YNPlayer Android user guide

Playback, brightness and volume

1. Double-tap the left or right side to go back or forward 10 seconds. The Back 10 seconds and Forward 10 seconds buttons do the same.
2. Drag up or down on the left side for brightness and on the right side for volume.
3. Pinch with two fingers to switch between Fit to screen and Zoom to fill.
4. Use the Rotate screen button at the bottom to switch between landscape and portrait.
5. Tap Lock controls to block touches and seeking. Unlock with the unlock button or your device’s Back button.

While the player is visible, wired and Bluetooth headsets and system media buttons also control playback.

Speed, display and audio

1. During playback, tap ⋮ at the top right to open the Playback menu.
2. In Playback speed, choose 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5 or 2×.
3. In Display, choose Fit to screen, Zoom to fill or Stretch, and a Screen orientation (Follow system settings, Landscape or Portrait). The screen fit is saved as your default.
4. For videos with several audio tracks, choose one in Audio. Track choices are remembered for each video.

Playlist in the Playback menu moves to the previous or next video and switches between Continuous playback and Play one video.

Attach subtitles and fix timing

1. Tap the subtitle icon at the bottom or Subtitles in the Playback menu.
2. Under Similar filenames, tap the file to attach. Files with similar names in the added video folder appear first. Find subtitle files nearby searches by filename.
3. If it is not listed, use Choose subtitle file. SRT, SMI/SAMI, VTT, ASS/SSA and TTML files up to 4 MB are supported.
4. In Size and synchronization, change the subtitle size and timing. + shows subtitles later and − earlier. Enter subtitle offset accepts −10 to +10 seconds with one decimal place.

Subtitles inside the video file are under Embedded subtitles. Tap Turn off subtitles to hide them.

Subtitle size is saved as your default; timing and external subtitle encoding are saved per video. When you open a video in an added folder, a subtitle with exactly the same name is attached automatically.

Add folders and find videos

1. Tap Add folder on the first screen and select a folder that contains videos.
2. Folder videos lists videos in its subfolders too. Use search, sorting (Name, Recently modified, File size) and Unwatched only to find a video.
3. Recent videos shows thumbnails, resume positions and progress. From an item’s ⋮, choose Play from the beginning, Add to playlist or Remove from recents.

Removing from recents keeps your playback history and the original video.

If folder access expires, tap Reconnect folder and select the original folder. Use Remove folder for folders you no longer need.

Build a playlist

1. Choose ⋮ → Add to playlist on a video, or tap Play list in Folder videos.
2. Open the playlist and tap Play playlist to start from the top or Resume to continue the current video. Tap a video to play it.
3. Use Add videos to add device files or Google Drive videos. Adding does not change what is playing.
4. Use an item’s options for Up, Down and Remove, and Playlist options for Clear. With Automatically play next video on, the next item plays when a video ends.

The playlist is saved on this device.

Watch Google Drive videos

1. In Open video file or the playlist’s Add videos, tap Choose from Google Drive.
2. The first time, choose a Google account to connect, then pick the videos. If you pick several, choose Play now or Add to playlist.
3. For subtitles, choose a subtitle file (up to 4 MB) from the same Google account in the subtitle settings. It is remembered for that video.
4. Use Settings at the top right of the first screen, or Settings in the Playback menu, to check or change the Google Drive account or disconnect it from this app.

Google Drive no longer requires separate test-account registration.

The app opens only the files you pick. Drive videos need an internet connection while playing.

Changing accounts removes the previous account’s videos from the playlist. Disconnecting does not change your Google files or account permissions.

Picture in picture

1. Tap Picture in picture in the Playback menu.
2. Keep watching in the small window while using other apps. Tap the window and use Android’s expand button to return to the app.
3. If the window does not open, check that picture-in-picture is allowed for YNPlayer in your device’s app settings.

Leaving the player any other way pauses playback and saves your position. Audio playback with the screen off is not supported.