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Playing video in any form (movies, podcasts, TV shows, whatever) on the iPhone's 3 1/2-inch screen is a cinematic delight. The iPhone's large screen means you don't have to squint to watch your video.
Decide what you want to watch on your iPhone, and then tap away. It's all good.
1. To choose a video, go to the Home screen, tap the iPod icon and then tap the Videos icon.
Your list of videos pops up. Videos are segregated by category (Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos, Podcasts) and accompanied by thumbnail images and the length of the video.
2. Flick your finger to scroll through the list, and then tap the video you want to play. You'll see a spinning circle for just a moment and then the video will begin.
3. Turn the device to its side, because the iPhone plays video only in landscape (or widescreen) mode.
You can watch flicks as the filmmaker intended, in a cinematic aspect ratio.
4. Now that the video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
5. Tap the following controls as needed:
To play or pause the video, tap the play/pause button.
Drag the volume slider to the right to raise the volume and to the left to lower it. Alternatively, use the physical Volume buttons to control the audio levels. If the video is oriented properly, the buttons will be to the bottom left of the iPhone.
Tap the restart/rewind button to restart the video or tap and hold the same button to rewind.
Tap and hold the fast-forward button to advance the video. You can skip ahead also by dragging the playhead along the scrubber bar.
Tap the scale button to toggle between filling the entire screen with video or fitting the video to the screen. Alternatively, you can double-tap the video to go back and forth between fitting and filling the screen.
• Fitting video to the screen displays the film in its theatrical aspect ratio. You might see black bars above or below the video (or to its sides), which some people don't like.
• Filling the entire screen with the video may crop or trim the sides or top of the picture, so you aren't seeing the complete scene that the director shot.
6. Tap the screen again to make the controls go away (or wait for them to go away on their own).
7. Tap Done when you've finished watching (you'll have to summon the controls back if they're not already present).
You return to the iPhone's video menu screen.
 | At the end of a movie or other video, the iPhone offers to delete the film to free up space. Tap Keep or Delete. If you tap Delete, the iPhone will ask whether you're sure. Don't sweat it. If you change your mind, just sync the movie again from iTunes. |
To manually delete a video, swipe left or right over the video listing. Then tap the small red Delete button that materializes. To confirm your intention, tap the larger Delete button that appears.
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