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[FEATURE] Shorts player video centering relative to the screen and repair the search function in flow #729

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@LoveChocoCat

Problem Statement

Hello, I am using the nightly version of flow. The shorts player ambient mode is awesome. The shorts player in flow is kinda centered in a fashion that it's unbalanced. I estimated that the status bar is not accounted into consideration unlike YT.

The search function breaks when filtering especially shorts.

Flow:
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YT:
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The space under the video is too small compared to the YT

Flow:
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YT:
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The search broke when I filter shorts.

Proposed Solution

Shift the video of shorts up a bit to achieve somewhat balance spacing about as much as a status bar. Then make the status bar transparent to accommodate the ambient mode of shorts player.

Repair the search query-ing or something in flow because now it's broken.

User Story

  • As a usual shorts watcher and video finder,
    I want the video to be shift up a bit and the search filter function to be fixed,
    so that it doesn't trigger my ocd and find videos comfortably.

Alternatives Considered

Either shift the video of shorts up or make an option to hide the bar that houses many tabs below it.

Either repair the search function or add separate search function in shorts player.

Priority Assessment

  • Critical — I can't use Flow effectively without this
  • High — I'd use this feature daily
  • Medium — Nice to have, would improve my experience noticeably
  • Low — Minor improvement, not urgent

Feature Category

  • Video playback
  • Music player
  • Home feed / Recommendations
  • Search & Discovery
  • Downloads & Offline
  • Subscriptions & Channels
  • Playlists & Queue
  • Picture-in-Picture / Background playback
  • Notifications & Alerts
  • Settings & Customization
  • Import / Export / Migration
  • Casting & External devices
  • SponsorBlock / DeArrow
  • Lyrics / Subtitles
  • UI / Theming / Accessibility
  • Performance / Battery / Data usage
  • Privacy & Security
  • Other

Platform Considerations

  • Requires network access
  • Works offline
  • Involves local data storage
  • Affects battery life
  • Needs special Android permissions
  • Interacts with other apps or system features
  • None of the above / Not sure

Existing Solutions

YouTube. They place the shots video up a little bit compared to flow. They query all type of video then when filtered as example shorts the queried shorts show up.

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