Question Videos don't use the entire screen ? - iQOO 7

I bought a new phone (iqoo 7) after 3 years. I am not sure if this is an android issue/feature or a phone specific issue. I can't help but notice that while playing videos on twitch, prime, youtube etc. the display doesn't use the entire screen space. A significant part of both the edges is blank and it really bothers me and is not a very good experience while watching a video. If i pinch out and zoom the video to fit to the screen then it because it is zoomed, some parts/edges of the video can't be seen. I am not up to date with mobiles however i used android 8.0 in my previous phone and was always able to use the full screen while watching videos.
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Echoslam said:
I bought a new phone (iqoo 7) after 3 years. I am not sure if this is an android issue/feature or a phone specific issue. I can't help but notice that while playing videos on twitch, prime, youtube etc. the display doesn't use the entire screen space. A significant part of both the edges is blank and it really bothers me and is not a very good experience while watching a video. If i pinch out and zoom the video to fit to the screen then it because it is zoomed, some parts/edges of the video can't be seen. I am not up to date with mobiles however i used android 8.0 in my previous phone and was always able to use the full screen while watching videos.
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It is the default behavior of displays using punch hole cameras.
To change this go to "Settings -> Display & brightness -> Top-area display".
Then change the apps you want to be full screen from "Automatic fitting" to "Display the front camera".
It should do the trick.

RockStar8 said:
It is the default behavior of displays using punch hole cameras.
To change this go to "Settings -> Display & brightness -> Top-area display".
Then change the apps you want to be full screen from "Automatic fitting" to "Display the front camera".
It should do the trick.
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I do not see any such option for me. This is what i am getting.

Echoslam said:
I do not see any such option for me. This is what i am getting.
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Could you try Display at top of screen option at the last?
I don't have this option there and instead I have the Top-area display option there instead.

RockStar8 said:
Could you try Display at top of screen option at the last?
I don't have this option there and instead I have the Top-area display option there instead.
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Yeah, there's an option in display at top of screen. It was on automatic fitting by default I tried changing it to other to options but nothing happened.

Echoslam said:
Yeah, there's an option in display at top of screen. It was on automatic fitting by default I tried changing it to other to options but nothing happened.
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It got fixed for me by choosing "Display the front camera". IDK why it doesn't work for you.

