mozilla-mobile / mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios

Youtube theater mode not using full screen width

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Description

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open any wide format video on Youtube, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y8FVIiWyao
  2. Click the "theater mode" button on the player toolbar (third button from the right)
Expected behavior
  1. The video always uses the full screen width, like in Safari and Chrome
Actual behavior
  1. Initially the video is not using the full width and there are black bars on the left and right.
  2. Only after scrolling down the page, the video is enlarged to the full width (and the resize process is not smooth)
Device & build information
  • Device: iPad Pro 10.5"
  • Build version: 109.0 (25841)
    1. Notes
      Attachments:
      youtubeUNITO-UNDERSCORE!firefox!
      youtubeUNITO-UNDERSCORE!safari!

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on an iPad Pro using Firefox for iOS 109.0 (25841), following the YouTube theater-mode steps and comparing the initial layout with Safari or Chrome. Trace the theater-mode and resize behavior from that entry point; done means a wide video uses the full screen width immediately, without black side bars or an unsmooth resize after scrolling.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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