Viewing a Video

When you're watching a video file, you can display controls by tapping the screen once. The controls appear at the top and bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 24-2. If you don't use any of the displayed controls after a few seconds, they disappear again, which you can display by tapping the screen once more.

Tapping a playing video displays controls at the top and bottom of the screen.

Figure 24-2. Tapping a playing video displays controls at the top and bottom of the screen.

The available controls are as follows:

  • Volume slider Drag this left and right to adjust the volume.

  • Playhead slider Drag this left and right to play different parts of the video file.

  • Play/Pause button Tap to pause or resume playing of ...

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