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Resolution Scaling

On the surface pro desktop, I used to be able to drop the resolution and it would scale to fit the screen. Now when I drop the resolution you see black borders around the desktop. Desktop was dropped to 1366x768 and is in the middle of the display non-scaled with black borders. It used to work,scale. I don't think I changed anything. Anyone else having this issue with the pro? does yours scale to fill screen?
marcux said:
On the surface pro desktop, I used to be able to drop the resolution and it would scale to fit the screen. Now when I drop the resolution you see black borders around the desktop. Desktop was dropped to 1366x768 and is in the middle of the display non-scaled with black borders. It used to work,scale. I don't think I changed anything. Anyone else having this issue with the pro? does yours scale to fill screen?
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Sounds like a display setting/video card driver/bios option - same thing happens on laptops if set to not stretch display.
schettj said:
Sounds like a display setting/video card driver/bios option - same thing happens on laptops if set to not stretch display.
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That's what i'm saying, but there doesn't seem to be any options to turn the scaling back on, it was working, then now it's not, nothing loaded, just desktop. >.>
marcux said:
That's what i'm saying, but there doesn't seem to be any options to turn the scaling back on, it was working, then now it's not, nothing loaded, just desktop. >.>
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UPDATE: Figured it out, Really stupid Bug.... if you press f7, and then select pc screen only display, lower resolutions will not fill LCD, if you use duplicate the second screen it will expand to fill lcd.
Why.. just.. why!? How did that get by Q&A!?
You can update to newer graphics drivers. I posted this as well on a reddit:
"I think this could help you out:
downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22375&lang=eng
This is the latest driver for the HD 4000. Looks like it just hasn't been pushed out via Windows Update for some reason. I haven't seen any issues using it, but it does enable the advanced graphics settings. It looked like the scaling was done appropriately with this driver after install automatically. If you change the resolution and it doesn't scale full-screen, do the following:
1) right click on desktop 2) Go to "graphics properties" 3) Under Display->General Settings you can change the option under Scaling (this is also can be done by pressing <Ctrl><Alt>F11 **remember to press Fn and F11 on a type/touch cover to actually press F11)"
I am supposed to set that settings to "Scale full screen" But that option is not available. There is only "Maintain display scaling" in the drop list.
Found a solution. You got to change to a lower resolution in our display settings for that option to appear. Have to change my resolution manually first before launching games with lower resolution...
If you select a lower res, then change the option, then change back to normal res, then launch the low-res app/game... that might remember what setting it was at least time you used a lower resolution. I can't be sure (not having a Surface Pro, and in general I despise Intel graphics drivers as featureless and poorly designed) but based on what you said, it's worth trying.
new display drivers fix all issues.
GoodDayToDie said:
If you select a lower res, then change the option, then change back to normal res, then launch the low-res app/game... that might remember what setting it was at least time you used a lower resolution. I can't be sure (not having a Surface Pro, and in general I despise Intel graphics drivers as featureless and poorly designed) but based on what you said, it's worth trying.
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Thank you!
My surface pro worked great, then one day, out of nowhere, my games stopped scaling. What used to cause the problem was directx11 not scaling and i could simply hit the F7 key which would bring up screen sharing and click on duplicate which would solve the issue. But at some point, and for seemingly no reason, my display scaling broke for both games that used both directx11 and lower versions. But doing what you said (after installing intel's drivers) fixed the problem.
So thank you again. Searching the web with google was very unhelpful up until i saw this post.
Glad to hear it. I don't usually say this, but please do remember to click "Thanks" on helpful posts; it improves their visibility.

[Q] customis the smart cover lock screen

Hi all,
