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iOS 9 podcast app video in fullscreen

Before the update of the iPad to iOS9, it was possible to enjoy video podcasts full screen.

Now after the update, videos are played only in a small area of the screen.

Besides there are big bright white areas with controls and title.

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Any one an idea how to switch to full screen?

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 11:11 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2015 12:37 AM

On the iPhone it's a rotate to landscape which lets the video switch to full screen.

Unfortunately on the iPad this doesn't work.

Hope Apple will fix this soon.

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Sep 23, 2015 4:51 AM in response to milanfromkuwait city

The only reason Apple has been so non-responsive to this idiocy or actually did it in the first place is MONEY! Apple must have a Podcast viewer ready for SALE and wanted to DOWNGRADE the free included application in iOS9, so all their sheep (users) would have to pay yet again more money, for something they already OWNED! Remember the Apple moto '''more IS more''', but when Apple has BILLIONS in cash reserves, the last thing they need to do is **** off the user base. They lost me and I was ready to buy my 8th iPad (pro) and yet another iPhone...back to Android and let them **** me off for years now. Apple is greedy and wholly unrefined in stealing from their user base...just like Microsoft was now!

Sep 23, 2015 2:29 PM in response to AlexanderHC

I think it's a problem with the picture in picture feature. Shame it wasn't fixed in latest update. Wonder if Apple cares, as they are probably more interested in new IOS9 features. When I went to genius bar, they had no clue there was a problem, said there was no fix. Wanted to know why I just couldn't watch videos in landscape mode, with only 1/2 screen with the video. Pitiful.

Sep 24, 2015 1:38 AM in response to larsenjens

The biggest problem (besides the issue itself) is awareness.

Apart from here where else are you reading of the issue? A topic on MacRumers is the only place outside of here.

If you go to any of the reviewers you don't see anything being mentioned of the problem, so why is that the case?

Either it's not so much an issue (which clearly we know it is), it's bad reviewing (I can accept that for a good number or reviewers), or it's simply a use which does not seem to gather much of an audience.

I'm betting on the last one. Apart from the good members here how many of your family and friends are aware of the problem with the Podcast App?


Report it as an issue to Apple here ~ http://www.apple.com/feedback/podcasts_ios.html

Sep 24, 2015 5:49 AM in response to DanielZ71

This is just the public forum for us to help each other out. I don't know how often anyone from Apple reads these, if at all. In addition to my earlier post here I also sent feedback to http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html and http://www.apple.com/feedback/podcasts_ios.html .


Maybe if enough of us file our complaint via the feedback links above Apple will eventually fix this issue.



One can hope.

iOS 9 podcast app video in fullscreen

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