Playing videos in the browser

Yandex Browser for Mobile can open mp4, webm, ogv, and x-m4v video files.

flv, wmv, and hls video files are not supported.

Manage videos

Skip forward/back

To skip 10 seconds forward or back, tap twice on the right or left edge of the video, respectively.

View videos on top of apps

Note

This feature isn't available to all users because it's still in development.

If you switch to a different app when viewing a full-screen video in Yandex Browser, it continues playing in a small pop-out window, which appears on top of the other app (also known as Picture in Picture, or PiP). Tap the pop-out window to go back to viewing the video in Yandex Browser. You can drag the video window to any part of your screen.

To enable this feature:

1. Tap  → .

2. Go to the Video section.

3. Turn on these options:

   • Show on top of other applications: When you exit full-screen mode, the video continues in a separate window.

   • Show video when leaving the tab: When you switch to another browser tab or other app, the video continues in a separate window.