--- title: X continues to bet on vertical video with its latest update description: X has launched a new immersive video player, rolling out first on iOS, that lets users expand videos to full screen with a single tap and swipe up to navigate... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/x-continues-to-bet-on-vertical-video-with-its-latest-update-aeevbgmiy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: X continues to bet on vertical video with its latest update | daily.dev og:description: X has launched a new immersive video player, rolling out first on iOS, that lets users expand videos to full screen with a single tap and swipe up to navigate... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/x-continues-to-bet-on-vertical-video-with-its-latest-update-aeevbgmiy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aEEVbgMIY.png og:image:alt: X continues to bet on vertical video with its latest update og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # X continues to bet on vertical video with its latest update **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary X has launched a new immersive video player, rolling out first on iOS, that lets users expand videos to full screen with a single tap and swipe up to navigate between videos — a format similar to TikTok. Head of product Nikita Bier confirmed the platform is prioritizing portrait-oriented video, stating X will stop cropping vertical content. The move positions X as a competitor in the short-form vertical video space, especially following TikTok's U.S. sale. Some users have criticized the update for removing the ability to view videos in their original aspect ratio. More video-focused updates are reportedly in the pipeline. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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