Neowin News Feed for: Picture-in-picture

Chrome 134 will make Picture-in-Picture mode more seamless

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:46:01 +0000

Google Chrome 134 will bring automatic Picture-in-Picture functionality when switching from tabs playing audio or video for a more seamless experience. Read more...

Mozilla releases Firefox 104 with Picture-in-Picture Disney+ subtitle support

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:58:01 +0000

Mozilla has released Firefox 104. It includes support for Disney+ subtitles in PIP mode, a website power usage analyser, and throttling of the browser UI for windows that are minimized. Read more...

Mozilla releases Firefox 103 with improved performance on high-refresh rate monitors

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:16:01 +0000

Mozilla has released Firefox 103. It includes better performance on high-refresh rate monitors and better subtitles in PIP mode. On PDF forms, Firefox will now highlight required forms, too. Read more...

Check out all the upcoming features coming to Microsoft Edge

Sayan Sen — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:02:02 +0000

Mircosoft's Edge Insider channel roadmap has been updated today which now contains all the upcoming features the browser will receive. There is a slew of new changes and improvements coming. Read more...

How to watch YouTube videos in picture-in-picture mode in your browser

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:00:01 +0000

You can use picture-in-picture mode to watch YouTube videos in your browser on desktop while you do other tasks at the same time. Here's how you can make a YouTube video pop out in your browser. Read more...

YouTube for iOS adds support for picture-in-picture mode in the US

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:32:01 +0000

YouTube has begun rolling out picture-in-picture mode to its iOS app in the U.S. The service's paying subscribers can watch a video in a small pop-up window while doing other tasks simultaneously. Read more...

Mozilla releases Firefox 86 with Total Cookie Protection

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:04:01 +0000

Mozilla has launched Firefox 86. It comes with a new anti-tracking tool, support for simultaneous Picture-in-Picture videos, a better printing screen, and performance and stability enhancements. Read more...

Firefox 82 comes with a better picture-in-picture experience

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:58:01 +0000

Firefox 82 has been launched today. It includes improvements to picture-in-picture and brings speed enhancements. Mozilla has continued rolling out WebRender to more Windows users too. Read more...

YouTube's mobile site now supports iOS 14's picture-in-picture even with no Premium account

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:38:01 +0000

YouTube seems to be once again allowing users to play videos in picture-in-picture mode on its mobile website on iOS 14 after that capability vanished last month for non-Premium subscribers. Read more...

Mozilla pushes Firefox Preview 5.0 with Picture-in-Picture support

Paul Hill — Fri, 01 May 2020 11:14:01 +0000

Mozilla has published version 5.0 of Firefox Preview on GitHub and should arrive on the Play Store soon. It brings new add-ons, Picture-in-Picture mode, performance improvements and more. Read more...

Google Duo will reportedly get picture-in-picture support on the web

Abhay V — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 23:04:01 +0000

Google Duo is reportedly testing a picture-in-picture feature for the web version of the video conferencing app. The feature is said to launch on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge in a few months. Read more...

Mozilla pushes Firefox 72 with fingerprinting blocked by default

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:16:01 +0000

Mozilla has pushed Firefox 72. The update is not huge but does bring some changes that users will appreciate. This update blocks fingerprinting by default and gets rid of notification request alerts. Read more...

Mozilla launches Firefox 71 with picture-in-picture mode

Paul Hill — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:36:01 +0000

Mozilla has released Firefox 71. While the update isn't revolutionary, it does bring some UI revamps, improvements to some privacy features, a kiosk mode, and picture-in-picture mode on Windows. Read more...

Chrome for Linux, macOS, and Windows now enables picture-in-picture by default

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 20:04:01 +0000

Google Chrome evangelist François Beaufort announced today that picture-in-picture is now finally enabled by default in the browser's version for Windows, macOS, and Linux machines. Read more...

YouTube picture-in-picture is now free for those in the US on Android 8.0 Oreo devices

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:40:01 +0000

Those that were anxious to gain the picture-in-feature for YouTube on their phones will be happy to know that it is now available for free for US users whose devices are running Android 8.0 Oreo. Read more...

You can now enjoy Netflix using picture-in-picture mode with Android 8.1

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 20:26:01 +0000

If you've been enjoying the use of picture-in-picture mode on Android 8.0 Oreo with YouTube and web videos, chances are, you'll probably also enjoy what's coming next with the Android 8.1 update. Read more...

Microsoft rolls out Creators Update for the Xbox One

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:54:01 +0000

The Creators Update, which will hit PCs on April 11, is being rolled out to Xbox One owners today with features such as Beam Streaming, a new Guide UI, an updated Home, and a new way to multitask. Read more...

Skype Preview app updated with Compact Overlay support for latest Windows Insider build

Boyd Chan — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:36:01 +0000

Following the recent update to the Movies & TV app last month, Microsoft has updated the Skype Preview app to include picture-in-picture support with the latest Windows Insider build on the Fast Ring. Read more...

Groove Music, Movies & TV apps receive major updates for Windows 10 devices

Gurkaran Singh — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:16:02 +0000

Microsoft's Groove Music now allows you to share personal playlists and preview songs in its library, while Movies & TV has received video overlay and wider video format support in the latest updates. Read more...

Snap Mode on Xbox One being permanently removed for "bigger things"

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 04:20:01 +0000

Microsoft is permanently removing the Snap Mode on Xbox One. The feature allowed gamers to access stripped down versions of apps on the right side of their screen without leaving the game. Read more...