code-charity / code-charity/youtube
💡Scroll in fullscreen
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Description
⚬ PROBLEM:
YouTube removed the ability to scroll down while in full-screen mode to view comments, recommendations, and video details. This forces users to exit full screen to interact with content below the video, interrupting their viewing experience.
⚬ SOLUTION:
Reintroduce the option to scroll down while remaining in full screen so viewers can read and post comments, check video descriptions, and browse recommended videos without leaving full-screen mode.
⚬ ALTERNATIVES:
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Keep a toggle in player settings to allow or disable scrolling in full screen.
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Offer a semi-fullscreen “immersive mode” where the video remains large while letting users scroll below.
⚬ RELEVANCE / SCOPE:
This would benefit a large portion of YouTube’s user base — especially those on desktops and tablets — who watch videos in full screen and like to interact with comments and related content. Likely relevant to tens of millions of users.
⚬ "SIDE EFFECTS":
Some users prefer distraction-free full screen. Adding this back as a toggle or optional feature would avoid bothering them.
⚬ CONTEXT:
This change was confirmed by YouTube support and has caused frustration among users who multitask (watch while reading comments or searching related videos).
SHORT Table
| Summary | Details |
|---|---|
| Problem | Users can’t scroll to comments or recommendations while watching full screen. |
| Solution | Bring back full-screen scrolling or add an option to enable it. |
| Alternatives | Player setting toggle, semi-fullscreen immersive mode. |
| Scope | Useful for most desktop/tablet users; very broad impact. |
| Side effects | Minimal — can be optional for distraction-free viewers. |
| Context | YouTube confirmed removal; users report frustration and disrupted workflow. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1n3wizl/youtube_removed_feature_to_scroll_down_while/
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the extension’s fullscreen player behavior and verify how scrolling currently works on YouTube. Done means users can scroll to comments, descriptions, and recommendations without leaving fullscreen, while preserving an option for distraction-free fullscreen.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100