I am using smart cover for my mate 7, my question is how can I customis or edit the smart cover lock screen to add for example extra page or open, dial, send SMS, open the open the call log or change the background!
Thanks
I had same question , tried many times but couldnt change smart cover picture . also i am unable to find smart lock ? having problem connecting bluetooth to my win 10 vaio, it is connected but i cant send data from phone to pc ! it fails . but i can receive from pc to phone.
Same problem for me with Lollipop on me MT7-LT10
I have upgrade my phone (in local) with the official B324 and i can't change the smartcover background, even when i try to change it by the theme menu, its always the picture with a bridge.
@ sabkt : the smart lock is for me in the "locksreen" menu in "other" section
One more here how we can change this ????
Same. I am done with Huawei. First they take years to update, we'll probably never even see Android 6. Their build quality equals total ****. I have had a replaced display by service center 2 TIMES NOW for screen bleed of whites and other lighter colors (in the middle of the screen, random places, etc. And then they manage to screw up one of the things they got right. The old clock and music player were amazing.
Same problem ... no solution???
Same problem here, and the impossibility to change the background it's very annoying
Whilst I wish I could change the picture, I don't miss music from the lock screen. I use PlayerPro and the built-in Music would override it on the lock screen plus it was forever randomly starting (Presumably I was catching the lock screen accidentally).
I having the Same problem too. After the update, I only can see miss call and message notification. I not able to see other than that to notification. Does anyone know how to configure this?
Same problems with me.
Is there some third party app which can to change default bridge picture theme on lolipop?
Also annoyed by this new lock. Want to at least be able to change wallpaper there.
Sent from my HUAWEI MT7-L09 using Tapatalk
Maybe new B331 have solved this???
Sent from my SHIELD Android TV using Tapatalk
This seems to be a general problem for Huawei/Honor phones.
I can not adjust anything on my Huawei G8 smart cover screen either. It's not the background picture that annoyes me, but that no notifications are display (except that the phone is ringing). Luckily I can switch off the smart cover screen. This way I can see the notification bar at least. Since I have enabled to show the notifications with a swipe over the fingerprint sensor I can view the top most notifications w/o opening the cover.
gabry3795 said:
Same problem here, and the impossibility to change the background it's very annoying
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RomanLeonH501 said:
Same problem ... no solution???
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Extornia said:
Same. I am done with Huawei. First they take years to update, we'll probably never even see Android 6. Their build quality equals total ****. I have had a replaced display by service center 2 TIMES NOW for screen bleed of whites and other lighter colors (in the middle of the screen, random places, etc. And then they manage to screw up one of the things they got right. The old clock and music player were amazing.
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yaser250 said:
One more here how we can change this ????
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elringer said:
Same problem for me with Lollipop on me MT7-LT10
I have upgrade my phone (in local) with the official B324 and i can't change the smartcover background, even when i try to change it by the theme menu, its always the picture with a bridge.
@ sabkt : the smart lock is for me in the "locksreen" menu in "other" section
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netvlada said:
Same problems with me.
Is there some third party app which can to change default bridge picture theme on lolipop?
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Chilli71 said:
This seems to be a general problem for Huawei/Honor phones.
I can not adjust anything on my Huawei G8 smart cover screen either. It's not the background picture that annoyes me, but that no notifications are display (except that the phone is ringing). Luckily I can switch off the smart cover screen. This way I can see the notification bar at least. Since I have enabled to show the notifications with a swipe over the fingerprint sensor I can view the top most notifications w/o opening the cover.
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Hi all,
Try the EMUI Theme Editor app on google play - i havent used it myself for the SmartCover, but it has got an option to change Smart Cover background. Has alot of other useful tools to change EMUI.

