Question

I would like my video t0 start full screen, I’m calling the following method
[ mp setFullscreen: yes];
It seems like it is nt doing anything, if I comment it out the video player runs the same. When the player does run, there is a icon on the right hand side with 2 arrows, seems like pressing it puts it in full screen.

Am I doing something g wrong??

(void)viewDidLoad {

    // save it in a fix file name for testing documets\ted.mp4
NSURL *url  = [[NSBundle mainBundle]
               URLForResource:@"FredCouplesDriv"
               withExtension:@"mov"];

mp=[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL: url];
[mp.view setFrame: self.view.bounds];
[self.view addSubview: mp.view];

// Set movie player layout
[mp setControlStyle:MPMovieControlStyleEmbedded];

// set full screen
[mp setFullscreen:YES];


// May help to reduce latency
[mp prepareToPlay];

[mp play];
  [mp setFullscreen:YES];

[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self 
                                         selector:@selector(moviePlayBackDidFinish:) 
                                             name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification 
                                           object:nil];

  [self.view bringSubviewToFront: mStop ];   

}

Answer 1

Move [mp setFullscreen:YES]; to viewDidAppear and you’ll be fine

-(void) viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [mp setFullscreen:YES];
}