{"id":334303,"date":"2021-09-03T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:00:37","slug":"5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 YouTube Gestures You Should Be Using on Android and iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec4114d859a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec4114d859a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/#Double-Tap_to_Skip_Forward_Back\" >Double-Tap to Skip Forward &amp; Back<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/#Two-Finger_Double-Tap_to_Skip_Chapters\" >Two-Finger Double-Tap to Skip Chapters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/#Slide_Finger_to_Scrub_Through_Video\" >Slide Finger to Scrub Through Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/#Pinch-to-Zoom_to_Fill_the_Entire_Screen\" >Pinch-to-Zoom to Fill the Entire Screen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-youtube-gestures-you-should-be-using-on-android-and-iphone\/#Swipe_Video_Down_to_Minimize\" >Swipe Video Down to Minimize<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#5 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> Gestures You Should Be Using on Android and iPhone&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-749520 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-gestures-hero.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-gestures-hero.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-gestures-hero.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/touch-screen-icons-mono-vector-symbols-289285202\" data-credittext=\"tulpahn\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/touch-screen-icons-mono-vector-symbols-289285202\">tulpahn\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smartphones are great for watching YouTube videos, but the smaller controls can be a little annoying to use. Thankfully, the YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> is full of handy gestures. If you don\u2019t know about them, you\u2019re really missing out.<\/p>\n<p>The gestures here are available in the YouTube app for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/youtube-watch-listen-stream\/id544007664\">iPhone<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/youtube-watch-listen-stream\/id544007664\">iPad<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.youtube&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Android<\/a> devices. They do not work on the YouTube mobile website. The one exception is the double-tap to skip gesture, which does work on the website.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Double-Tap_to_Skip_Forward_Back\"><\/span>Double-Tap to Skip Forward &amp; Back<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube puts buttons for Play, Next Video, and Previous Video on the screen, but what about skipping a little bit forward or backward? That\u2019s where this handy gesture comes in.<\/p>\n<p>Simply double-tap the left or right side of the video with one finger to skip forward or backward 10-seconds. You\u2019ll see arrows to indicate the skipping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_10-42-21.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Doubel tap left or right side of screen.\" width=\"450\" height=\"386\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two-Finger_Double-Tap_to_Skip_Chapters\"><\/span>Two-Finger Double-Tap to Skip Chapters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some long videos on YouTube has \u201cchapters\u201d to divide the video into sections. These chapters are indicated on the scroll bar, but you can also easily skip through them with a gesture.<\/p>\n<p>This time, double-tap the left or right side of the video with <em>two<\/em> fingers to skip to the next or previous chapter. You\u2019ll see arrows and the chapter title on the screen when it works.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_10-44-19.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Double tap left or right side with 2 fingers.\" width=\"450\" height=\"417\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slide_Finger_to_Scrub_Through_Video\"><\/span>Slide Finger to Scrub Through Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Google removed the ability to tap anywhere on the seek bar to skip to that spot in the video after complaints of accidental taps. The replacement is a lesser-known gesture.<\/p>\n<p>First, with a video playing, tap and hold your finger on the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_12-56-09.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap and hold your finger on the video.\" width=\"446\" height=\"347\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keeping your finger pressed on the screen, slide your finger left-to-right to scrub through the video. A little box will show you a preview of the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_12-57-10.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Slide finger to scrub through video.\" width=\"450\" height=\"327\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lift your finger off the screen to start playing the video from the position you land on.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pinch-to-Zoom_to_Fill_the_Entire_Screen\"><\/span>Pinch-to-Zoom to Fill the Entire Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A lot of smartphones these days don\u2019t have the same aspect ratio as YouTube videos. You may notice black bars on the sides of the video when you watch in fullscreen. A simple gesture can fix this.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is pinch two fingers out to zoom in on the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_13-07-58.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Pinch to zoom in on video.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It will now fill the entire screen, but keep in mind that this does cut off some of the top and bottom of the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_13-08-06.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Full screen video\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swipe_Video_Down_to_Minimize\"><\/span>Swipe Video Down to Minimize<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Say you\u2019re watching a video and you want to keep browsing on YouTube while it plays. There\u2019s a handy gesture for that, too.<\/p>\n<p>Simply swipe\u2014or \u201cpull\u201d\u2014the video down from the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_13-12-53.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Swipe down on video.\" width=\"449\" height=\"459\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The video will continue playing in a minimized bar at the bottom of the screen. You can tap or swipe it up to go back to the full video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-19_13-15-07.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Minimized video.\" width=\"450\" height=\"196\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>These gestures are all very simple, but YouTube doesn\u2019t make them super obvious. There\u2019s a good chance you may not have known about all of them. 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