[Q] How to disable auto-play preview in gallery?

When I go into my gallery and click a video from the grid of photos and videos, it starts playing the video without the audio (even before I press play) and loops it as like an auto-generated preview of the video. Then, when I press play, it actually plays the video and audio together and shows the entirety of the clip.
How do I disable this? It's slow and glitchy and dumb. I want the clip to play when I click it, not just the video sans audio. And, to boot, it makes everything about 2-3 times slower to click and load due to a hitch/lag when you actually want it to play the clip.
I'm also experiencing a weird lag in the video player that I think might be a bug.
As I noted in the OP, when I open a video from the grid, it "previews" with white borders. If I click the play button in the center, my screen goes completely black for 1 second, then the video comes back, but this time with white borders, and then actually starts playing. So, I get like a 1.5-2 second lag between when I click the play button and when the video plays.
Does anyone else have this issue? I'm going to try turning video enhancer off and see what happens.
eyc said:
I'm also experiencing a weird lag in the video player that I think might be a bug.
As I noted in the OP, when I open a video from the grid, it "previews" with white borders. If I click the play button in the center, my screen goes completely black for 1 second, then the video comes back, but this time with white borders, and then actually starts playing. So, I get like a 1.5-2 second lag between when I click the play button and when the video plays.
Does anyone else have this issue? I'm going to try turning video enhancer off and see what happens.
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i have the same issue that you are having in your original post... have you found a way to address this? the autoplay with the white grid is annnnnoyinnnnng!!!!!
eyc said:
When I go into my gallery and click a video from the grid of photos and videos, it starts playing the video without the audio (even before I press play) and loops it as like an auto-generated preview of the video. Then, when I press play, it actually plays the video and audio together and shows the entirety of the clip.
How do I disable this? It's slow and glitchy and dumb. I want the clip to play when I click it, not just the video sans audio. And, to boot, it makes everything about 2-3 times slower to click and load due to a hitch/lag when you actually want it to play the clip.
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When the Video is playing
click on the 3 Dots /Settings/ OFF - Auto play next
ilordvader said:
When the Video is playing
click on the 3 Dots /Settings/ OFF - Auto play next
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this stops the next video from playing. however, as EYC has mentioned - it's the looping of the video with the white bars that's the issue. my wife has the s7 and it doesn't display this behavior....
kdfdawg said:
this stops the next video from playing. however, as EYC has mentioned - it's the looping of the video with the white bars that's the issue. my wife has the s7 and it doesn't display this behavior....
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Does yours also temporarily go to a fully black screen when you hit the play button, causing the video to hitch between pressing play and it actually playing? That's what I find most irritating.
eyc said:
Does yours also temporarily go to a fully black screen when you hit the play button, causing the video to hitch between pressing play and it actually playing? That's what I find most irritating.
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mine does exactly that. the fact that the video auto loops too drives me insane.
As a workaround to the stock gallery's wonky video player, I'm using Google Photos (which has its own built-in video player).
One of the cool things about Google Photos is you can access it directly from within the camera app. There's a setting called "Camera shortcut" within Photos, which overlays a shortcut thumbnail onto the camera. You can press and drag this thumbnail shortcut anywhere you want - you can even place it on top of the stock gallery thumbnail if you want. After you shoot a video or take a picture, the little thumbnail pops up and you can jump directly to Photos to watch the video or whatever.
Rather than use the work around suggested by Henrybravo, has anyone actually managed to find the toggle box to turn off auto play on the current selected video in Gallery? I have exactly the same issue as eyc and kdfdawg and it's driving me nuts!
Helodoxa said:
Rather than use the work around suggested by Henrybravo, has anyone actually managed to find the toggle box to turn off auto play on the current selected video in Gallery? I have exactly the same issue as eyc and kdfdawg and it's driving me nuts!
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When the Video is playing
click on the 3 Dots /Settings/ OFF - Auto play next
But what i want help with is -
When i open camera & click on Gallery it also shows the WhatsApp videos and pics
I want to set it to only show me the Camera pics i have clicked
anyone knows how to set that ?
Can somebody explain how to turn this off? It is really anoying
Also waiting for a solution to turning off this retarded video thumbnail preview. I just want a static thumbnail. And I'm used to gallery, I don't want to switch to Google Photos.
How to stop S9+ from playing all videos automatically
Helodoxa said:
Rather than use the work around suggested by Henrybravo, has anyone actually managed to find the toggle box to turn off auto play on the current selected video in Gallery? I have exactly the same issue as eyc and kdfdawg and it's driving me nuts!
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From the camera open “Gallery”
Open any video
Pause the video
Tap the 3 vertical dots on the up right
Turn off “Auto play next”
You’re done
[email protected] said:
From the camera open “Gallery”
Open any video
Pause the video
Tap the 3 vertical dots on the up right
Turn off “Auto play next”
You’re done
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This is not the issue! The problem is with Gallery, not Video Player. I've already turned off auto play next. I want to stop Gallery doing the silly silent looping video preview. There seems to be no setting to control this. I think it's a new "feature" in Gallery, and is really annoying. I have an S7 edge running Oreo.
G!!
pmstirling said:
This is not the issue! The problem is with Gallery, not Video Player. I've already turned off auto play next. I want to stop Gallery doing the silly silent looping video preview. There seems to be no setting to control this. I think it's a new "feature" in Gallery, and is really annoying. I have an S7 edge running Oreo.
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Go into gallery app settings, go to "about gallery", where it says "version xxx.x.xxx.x" tap that seven times. Press back and there should then be "gallery labs" at the very bottom. Go in there, disable "video preview on picture list" close the app (make sure it's closed properly through "recent" then open gallery again and it should no longer show video previews!!
Samsung Gallery used to be good years ago.
Today it sucks. Try a 3rd party app like Gallery.
If anyone has a better freeware/ad free Gallery app,
please post it
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Go into gallery app settings, go to "about gallery", where it says "version xxx.x.xxx.x" tap that seven times. Press back and there should then be "gallery labs" at the very bottom. Go in there, disable "video preview on picture list" close the app (make sure it's closed properly through "recent" then open gallery again and it should no longer show video previews!!
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This really solve my problem for android 10
Thanks a million

