IOS – disable iPhone full screen video

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I'm trying to watch a web presentation (passworded, can't provide a live link) arranged like this:
web page mockup with 3 panes: video, notes, slideshow
When I view the site on an iPhone, Safari "helpfully" zooms the video to full screen, covering the rest of the page (which I want to see).

I tried the pinch gesture, but whenever I do that, the page interprets the touch as a pause click. Then when I hit play again, the video zooms back to full screen. Repeat ad nauseam.

Is there a way to disable the video zoom feature entirely? Alternately, is there a 3rd party browser that doesn't have the video zoom feature?

Best Answer

I have not found a way to disable video zoom.

Puffin browser does not have video zoom and can be used as an alternative.

Link to app.

Example:

example

Notice how the video is not in full screen.