diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index dfe8dcef..74f1c3bd 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
         }, 1000);
       }
       completeOpeningAnimation();
-      controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 3000);
+      controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 5000);
     }
   };
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
         useNativeDriver: true,
       }).start();
       if (newShowControls) {
-        controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 3000);
+        controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 5000);
       }
       return newShowControls;
     });
diff --git a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
index cbcfd127..6f73f231 100644
--- a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
         }, 1000);
       }
       completeOpeningAnimation();
-      controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 3000);
+      controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 5000);
     }
   };
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
         useNativeDriver: true,
       }).start();
       if (newShowControls) {
-        controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 3000);
+        controlsTimeout.current = setTimeout(hideControls, 5000);
       }
       return newShowControls;
     });