How to activate Picture-in-Picture on iPhone and iPad

First released exclusively on iPadOS, Picture-in-Picture is, starting from iOS 14, finally available also on iPhone and iPod touch. This means that it will then be possible continue to view videos even while browsing the operating system without any problem. In this guide we will focus on the aforementioned function, to understand where to use it and how to do it. 

When to use Picture-in-Picture on iPhone and iPad

The Picture-in-Picture on iPhone and iPad can basically be used to play two different contents: video (also TV series and movies) e video calls (for now limited to FaceTime only). However, there is the fact that the feature will have to be somehow supported by third party developers, for this reason, some services may not allow this. 

YouTube, for example, he decided to avoid the Picture-in-Picture, while with Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+ or more generally wherever you use the default iOS player, there will be no limitations. 

How to activate and use Picture-in-Picture

To activate the Picture-in-Picture on iPhone and iPad you can perform two different operations: simply go back to the home while playing a compatible video, or click the key dedicated to "shrink" of the movie being played. 

Immediately after doing this, a small window dedicated exclusively to the current playback will appear on the screen. This can of course be dragged from one corner of the iPhone or iPad screen to another, in order to prevent it from interfering with other system functions. Furthermore, by dragging it further, it can be hidden entirely under one of the side frames. 

Depending on the video, there will also be buttons dedicated to navigation of the same. In most cases there will be: Play / Pause, Skip forward / backward 15/30 seconds, “X” to close the screen and key to return to full screen playback mode. 

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