Unlocking Secrets: Enhance Your YouTube Viewing with PiP!
Android’s picture-in-picture (PiP) mode allows users to enjoy video content while navigating away from the YouTube app. Introduced in 2017, this feature has continuously evolved, silently offering more than meets the eye. Whether you’re catching up on your favorite vlog or multitasking to your heart’s content, here are three tricks ensuring you’re making the most out of YouTube’s PiP experience.
Close Your Video But Keep Listening
In 2018, YouTube relaxed some of its PiP restrictions. You don’t need a Premium membership to use PiP for most videos, but unlocking the full potential of this feature—like listening to videos after dismissing their visual component—still requires a Premium account. By simply tapping the headphone icon in the PiP window’s playback controls, you can enjoy the audio while the video disappears into the background—a nifty trick for podcast lovers on the go!
Move or Hide the Player with a Swipe
For those moments when you need just a bit more screen space or wish to momentarily hide the video, PiP offers flexibility. Simply swipe your video to your screen’s edge and, voila, it discreetly peeks from the side. A quick tap brings it back, making it ideal during gaming or when sneak-peeking through long articles. It’s an intuitive gesture you might overlook, but once you master it, screen multitasking becomes a breeze.
Resize with Ease for Clarity and Comfort
When standard PiP player size limits your visual engagement, resizing offers a solution minus a return to full screen. Performing a two-finger spread motion expands the player, while pinching in decreases it. Expanded, it nears in size to portrait mode in the app, providing detail without distraction. According to Android Police, this little-known adjustment can transform your viewing experience.
These convenient tricks spotlight the often-overlooked depth of features lying beneath Android’s user interface. Exploring these YouTube PiP functions brings even more enjoyment and productivity into everyday streaming activities, impressively blurring the lines between persistent entertainment and productive multitasking.
