This is just plain dumb. Why fix something that isn't broken. Any idea as to whether this feature is being considered to be put back at a later date [i.e., may be this is still a bug that they are not able to get past on this latest iteration] or are we just done with this feature ever being available ever again.
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iOS17 cannot scrub thru video anymore?
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I feel the same way too. But I think it is a decision by Apple. Maybe some company threatened to sue them for copying this feature?
We will never know.
And no reviewers are covering this. When a good feature was introduced, every reviewer goes in to say good things. When a good feature is removed, every reviewer keeps quiet.
Maybe they are worried they will not be invited for the launch event next year🥲
It was. Now the screen is obstructed throughout the entire process.
This was one of my favorite features in iOS 16. One that impacted daily life almost more than any other feature in iOS 16. Now they removed it?!?! This has been driving me insane. It’s very awkward to hold the phone in one hand and scrub video. You have this tiny little bar at the bottom of the screen that you have to hit now. Something tells me this is a legal issue like someone had a patented on the iOS 16 style scrubber so Apple had to pull it out in 17.
It took me forever to find the right search terms to even find this post. Why isn’t this stupid change plastered all over every major blog, news site and social media. Did people just not notice the improvements in 16 and were still scrubbing directly on the progress bar so they didn’t even know what they were missing?
This is nuts!
It took me forever to find the right search terms to even find this post. Why isn’t this stupid change plastered all over every major blog, news site and social media. Did people just not notice the improvements in 16 and were still scrubbing directly on the progress bar so they didn’t even know what they were missing?
This is nuts!
I share your misery. Somehow apple thinks that we prefer to move the entire video left or right instead of scrubbing 🥲
Stupid implementation and I too wonder why no one is talking about it.
I was anything but precise. You could scrub anywhere on the screen which was good but the damn thing had inertia for god sake, once you've lifted your finger, the video never stayed where you wanted.
The best implementation was iOS15 when you grab the seeker, slide up/down to adjust the rate.
I found it very precise too. Not sure why you feel otherwise. Never had any issue getting to the exact spot
Maybe it takes getting used to
It's the same as swiping with the trackpad on macOS videos files and we have this for like a decade or even more. I don't care if it wasn't precise, the main goal of this feature is being able to rewind or fast forward quick and easy anytime you want and for some longer videos, this feature is more useful than pointing/swapping the time bar itself.
It makes no sense to remove this feature on iOS when we have this on macOS for years.
True, I wasn't trying to justify the decision to remove the feature. Just saying that the implementation was not good (compare to the previous one) to begin with.
I found it to be VERY precise, as well as very smooth and simple to do. What they’ve done is take all the good and trashed it.
Like, we really want to move the video left or right of the screen for some insane reason? I don’t get it. Like someone just said, maybe it’s a patent issue. Idk, but if it is, Apple should buy rights to the patent.
I'm 99% sure it's gone on purpose. Earlier today I was watching a family member try to pinch zoom in on a video and they were accidentally scrubbing with this feature instead. It's just not user friendly for basic users. Not everyone is an enthusiast that knows all the secret gestures, which is normally fine, until it gets in the way of basic use or accessibility.
Apple could add an option... but you know that's not their style.
I don't think it's a patent issue either otherwise they would've had to remove it in iOS 16 as well.
Apple could add an option... but you know that's not their style.
I don't think it's a patent issue either otherwise they would've had to remove it in iOS 16 as well.
I don’t like the dimming either. Android lets you scrub from video without dimming the display. Does any body know if you can set VLC as default player in iOS to get around the new changes in Safari ? But even worse is that the video controls won’t show up unless you tap the screen which on certain sites causes pop up’s to open. Also when you press the display it now attempts to copy the video which disables the controls. Why would Apple allow the copy feature to activate when watching videos? Makes no sense! Might have to try to downgrade to iOS 16 if this doesn’t get fixed soon !!
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I'm using it now and I'm sorry to report that it's still absent. I submitted a feedback request again for the second year in a row to plead for them to add it back.
Ah well, thanks for the update -that’s really disappointing, I still think it should be an accessibility option for users who prefer it enabled.