Why don't I have playback controls on stock Android video player?

[BigBoaby]

No playback controls on stock android video player

I've searched the Web but maybe I am not using the right keywords so sorry if this has been asked before.

I'm currently on the latest android on galaxy s5 and as of today whenever I try to stream or play a video on my phone, I get no buttons such as play/pause or the progress( right word? ) bar. I simply have the video playing and that is it.
It plays as normal and ends as normal, I can also exit as normal, just no playback controls.

I've tried uninstalling the one app I downloaded since yesterday, cleared the cache and data for the video player, I have restarted the phone and now I'm all out of ideas.

Can anyone please help me as this is doing my head in!

Thanks

 

[itguyjax8430]

Re: No playback controls on stock android video player

I've searched the Web but maybe I am not using the right keywords so sorry if this has been asked before.

I'm currently on the latest android on galaxy s5 and as of today whenever I try to stream or play a video on my phone, I get no buttons such as play/pause or the progress( right word? ) bar. I simply have the video playing and that is it.
It plays as normal and ends as normal, I can also exit as normal, just no playback controls.

I've tried uninstalling the one app I downloaded since yesterday, cleared the cache and data for the video player, I have restarted the phone and now I'm all out of ideas.

Can anyone please help me as this is doing my head in!

Thanks

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Does the video app give you an option to uninstall updates?

 

[BigBoaby]

Thanks for the reply!

No unfortunately it does not.

So far I've found if i press the lock button on my phone when the video is playing and then press it again I get the controls back.

Unfortunately I have to do this every time I want the controls.