Edges are being cut/shorten on Instagram

Hello guys,
I am fairly new with Huawei phones and phones with a notch.
Especially when using Instagram (browisng stories), the sides of the app are being cut, like the image is just smaller than on a normal/different phone. So if there is a text just on the edge, it would be cut and you would not be able to read it.
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it.
I heared there is something like "fullscreen mode" for apps, but when I go to Settings and click it, Instagram is not on the list. Could I disable it (cause maybe it is enabled), just for this specific app?
No root etc.
Kind regards!
Larlen said:
Hello guys,
I am fairly new with Huawei phones and phones with a notch.
Especially when using Instagram (browisng stories), the sides of the app are being cut, like the image is just smaller than on a normal/different phone. So if there is a text just on the edge, it would be cut and you would not be able to read it.
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it.
I heared there is something like "fullscreen mode" for apps, but when I go to Settings and click it, Instagram is not on the list. Could I disable it (cause maybe it is enabled), just for this specific app?
No root etc.
Kind regards!
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Im experiencing the exact same issue. What you can do is hiding the noth in system settings. Then you`ll get Insta (including stories) in fullscreen. BUT: Then the buttons for Text, Pen, image dont react to your touches. Its a complete mess. Can you confirm the problems with touch in hide notch mode?
I will check my IG app in a sec, but I think fullscreen mode is only available for apps that don't support the display.
I think apps like IG that natively 'support' these displays just don't display in the fullscreen mode settings.
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Im experiencing the exact same issue. What you can do is hiding the noth in system settings. Then you`ll get Insta (including stories) in fullscreen. BUT: Then the buttons for Text, Pen, image dont react to your touches. Its a complete mess. Can you confirm the problems with touch in hide notch mode?
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The problem still occurs with hide notch mode ON, it is a bit better, but still edges on the sides are being cropped.
@Ephixi4 yeah I reinstalled the app, but fullscreen is not an option for IG. So it seems like it is either problem with a ROM or IG problem with not displaying their content properly for different res/notches.
Larlen said:
The problem still occurs with hide notch mode ON, it is a bit better, but still edges on the sides are being cropped.
@Ephixi4 yeah I reinstalled the app, but fullscreen is not an option for IG. So it seems like it is either problem with a ROM or IG problem with not displaying their content properly for different res/notches.
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Yes, I checked that, too. It doesnt show the entire screen. Did you check if the buttons work properly, when hiding notch is enabled?
_richyg_ said:
Yes, I checked that, too. It doesnt show the entire screen. Did you check if the buttons work properly, when hiding notch is enabled?
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I use the finger print scanner instead of navigation bar, that seems to work just fine.
I really wonder if it's OS issue for cropping app like that or IG.
Hoping for workaround soon.
@Larlen so I have notch visible but I have my soft keys hidden and I use the fingerprint scanner as navigation button.
Had no issues with IG app, maybe because of that?
But it seems more that the app is not very well designed to fit these screens and notch. When you want to edit a picture the brightness toggle is cropped because of the notch.
Sent from my EML-L29 using XDA Labs
It doesn't seem to be an issue with the notch, rather an issue with the screen ratio, with the notch not hidden it's 18.7/9, and with it hidden its 18/9, and it looks like alot of the apps are not optimized for 2/1 screen ratios yet
Larlen said:
I use the finger print scanner instead of navigation bar, that seems to work just fine.
I really wonder if it's OS issue for cropping app like that or IG.
Hoping for workaround soon.
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Well, I wasnt talking about the system navigation. I use the fingerprint sensor, too. I was talking about the Instagram Buttons in Story Mode, when hiding the notch. The Buttons for editing a story pic, before you actually post it.
These Buttons (for inserting a text, or a gif etc) dont really work...
Can yoo confirm? or dont you guys just dont use instagram storys?
_richyg_ said:
Well, I wasnt talking about the system navigation. I use the fingerprint sensor, too. I was talking about the Instagram Buttons in Story Mode, when hiding the notch. The Buttons for editing a story pic, before you actually post it.
These Buttons (for inserting a text, or a gif etc) dont really work...
Can yoo confirm? or dont you guys just dont use instagram storys?
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I can confirm this. The story buttons are not responsive. I can get them to work sometimes after tapping on them continuously but it's super annoying. However, I found out that swiping up opens the sticker menu so that's a workaround at least.
gtsim9 said:
I can confirm this. The story buttons are not responsive. I can get them to work sometimes after tapping on them continuously but it's super annoying. However, I found out that swiping up opens the sticker menu so that's a workaround at least.
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Well, yes, but when I swipe up and see the emojis, they dont react neither...
Have the same issue. The buttons are not responsive because they are in the notch area. I've found they do work when you tap below the buttons as if they were below the notch area. The phone thinks the are still in the same spot as usually but it shows them in the top corner.
My insta stories also cuts of edges from pictures I made vertically. It's because of the screen ratio. I can't get them right even if I cut it the right ratio with an other app.
Why instagram still did not updated the app. The problem annoys too much. Anyone knows a workaround?
I use the fingerprint sensor to navigate and not the classic Android bottom bar.
I just tried right now on a story: if I use instead the classic bottom bar, I can see the whole story. If I hide the bottom bar, then the story takes the full screen and it crops the edges, right and left...
As someone said, it has to do with developers and not the phone I guess.
I hope IG will fix it soon
hey guys i am using the nova3i and have the same problem. What sux more that my friend told me that even my stories are being cropped once seen by them on their devices .

