Screen Lock during Video Playback
Screen Lock lets MX Player users prevent accidental touches and interruptions while watching videos, creating a more seamless and enjoyable viewing experience.
Results
- Let users enjoy their favourite content without interruptions, improving the overall viewing experience.
- Minimised frustration caused by unintended screen touches, helping users stay immersed in the content.
- Made MX Player a more dependable choice for users’ video playback needs.
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Cui Shanshan
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Problem
Sarah is a 28-year-old movie and TV series enthusiast who uses MX Player to stream and watch her favourite content on her smartphone. While watching an episode in bed, she keeps accidentally touching the screen, causing the video to pause or skip ahead.
These unintended touches disrupt the viewing experience, creating frustration and breaking her immersion in the story.
Using Screen Lock
- While the video is playing, Sarah taps the screen to reveal the playback controls.
- She finds the padlock button among the controls and taps it.
- The playback controls disappear, leaving only a small padlock icon to show that the screen is locked.
- With the screen locked, she continues watching without accidental touches affecting playback.
- To unlock the screen, she taps the padlock icon again and the playback controls reappear.
Outcome
Screen Lock keeps the watching experience focused on the content. By temporarily disabling playback controls, it prevents accidental pauses and skips while keeping the unlock action clear and immediately available.
The feature removes a small but recurring source of frustration, helping users remain immersed in their videos and enjoy uninterrupted playback.
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