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Description of the issue: YouTube closed captions not shown when in fullscreen on iPad A16.
How can this issue be reproduced?
Visit YouTube on iPad A16
Load a video with closed captions
Enter fullscreen mode, closed captions are now invisible.
Expected result: Closed captions remain visible in YouTube.
Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.91.1 (181)
Mobile Device details
Additional Information:
289wk
July 18, 2026, 11:28am
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@netyire
Seems to be an unresolved issue:
opened 09:06PM - 18 Apr 24 UTC
OS/iOS
## Description:
- Youtube in Fullscreen in Brave does not show captions.
- It… shows in Safari.
- This is due to Brave using the native video player that WebKit spawns vs. Safari using the expanded `div.requestFullscreen` to request FS on a div-tag.
## Steps to Reproduce
1. Enable Captions on a Youtube video.
2. Enter fullscreen on iPad on Youtube.
## Actual result:
- No captions on the video
## Expected result:
- Should have captions
## Reproduces how often: [Easily reproduced, Intermittent Issue]
- Easily reproduced
## Brave Version:
- All
### Device details:
- iPad only
### Website problems only:
- Youtube issue only
opened 01:12AM - 23 Jun 25 UTC
closed 02:55PM - 03 Jul 25 UTC
OS/iOS
### Description
Captions will play on videos until you hit the button to put it… to full screen. Once in full screen the CC button disappears and any captions no longer show. To be precise, only happens when you hit the full screen button. If you simply tilt the phone to have it go into landscape it will keep the captions appearing.
This is an upstream issue as it is true for Safari and other browsers when tested. I have brought this up to Apple in 2022 but they made claims they couldn't replicate the problem and we got nowhere. This has been an issue for years now ands I'm not sure whether to blame it on WebKit, YouTube, or something else.
### In image below you can see the CC option toward the top right of the video player, captions are playing in the background, etc. This is before opening full screen
### Below is what happens in full screen, captions are no longer there and the CC button has gone away. As does all other YouTube specific settings. No autoplay button, the settings button to choose video quality, etc.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Play any video on YouTube
2. Video will have a CC button
3. Push the CC button to enable closed captions
4. Press full screen button on the video player
5. Captions go away and CC button is no longer there
### Actual result
Video plays but captions options and captions themselves vanish. The CC button also goes away
### Expected result
Captions remain available
### Reproduces how often
Easily reproduced
### Brave version
1.79 (124)
### Device/iOS version
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iOS 18.5
### Affected browser versions
- [x] latest AppStore
- [ ] latest TestFlight
- [ ] previous TestFlight
### Reproducibility
- [x] with Brave Shields disabled
- [x] in the latest version of mobile Safari
### Miscellaneous information
Long time ago saw a Github issue which may be relevant. https://github.com/youtube/youtube-ios-player-helper/issues/456
Beyond that, this issue has long been reported at Brave Community. I'll link a variety of links below for reference. The last one on this list is even to 2020, so it's been at least 5 years.
- https://community.brave.com/t/subtitles-for-full-screen-youtube-videos/627618
- https://community.brave.com/t/closed-captions-in-youtube/624076
- https://community.brave.com/t/no-captions-in-landscape-mode/622710
- https://community.brave.com/t/feedback-regarding-the-fullscreen-behavior-of-youtube-videos-within-the-brave-browser-on-ios/615227
- https://community.brave.com/t/captions-disappear-when-using-youtube-in-fullscreen/544644
- https://community.brave.com/t/no-subtitles-on-youtube-videos/524135
- https://community.brave.com/t/i-problem-on-youtube/489273
- https://community.brave.com/t/youtube-fullscreen-subtitles/478940
- https://community.brave.com/t/youtube-captions-disappear-with-full-screen/441983
- https://community.brave.com/t/subtitles-fullscreen-youtube-not-working/433770
- https://community.brave.com/t/youtube-captions-disappear-in-full-screen/171137
cc: @brave-matt
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