Google added a new PIP mode in the latest version of Android which allows the user to play videos in a small pop up window. The pop-up window is not affected by anything you are working on or any app you have opened. The PiP mode is also available for the YouTube app but it…
Google added a new PIP mode in the latest version of Android which allows the user to play videos in a small pop up window. The pop-up window is not affected by anything you are working on or any app you have opened. The PiP mode is also available for the YouTube app but it limited only to the YouTube Red subscribers and Android Oreo users.
Since not all the smartphones are getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update, this feature is further limited to lesser users. However, recently, a developer has created an application called NewPipe which enables users to watch YouTube videos in a pop-up window just like the PiP mode (picture-in-picture). There are more features which this app offers other than the PiP mod like downloading videos directly to the local storage and allows users to play videos in the background.
The app is not available on the Google Play Store so you have to download the apk on your smartphone. Let’s see how you can install the NewPipe app on your smartphone and get the PIP mode working.
