Comment by codedokode
3 days ago
> so you can no longer see the content in case you paused to freeze the frame.
It's similar on desktop, if you pause the video, an overlay with recommendations appears, and it prevents you from reading the subtitles, for example.
I've only experienced that on embedded videos, not on youtube.com . Are you experiencing it on youtube.com ? I tried it just now, and was able to view a video on youtube.com , pause it, and keep reading the subtitles with no recommendations popping up.
Disclosure: I work at Google but not YouTube.
Yes, it's possible that you are right - I checked it on a random video, and there is no overlay.