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PiP video can be resized, up to a limit of about 1/4 of the screen. Right, thats the problem. It is nice for keeping track of what happens, but e.g. when watch
by _ph_ 7y ago
PiP video can be resized, up to a limit of about 1/4 of the screen.
Right, thats the problem. It is nice for keeping track of what happens, but e.g. when watching a football game, you want the ability to magnify, as I wrote, to an arbitrary video size. Also, why can't I put the video into the corner, why does it keep a significant distance to the screen edges, so covering more of my app than necessary for the video size.
There's an icon (diagonal arrow) to exit PiP mode and return to full-screen in the original app.
Which can be slow, and not work at all. Also, it might be impossible to get back to the PIP (depending on the app) and also affects the app you were using with the PIP. Why can't I just enlarge the PIP to cover most of my screen, at least up to 75%?
- walterbell 7y agoWindowing will change in iOS13. Hopefully demos will appear at WWDC in a few weeks.
- _ph_ 7y agoI sincerely hope so, assuming it changes into a really useful UI. The PIP is a prominent example of some iOS restrictions which don't seem to have any technical justifications. Someone seems to have decided it looks cute as it is, without any usability in mind. The macOS version of PIP has the same restrictions - a big reason why I haven't used this feature in years. At least you are allowed to freely position the PIP when pressing the CMD key.
- thirdsun 7y agoI agree - videos should actually support all those split screen modes used by apps.