iOS 9 podcast app video in fullscreen

This is TERRIBLE! How in the world did this pass qc? I can see larger videos on my iPhone. So its back to Downcast for me.

I have the same problem. does anyone know a usable app?

Yeah, same issue, terrible UX, I don't understand how no fullscreen playback option, for iPad, made it to final release. This will look really bad on the iPad Pro. 😉

No fullscreen video podcast play back, giant bright white bars taking up half the screen is just bad U.I. design.

Having a light or white interface in a video play back app is wrong and then not having a proper full screen option is just a major fail. Makes no sense to not have it and I really don't understand the bright white U.I. background. When I go to a movie theater, the room is dark, not lit with bright white lights, during the movie.

I also don't like the translucent white U.I. background of the Video app either, but at least it fades away as your video plays in fullscreen.

I really hope this gets fixed because it should be considered a bug. I did a quick web search and found a few other mentions of this issue, some people reported it the bug during the iOS 9 beta and one person noticed the issue still exists in the current iOS 9.1 developer beta.

http://forums.imore.com/ios-9/338585-ios-9-beta-podcast-ipad-no-full-screen-vide o.html

Send Apple feedback so they fix this Podcast app bug

http://www.apple.com/feedback/podcasts_ios.html

I completely feel your pain. Watching video podcasts using the Apple podcast app was one of the major uses for my iPad. I too can't believe someone at Apple feels this is a good experience? Over 60% of the screen is taken up with white bars! I just can't believe more people haven't chimed in on this.

This drives me up a wall! I spent nearly an hour digging everywhere on mu iPad thinking there had to be a setting somewhere that would enable full screen viewing.

I have been beta testing for Apple since june'15 or beta 9.0.1. During that timeframe I got six updates including last weeks public beta 9.1 and I filed feedback report with documentation on the same day I got my first beta. Apple have known this for three months and done ZERO. AirPlay doesn't work too, sound levels goes up and down when using the music app on arriving messages. So first it lowers it to a near no hear level and on the next arrival of a message it turns it up to full blown audio level And that's how it continues. I found a total of 30 errors during those three months and guess what. None were corrected.

its embarresing Apple, unprofessional and basically they screw their customers as the beta test phase obviously only was for a good look in the public. I'm returning to 8.4.

EXtremely unsatisfied with Apple beta test team that wasted my time completely. Now they even delete the feedback app, and erased all proof of errors.last count of feedbacks were over 135000 error reports.

Tim Cook should have to reimburse PERSONALLY every user that has this complaint at least $5000.00 for being an idiot and allwoing this gross miscarriage of software to be foisted upon an trusting user base! Apple's stock is going to take a serious hit if I can do anything about it!

Any news about this problem yet?

I cant believe that ! Apple, please solve this problem !

Downcast is VERY good.

Downcast may be very good but why should we have to pay for viewing full screen videos that basically Apple took away?

Apple eave known about this error for a long time but have chosen to do nothing about it. Not the Apple I knew!

I Am experiencing the same problems. It looks like the app hasn't even been tested before launch.

Mike

You are right. You should not have to pay to recover a significant function lost to an "upgrade".

I had used Downcast long before Apple had Podcasts, and continued using it until a few months ago when Podcasts got the smart playlists. I had forgotten Downcast is a paid app. I only changed over because Podcasts works a smidgeon better with the CUE system in my car.

It is irksome to know that if you buy Downcast, Apple is rewarded with a 30% vig for removing functionality. Now that I think of it, that sounds like a business plan.

I'm as frustrated and disapointed as you.

That is a very good point you make. 30% is indeed what Apple take for each sale.

It is criminal when you think about it in this manner.