Meta has introduced an updated full-screen video player on its platform.
Takeaway points
- Meta, announced that it’s launching an updated full-screen video player on its platform with a consistent design for all video lengths.
- This updated video player will bring together reels, longer videos, and live content all in one full-screen, engaging experience.
- Meta said that the updated video player will first roll out on iOS and Android in the US and Canada and will be introduced in other countries in the coming months.
- The upgraded player has new controls like fullscreen mode for horizontal videos, a slider to skip around in longer videos, and you can tap on the video to bring up additional options that let you pause and jump back or forward 10 seconds.
Introducing the Updated Fullscreen Video Player
The social media platform Meta, announced on its blog on Wednesday, that it’s launching an updated fullscreen video player on its platform with a consistent design for all video lengths – whether they be Reels, longer videos, or live videos. This updated video player will bring together reels, longer videos, and live content all in one full-screen, engaging experience. Meta said that the updated video player will first roll out on iOS and Android in the US and Canada and will be introduced in other countries in the coming months.
“We’re introducing an updated video player on Facebook that brings together Reels, longer videos and Live content all in one fullscreen, engaging experience. The updated video player is rolling out on iOS and Android first in the US and Canada, and globally in the coming months,”Meta said.
Features of the updated video player
Based on the report, the upgraded player has new controls like fullscreen mode for horizontal videos, a slider to skip around in longer videos, and you can tap on the video to bring up additional options that let you pause and jump back or forward 10-seconds.
When you tap on a video anywhere on the Facebook app, you’ll now consistently see a fullscreen, vertically oriented video. Previously, depending on the length of the video or where you were watching, you may have seen horizontal videos or videos that played in a Feed-like player.
The social media platform said that in the coming weeks, the updated fullscreen video player will have new controls that will give their users the power to watch videos however they like and users will also see more relevant video recommendations, regardless of their length, to explore content based on their interests. These updates mean that more types of creators will have more opportunities to tap into additional audiences they might not have reached before.
On May 2, 2023 Meta introduced new ways to discover and personalize Facebook Reels. According to Meta, the new personalization controls for the reel will allow you to customize what you want to see more or less of. Users will now be able to scroll smoothly between reels and longer videos when watching content from creators on Facebook. Meta said it’s making short-form video more discoverable on Facebook by adding Reels to the main navigation of Facebook Watch.
