moto G's display settings, but still couldn't figure out why it's not turning off with YouTube video paused
like the other phones.
Thanks!
noboy has experience this "problem" ?
Don't have this problem with my Youtube app.
Have you tried it with Chrome or another browser? Edit: Ah, nevermind. Just read that you tried it in the Netflix player.
Lief_X said:
Don't have this problem with my Youtube app.
Have you tried it with Chrome or another browser? Edit: Ah, nevermind. Just read that you tried it in the Netflix player.
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Thanks!
I didn't think to try YouTube in a browser.
I opened up Chrome app and wen to YouTube. After the video starts playing for a few seconds, I hit the pause button. 30 seconds later, the screen will turn off.
So I guess the problem is the the YouTube app. Just tried the same video using the YouTube app... the screen would not turn off with the video paused at all.
I first discovered this "problem" when I was watching a YouTube video on YouTube app and had to leave the office. I hit pause and left the Moto G on my desk. When I came back about an hour later, the screen was still on. It can't be good for any LCD screen to display a static image like that.(or for battery life)
Why would you just leave it paused over a period of time?
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lt.anthonydelgado said:
Why would you just leave it paused over a period of time?
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see my post above(#4). When I was playing the video, someone called me, so I paused the video in the YouTube app. It was an emergency and I just ran out of the office. Obviously I wasn't about to stop and turn off my phone.
I just conducted another test... I left a video playing. It was 10 minutes long... after the video completely finished playing, the YouTube app also prevented the Moto G's screen from turning off. Basically the screen won't turn off whenever the YouTube app is open. (with or without video playing)
Not really sure what the problem is, but it does not occur on my Note 2, Note 3, or HTC One.
Hi,
I am using several apps where video's are posted like news videos. For instance NOS is a populair newsfeed app with videos in it. When viewing those videos they are played normal with the Samsung s6 Edge portraid stand. This is only a small part of the screen while the videos can be played on a pc for instalnce full screen.
So i turn the phone landscape and assume the the video will go landscape and full screen to but that isn;t the case it has never done that. The video keeps playing a small part of the screen.
The setting in Android is to turn the screen when the phone is turned so when holding the phone landscape the screen is also landscape. When i choose the camera and set it oin video that videoscreen is landscape so that is working good, but not within apps.
Does anyone now how to solve this..?
corneke said:
Hi,
I am using several apps where video's are posted like news videos. For instance NOS is a populair newsfeed app with videos in it. When viewing those videos they are played normal with the Samsung s6 Edge portraid stand. This is only a small part of the screen while the videos can be played on a pc for instalnce full screen.
So i turn the phone landscape and assume the the video will go landscape and full screen to but that isn;t the case it has never done that. The video keeps playing a small part of the screen.
The setting in Android is to turn the screen when the phone is turned so when holding the phone landscape the screen is also landscape. When i choose the camera and set it oin video that videoscreen is landscape so that is working good, but not within apps.
Does anyone now how to solve this..?
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Videos that play in apps will only play the way the app wants them too. Some apps simply don't allow video rotation.
Ok thx. I had to know that myself....
When watching YouTube my screen display for the video starts below the camera cut out instead of using the full display. Why is this?
It's also the same when watching Netflix
I figured it out I needed to go into display settings then full screen apps and change Netflix and YouTube from Auto to Full Screen
Are you asking why the video doesn't go edge to edge?
I'm not sure why by default but if you pinch the screen out it will fill the entire screen.
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Youtube TV opens fine, and video plays in the preview windows while browsing for shows. But as soon as I click on a video to play, I just get a black screen and video never starts. Anyone have solution for this issue?
I've got an MTCE_LM, PX5.... have had the issue on both the stock ROM and Malasyk's customer 8.0 ROM. Thanks for any advice you can share!!!
Did you enable the play videos while driving option in car settings?
Oh yeah, of course. I've searched far and wide. On a few other devices it seems changing some display settings works.... Things like disabling auto brightness, etc. I've tried everything I can think of or find out there.
I'm out of ideas and I've searched everywhere I can with no luck.