Play video in full screen? Can't do it?

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It appears the Wix video player doesn’t have a Play in full screen option. So when the user starts watching this embedded video in a small box, they can’t MAXIMIZE it. Please tell me I missed something. Not a Pro Gallery. Just one video.

Here’s the video playing. How do you… show it in full screen? :computer:

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@Alexander_R I took a peek, and I’m seeing that the video is in a ProGallery and is set to ‘Open in Expand Mode’. While the video is playing, you can click on it which then opens it in a pop-up window. You then can hover over the video and on the bottom right you’ll see the expand icon. Are you seeing something different? Or am I looking at the wrong area?

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Pamela, thank you but I’m not talking about the Pro Gallery. It took me 15 minutes just to figure out the proper stretching, cropping, and other functions in the overly powerful and complex Pro Gallery. That’s why you see it on my page.

I was looking for the most obvious and SIMPLE and low-impact way to play a video! And the single-video player CAN’T play in full screen.

Perhaps it’s the only video player in the world (wide web) - sorry if I’m exaggerating - that can’t play a full-screen video. The setup to get the Pro Gallery configured, set up, and looking nice is too long. You already have the single-video player. In my opinion, supporting full-screen playback via double-clicking and clicking a dedicated button is a must.

Alex

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@Alexander_R Thank you for clarifying! So yes, as of now the only options for video to get to a full screen are Pro Gallery, Single Video Player, and Wix Video. On top of that, ProGallery is the only one you are able to set it where one click on the video opens it in full screen. Single Video Player and Wix Video you first have to click the video to play it and then click again on the expand icon.

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Thanks for confirming. To me, this is a big drawback. Does it make any sense that we’re entering 2024 without a simple way to play videos in full-screen? :face_with_peeking_eye:

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Agreed…this is INSANE.

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One more “agreed” from me. Doesn’t make sense.

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After the investment, I just realized I can’t even use the platform because of this reason…is this going to get updated? @the-wix-code-team