When a video in YouTube goes full screen the controls don't always disappear after the timeout, but go semi-transparent instead (see screenshot). The transparency seems to be different every time, but generally low. It seems like the fade out animation just doesn't finish. It is extremely annoying. They only reliable way to make them go away is to click the Full Screen button in the lower right corner of the video. Then the video goes full screen without the controls, therefore no timeout, therefore no fade out animation. Checked Chrome, but does not have the same behavior. This is the Dev version.

VladislavKosev thank you for alerting us to this issue. I have added your comments to the bug that we have tracking this issue.

Elliot Kirk I have to add that sometimes it doesn't happen the first or second time you go full screen or play/pause while in full screen, but once it gets bugged, it stays bugged even if you refresh the page.

Another observation - alt-tabbing out and then in the full-screened player removes the nearly transparent overlays if the mouse is out of the screen. If mouse is IN the screen, then they become fully visible.

VladislavKosev I'm having the same problem. Have you found a solution?

arthursobased Hi, don't know if you still have the problem but mine was fixed by going into settings on chrome, then go into Advanced settings and find use hardware acceleration when available and turn it off.

YouTube controls not disappearing in full screen

Elliot Kirk
Microsoft
May 03, 2019
VladislavKosev thank you for alerting us to this issue. I have added your comments to the bug that we have tracking this issue.
- VladislavKosev
  Brass Contributor
  May 08, 2019
  Elliot Kirk I have to add that sometimes it doesn't happen the first or second time you go full screen or play/pause while in full screen, but once it gets bugged, it stays bugged even if you refresh the page.
- VladislavKosev
  Brass Contributor
  May 10, 2019
  Another observation - alt-tabbing out and then in the full-screened player removes the nearly transparent overlays if the mouse is out of the screen. If mouse is IN the screen, then they become fully visible.
  - ddBan
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 22, 2019
    VladislavKosev I'm having the same problem. Have you found a solution?
ncdinsay
Copper Contributor
Jul 16, 2019
VladislavKosev Disabling hardware acceleration fixed it for me on both chrome and edge.
Tano_1989
Copper Contributor
Jun 25, 2019
VladislavKosev I'm having the same problem. It started happening a few days ago, and I can't figure out why. Very frustrating. Please let us know if you find an answer.
doobansa
Copper Contributor
Jul 03, 2019
VladislavKosev i have the same problem, i hope microsoft solve these
i send a screen
EnginT
Copper Contributor
Jul 06, 2019
VladislavKosev Deleting cookies and resetting Youtube site settings on Chrome Version 75.0.3770.100 solved same problem for me.
arthursobased
Iron Contributor
Jul 06, 2019
I have the same problem too !
- DSM22
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 16, 2019
  arthursobased Hi, don't know if you still have the problem but mine was fixed by going into settings on chrome, then go into Advanced settings and find use hardware acceleration when available and turn it off.
VladislavKosev
Brass Contributor
Jul 18, 2019
Disabling hardware acceleration solves the problem for me too, but I guess it is better for it to get fixed, rather than us giving up on hardware acceleration.
BeidouSImp
Copper Contributor
Sep 25, 2021
press F11, it's supposed to put chrome into fullscreen (or that's what it said at least) but never worked, figured it was a bug. I used the bug to destroy the bug lol

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