Will you change Podcast Video size back to full screen, please?

[iMore Question]

It's insane to take up half the space with blank greys, please change back. I depend on Democracy Now daily and can hardly hear it and now see it as well.
thanks grace

 

[Coachbulldog]

Download the Democracy Now app. Videos are full size when viewed in the app.

 

[Rene Ritchie]

In the Apple Podcasts app for iPad? That's a bug Apple needs to fix, alas.

 

[tvmaster2]

it's been nearly four months since your post, so sorry to bang on an old thread, but a lot of people I chatted with have been wondering if Apple is EVER going to fix this? Watching Macbreak Weekly on an iPad just isn't any fun since the iOS9 release. Is it possible the missing full-screen podcast app feature was intentional?

 

[James Falconer]

Not sure what Apple plans to do here (if anything) - but I'll ping Rene to see if he has any insight

 

[tvmaster2]

thanks, lots of people would appreciate any news on this 'bug'

 

[tvmaster2]

I guess Rene hasn't heard anything?

 

[James Falconer]

Nothing yet - I'll keep you posted if I hear anything!

 

[tvmaster2]

thanks. it's frustrating that even the experts either don't know or can't comment. I just use my iPad for less and less these days, primarily because of things like this. I can now watch on Roku, Sage, Android, etc. Can't figure out why Apple would either ruin this on purpose, or take soooo long to repair it. Either way, it reflects badly on them.

UPDATE: just saw Rene's blog report. hopefully that will help