How To Use Picture In Picture On Your Android

Enable PiP Apps on Android

Make sure your Android apps are up to date, then:

Compatible Apps

Since this is an Android feature, many of Google’s top apps support picture-in-picture, including Chrome, YouTube, and Google Maps. However, YouTube’s PiP mode requires a subscription to YouTube Premium, its ad-free paid subscription platform. PiP mode also works with YouTube TV, the company’s streaming TV service. Other compatible apps include:

VLC Netflix WhatsApp Facebook Instagram Pocket Casts Hulu

How to Launch Picture-in-Picture

How you launch picture-in-picture depends on the app:

In Google Chrome, go to a site to start playing a video in full screen, then tap Home on your Android. With some apps such as VLC, you have to enable the feature in the app settings first.On WhatsApp, when you’re in a video call, tap the preview of the video to activate PiP.

PiP Controls

When you’ve figured out how to launch PiP in your favorite app, you’ll see a window with your video or other content in the lower-right of your display. Tap the window to access the controls. In some cases, you’ll see Play, Fast Forward, Rewind, and Maximize\Full screen that brings you back to the app in full screen. For playlists, tap the Fast-Forward icon to move to the next song in the list. Some videos have only Exit and Full-screen icons. You can drag the window anywhere on the screen and pull it to the bottom of the screen to exit the window. Some apps have a headphone icon that you can tap to play audio in the background without visual videos.