# \&videocontrols

General Option! ([`&push`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push.md), [`&room`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room.md), [`&view`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view.md), [`&scene`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md))

## Aliases

* `&controls`

## Options

Example: `&videocontrols=false`

| Value                   | Description                 |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------- |
| (no value given)        | Shows the video control bar |
| `0` \| `false` \| `off` | Hides the video control bar |

## Details

`&videocontrols` will show the video control bar (provides access to full screen on mobile). You can also show the control bar with `Right-Click` -> `Show control bar`.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This is not the same control bar as the user control bar. Also, be sure to not accidentally unmute yourself -- echo feedback galore.
{% endhint %}

![](/files/ApBlgfLX9uYvKkOeVXpv)

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/7yGElMZcjUNMBMJsLc67" %}
[\&forcecontrols](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-hands-1.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/E702xoQrnCPsyoRie2eR" %}
[\&nocontrols](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-nocontrols.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/EaetANq0mn7LXAQxIF6m" %}
[\&autohide](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-autohide.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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