All articles tagged with #picture in picture
YouTube's picture-in-picture mode is expanding to all Android and iOS users worldwide, including non-Premium accounts; once enabled, you can shrink the video and keep watching while using other apps. The rollout will take months to reach everyone, and Premium subscribers still get PiP for both music and non-music content.
YouTube says its free Picture-in-Picture feature is expanding beyond the U.S. and Premium subscribers to global iPhone and Android users, letting non-premium viewers use PiP for longform non-music content, while Premium Lite remains limited to longform non-music and Premium supports PiP for both music and non-music content; the small PiP window can be moved around and is activated by swiping up to leave the YouTube app, with rollout promised in the coming months.
Instagram is testing a Picture-in-Picture feature for reels, allowing users to watch videos in a small floating window while multitasking on other apps, which could enhance user engagement and retention for longer content. The feature is currently in testing with a small group and may be rolled out more broadly in the future.
The Chrome M124 update introduces picture-in-picture mode for in-app webpages on Android, allowing users to switch between the webpage and the app without closing the browsing session. This feature is available in apps using Chrome Custom Tabs, enhancing multitasking by minimizing the webpage into a floating window.
Google Chrome is introducing "Minimized Custom Tabs," a new feature that allows users to switch between a native app and web content via a picture-in-picture window. This update aims to enhance app engagement by keeping users within the app while browsing, and it is rolling out in the latest version of Chrome (M124).
Google TV will support picture-in-picture (PiP) mode with the Android 14 update, but it won't be available for media content. Instead, PiP will be limited to communications, smart home integrations, health monitoring, and ticker use cases. The feature's availability will depend on device hardware compatibility, and developers will need to declare their PiP usage categories in their app manifests.
Google Meet has updated its picture-in-picture (PiP) feature, making it easier to multitask during a meeting while remaining present and participating in video conferences. The new controls allow users to "raise their hand," use PiP while in meeting chat, turn captions on and off, resize the picture-in-picture view more effectively, and access flexible layouts. The update is now available for Google Meet on Chrome browser and will be rolling out more widely over the next few weeks.
Google Meet's latest update for its Chrome browser offers a more capable picture-in-picture mode, allowing users to raise their hand, contribute to text chat, and turn captions on or off from the picture-in-picture view. The update also includes better support for resizing the window and more flexible layouts. The features will be rolling out to everyone over the next couple of weeks.
Google Meet has upgraded its Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature for Chrome, allowing users to raise their hand, use in-meeting chat, turn captions on and off, resize the PiP view, and access flexible layouts. The new PiP experience will be available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts over the coming weeks. Additionally, Google has updated the UI for admitting people into meetings, making it part of the People side panel.
Mozilla Firefox 113 introduces an enhanced Picture-in-Picture mode with more buttons and controls, a redesigned accessibility engine, and improvements to the Windows GPU sandbox. The update also includes support for copying favicons when importing bookmarks, and more improvements to the Android web browser. Firefox 113 will automatically install the update on your computer, phone, or tablet when it’s available.
Mozilla Firefox 113 is now available for download, featuring improved support for AVIF images, a more secure built-in password generator, enhanced Picture-in-Picture mode, and a redesigned accessibility engine. It also brings support for hardware-accelerated AV1 video decoding and GPU-accelerated Canvas2D by default on Android devices, as well as several improvements for web developers. The release removes long-deprecated types and improves importing of bookmarks from Chrome-based browsers. The stable release will be announced on May 9th, 2023.
Code references in the iOS 16.5 beta suggest that Apple is developing a new "Multiview" feature for the Apple TV app, which will allow up to four simultaneous streams at once, specifically for live sports matches. The feature appears to be a part of the TV app and not a system-wide video player feature. It is not clear when the feature will be released, but it is likely to be available during the iOS 17 software update cycle.
Sling TV has added several new features to make it easier to keep tabs on the March Madness tournament, including picture-in-picture viewing on desktop browsers, an iOS widget displaying a custom channel list, and an updated in-app guide with live scores and game times. Watching games on Sling requires a subscription, with the standard cost being $40 per month for each package.