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There's an icon (diagonal arrow) to exit PiP mode and return to full-screen in the original app. Just tested it with the streaming app of a major TV station (Z
by _ph_ 7y ago
There's an icon (diagonal arrow) to exit PiP mode and return to full-screen in the original app.
Just tested it with the streaming app of a major TV station (ZDF for the German readers) and while it ends PiP, you are not getting to see the program in full screen mode, they overlay it with the apps UI, covering up 1/3 of the stream.
- thirdsun 7y agoThat icon takes you back to the original source app of the video - from there you can initiate fullscreen (I'd assume). I guess it would make sense to allow going from PiP directly to fullscreen, but then you'd need another button to return to the app, or you could just use the multitasking gesture to return that app manually - however I guess that's too confusing for some users. Double tapping the PiP video to toggle fullscreen would be a nice compromise in my opinion.
- _ph_ 7y agoYes, I get back to the app and from there I can restart full-screen showing. But that is far to slow, if I only quickly want the PiP to be larger (also removes the app which was active before completely from the screen). But I fail to see why the PiP has any size and position restrictions in the first place.
- walterbell 7y agoYou can enter full screen in the original app, before switching to PiP. Then the icon to exit PiP will return to full screen (or the app's video state when PiP was initiated).
- _ph_ 7y agoNo it doesn't. That is the problem, every app is able to implement their own screwy behavior.