Question Issue with YouTube double tap feature in S22 Ultra

Hey everyone,
I've just noticed that the double tap feature native to YouTube to skip to the next chapter isn't working on my S22 Ultra.
Could it be because of the screen's sensitivity? When ever I try to double tap the screen it is trying to go on full screen mode.
Have anyone else noticed this issue?
This small thing is very annoying, need a solution for this please.
- Rahil
Anyone facing the issue?
Attached the videos of my two different devices one from my OnePlus 6T and one from my S22 Ultra.
No one who is facing this issue??
Or no one knows about this YouTube feature?
The only option, in YT app, for double tap to seek that I can see is to chose time, in seconds, increments
Edit. Have to double tap on the right or left hand side of the screen to move back and forth the chapters
If you have chapters separated in a YouTube video, as shown in this screenshot, you can double tap with two fingers, and skip to the next chapter, instead of just skipping seconds.
I have literally posted videos from my two different phones too showing the feature in this question post.
I'm not sure if this is only limited to the premium version of YouTube.
raul6 said:
The only option, in YT app, for double tap to seek that I can see is to chose time, in seconds, increments
Edit. Have to double tap on the right or left hand side of the screen to move back and forth the chapters
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Thanks for the edit.
I know that you have to double tap on the left and right sides of the screen to skip to the next chapter or go back to the beginning of the current chapter.
I've been ofcourse using it in my older phone.
But it isn't working on my S22 Ultra.
Is it working with yours, Raul?
Rahil_Nihar said:
I know that you have to double tap on the left and right sides if the screen. I've been ofcourse using it in my older phone.
But it isn't working on my S22 Ultra.
Is it working with yours, Raul?
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It does yes. Once I found a video with chapters
raul6 said:
It does yes. Once I found a video with chapters
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If you don't mind, can you post a screen record of it please?
Every time I try to skip to next chapter the device or the is always thinking that I'm want to go full screen in that video and just flashes the corners of the video.
I have even tried to do double tap on an already full screen video but nothing happened.
Ok, I've noticed that the double tap gesture is working when the video is not playing in full screen mode.
But as I turn the screen across for full screen, it stops working, and behaves the same as said earlier.
Rahil_Nihar said:
If you don't mind, can you post a screen record of it please?
Every time I try to skip to next chapter the device or the is always thinking that I'm want to go full screen in that video and just flashes the corners of the video.
I have even tried to do double tap on an already full screen video but nothing happened.
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Requesting you, Raul.
Please respond.

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