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e40 • yesterday at 6:59 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

5 clicks/touches on YT mobile to close a video. iOS version, but I assume others are the same. I use the mobile app a whole lot less because of it.

16 is insane, though.


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delecti • yesterday at 9:18 PM

Do you mean the iOS YT app? It's at most three, two if you allow a swipe. Swipe down on the video (moves it to a smaller view in the lower-right) > tap the X in the upper right of the video. Or tap the video (to bring up controls) > tap the down-arrow in the upper left (moves to the same smaller view) > tap the same X in the corner.

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dgan • yesterday at 7:10 PM

I am using YouTube website, on Firefox, GrapheneOS. If I click on youtube logo, it will close the video. what am I missing from not using the app? It also continues playing when phone closed/black screen

Miraste • yesterday at 8:45 PM

On the Android app it takes two touches.