ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 87HOW TOLaunch picture-in-picture mode
To launch picture-in-picture mode, just tap the home
button. Okay, that sounds easy, but there’s more
to it. You need to be watching a video or other live
content that is enabled for PiP. Additionally, the app
needs to have support for the new API in Oreo. We’re
still in the early days, so it’s mostly Google apps that
work with PiP. YouTube will work, but only if you
have YouTube Red. Maps will use PiP for navigation
if you tap the home button. Chrome, Play Movies,
and Duo all do PiP for videos. VLC has PiP mode in
the beta build of the app.
When PiP mode is active, the floating video window
can be dragged around the screen, but it always sticks
Find out which apps have PiP in your settings