88 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45HOW TO
to the closest edge of the screen. The video is small,
but it’s borderless, and the controls are hidden to
save space. You can tap on the video to get playback
controls, as well as buttons to return to the full-screen
app and an ‘x’ to close the video immediately.
Note that PiP mode won’t start if you have a
video paused and tap the home button. However,
you can pause the PiP video at any time and return
to it later without opening the full app again.
More apps will add support for picture-in-picture
mode over time. In fact, there might be some apps
you don’t want to have play in PiP at all.
You can disable PiP for any app, but you need to
dig deep. Head into Settings > Apps > Advanced >
Special app access > Picture-in-picture.
This menu is handy for another reason: It lists
all the apps on your device that support picture-in-
picture. Because there’s no indication while using an
app that it supports PiP, you might want to take an
occasional trip into this remote corner of the settings
to see if any new apps have gained PiP support.