Android

How to play, pause, seek and restart all videos on Android

Keep several clips visible while using one toolbar to manage playback across the split screen.

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Pause All Players and Global Progress require Premium; linked controls also require Premium. This example uses two local videos with different lengths and no active Sync Playback. Screenshots show the English interface on a Pixel 8 phone.

Add Pause All Players, Global Progress, and Restart All Players to the bottom toolbar. Use them to toggle playback, move the shared progress position, and return the videos to the beginning.

Start all videos together

Tap Pause All Players when the videos are paused. The button toggles the playback state; the pause icons in both panes show that both are now playing.

Pixel 8 — Both videos are playing after the global playback action.
Both videos are playing after the global playback action.

Pause the entire comparison

Tap the same toolbar button again. Check that both panes show Play and that their pictures stop changing before inspecting a detail.

Pixel 8 — Both panes show Play after the global pause action.
Both panes show Play after the global pause action.

Seek with the shared progress bar

Tap Global Progress to show the extra slider and drag it. Without Sync Playback, this seeks by percentage of each video, so clips of different lengths can show different elapsed times.

Pixel 8 — One global slider controls the progress of both videos.
One global slider controls the progress of both videos.

Return to the beginning

Use Restart All Players to return the videos to their start. In this example both were paused and remain paused at zero. Tap the global playback button when ready to review again.

Pixel 8 — Both paused clips are back at 00:00.
Both paused clips are back at 00:00.

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Useful details

Check these details as you follow the steps.

144preset layouts
36videos at once, up to
Make it yoursPosition, size and dividers

Link individual player controls when useful

Enable Lock to link player controls; the app confirms Player controls linked. In the tested workspace, pressing Play in one pane starts both. Lock does not lock the touchscreen.

Use sync points for matching action

A shared percentage does not align events recorded at different times. Use Sync to Video and set reference points when the action must stay matched.

Frequently asked questions

Why do the times differ after global seeking?

Without synchronization, the slider represents a fraction of each clip’s duration. The same fraction can correspond to different numbers of seconds.

Does the Lock button prevent accidental touches?

No. It links playback controls across players. It is not a screen-touch lock.

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Open Split Screen Player and follow the steps with files you want to use.

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