# Pause Functionality

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/pause-functionality/47740
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [November 24, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pause-functionality/47740 "2013-11-24T18:28:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![yamz66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a8b319/32.png) [@yamz66](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yamz66)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pause-functionality/47740/1 "2013-11-24T18:28:22Z")

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In previous versions of PHT and Plex Media Center, pressing "Play" on the Apple remote during playback would pause the video bring up the bar with a synopsis and pressing it again would resume the video.&nbsp;

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Now pressing "Play" brings up the controls bar and autofocuses on the Stop button. So pressing "play" again stops the video instead of resuming as expected.&nbsp;

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Personally, as long time Plex user, I would prefer it if pressing the Play/pause button would toggle between pause and play as usual.

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### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pause-functionality/47740/2 "2021-01-13T18:35:13Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: implemented/obsolete

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### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pause-functionality/47740/3 "2021-06-10T01:01:34Z")

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