Shorts feed
Shorts is a 9:16 surface. The video fills the screen. Metadata and a Continue chip sit on the lower left. Actions sit on the right as circular controls: Like, Save, Episodes, Share.
Swipe to move to the next mini-series card. Continue takes you out of the browse feed and into the player for that title. A short advertisement may appear as you keep swiping. If an ad does not load, you can still move on.
Player
The player is full screen. Tap the picture to pause or resume. A back control returns you to a “before you go” page with the current title and other posters. A progress bar and Next sit at the bottom. Next plays the following episode.
You can reach the player from Shorts, Discover posters, search, history, My List, the Home continue widget, or an advertising link that opens a specific episode when that link is configured.
Episodes
The episode page shows a short synopsis and a number grid. The current episode is highlighted. The grid does not show lock badges. Watching is still ad-supported: a short interstitial ad may play when you move through the list. If that ad fails, playback continues.
Autoplay next episode can be switched in Settings. Play on mobile data is also a setting.
Free, with ads
ArcShorts does not sell coins, VIP, or an in-app subscription. Watching is free because advertisements may appear when you open the app, browse, or continue an episode. On-screen ad labels use the word Advertisement.
Ads are filled through an advertising mediation SDK. Google advertising is included. Other networks may be added later; we do not publish unit identifiers on this site.
You can reset or limit the advertising ID in Android settings. That changes how ads can be personalized. It does not remove every ad.
Share and save
Share opens the system share panel. Copy link confirms when a link is copied. Save adds the title to My List. Like is stored on the device with your other local library data.
Connection
If the device is offline, ArcShorts explains that and offers Try again. A failed advertisement does not block the episode. Progress you already have stays in the app sandbox until you clear history or uninstall.