Guide · Taking part
Watch clips
Tap a video to watch it full screen, then swipe up for the next. Press and hold a clip for more — save, share, copy the link, full screen, auto scroll, speed, or not interested.
Videos on CommonYard play in a loop of clips, one after another, full screen.
Steps
- Tap a video on any post. It opens full screen.
- Swipe up for the next clip, or down for the one before.
- Tap the clip to pause it, and tap again to play.
- Drag along the bar at the bottom to jump forward or back.
On every clip
- Double-tap to react.
- The buttons down the side: React, Comments, Share, Save, and the three dots for the rest.
- Tap the yard’s name or the person’s name to go to them.
- Long words? Tap Show more.
Press and hold for more
Press and hold in the middle of a clip. It pauses, and a menu opens:
- Save, Share and Copy link.
- Full screen — just the clip, with nothing over it. Tap the clip to bring the words and buttons back.
- Auto scroll — the next clip starts when this one ends.
- Speed — 0.5×, 1×, 1.5× or 2×.
- Not interested — hides this post from you.
- More options — report, block, and the rest.
Tap away from the menu to close it, and the clip plays on.
Fast forward
Press and hold near the left or right edge of a clip instead, and it plays at 2× for as long as you hold.
Good to know
- At the end of the clips, tap Back to the Yard. New clips land in the Yard as they’re posted.
- A post you marked Not interested is kept under Hidden posts, where you can bring it back. See Find the posts you hid.