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Youtube fullscreen refuses to work

Recently I began having the same trouble I’m sure a lot of iPad users have experienced. The fullscreen option on Youtube vids isn’t fancy, but I never had a complaint about it. My complaint now is that, regardless of what I do, it no longer functions. I use Safari as my browser. I tried switching to DuckDuckGo after reading that it supposedly fixes the fullscreen problem in a jiffy. Nope!! Not for me it didn’t! I have read about using certain javascript, but I’m not really tech savvy enough to trust that. So what is the best answer here? I miss my fullscreen vids! I don’t know if the problem exists on my laptop, as it has been a week or two since I watched a vid on there. But if it’s an issue on my tablet, it likely will be on my laptop.

iPad Air 2, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 7:05 PM

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Posted on May 6, 2019 6:08 AM

That isn’t answering the question. I have the same problem. The YouTube app on my iPad no longer allows switching to full screen mode. Clicking on the full screen icon does nothing. This appears to be an issue that has crept in over the last few days, as I have never had this problem in the past. A new bug introduced in a new software revision?


ipad Air 2, OS 12.2 and YouTube app latest release


Nick

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May 6, 2019 6:08 AM in response to dawngreg08

That isn’t answering the question. I have the same problem. The YouTube app on my iPad no longer allows switching to full screen mode. Clicking on the full screen icon does nothing. This appears to be an issue that has crept in over the last few days, as I have never had this problem in the past. A new bug introduced in a new software revision?


ipad Air 2, OS 12.2 and YouTube app latest release


Nick

Apr 12, 2019 3:27 PM in response to krystal0419

Hello krystal0419,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. I understand from your post that you want to know how to use fullscreen on your iPad for videos such as YouTube. I'd be happy to help.


Your best resolution here would be to download the YouTube app to view YouTube videos. You can download it here:

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream


Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

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