I think it would be an awful user experience on such a small screen. I get why they do it on iPad.
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Picture-in-Picture (PiP) on iPhone
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Works great on other phones.
It would on the XS Max if Apple wasn't planning to charge $$$ to sell them a new phone with a special chip that can only play pip.
Plenty of people can be involved in more than one thing they enjoy at the same time.
I very much would love to see PiP on the iphone (any size). Let the user choose whether they want to use it or not.
And in my opinion it would work just fine on any size iphones. I would use PiP for when I don't want to pay too much attention to the playing video but still want some visual of it. I am not looking for a good video experience from PiP, that's not what it was meant for anyway!
And in my opinion it would work just fine on any size iphones. I would use PiP for when I don't want to pay too much attention to the playing video but still want some visual of it. I am not looking for a good video experience from PiP, that's not what it was meant for anyway!
I saw a good concept video here https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/split-screen-for-the-future-iphone.2159555/
Why do I want to watch commercials full screen. I’d love to switch over to something while they play in the small screen.
Not likely. Most players already pause the ads when you background the app. Would probably do the same when you minimise them.
Twitter has a Picture in Picture mode in app with videos in a corner of the app. The hardware is there. The ball is in Apple's court.
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I would agree that watching sports in general is boring. But to be fair to those who enjoy that type of thing, depending on the sport, there can be a considerable amount of downtime in-between plays or whatever. Maybe they want something mindless in the background to entertain them until they game gets going again. My college roommates had no problem doing that way before cell phones. One would have two games on the TV while constantly switching those two to other games going on at the same time, all while having a radio up to his ear listening to other games.
Or you could just assume they want to use their device in a way you don't wish to. That's fine too. It just feels petty to criticize someone else for using their phone in a way that brings them happiness and enjoyment. Maybe focus on what they're asking for without judging them on the why.
Just don’t expect me to support something because of somebody else’s poor choices.
Sure thing boss. I’ll let the gang know not to expect you at the next PiP support meeting.
Damn straight. Because I'm busy chairing a meeting of the Committee for Interesting Sports.
App developers can check out my framework https://github.com/ky1vstar/PiPhone which enables PiP mode on iPhone (only in foreground)
Really want this feature, be great to be able to watching a football match and talk in WhatsApp to others about it
Picture-in-picture should be supported for iPhones too. Some people are ridiculous to be against a feature they don’t have to use if they’re against such a helpful feature, because they see no benefits to it.
You either have terrible vision, or you’re just not paying attention at all, or your mind is very narrow. There are many scenarios where PiP on iPhone is useful.
People who want to watch video while doing other things on their phones should be allowed. Listening to video isn’t the same as having a PiP version of it.
You get context of what’s going on, sometimes what they’re talking about is displayed on screen, but you can’t notice it if the video isn’t available. With PiP, when something interests you - you can jump to the video to view it in full screen. Or you can just watch it from the PiP screen. This is no different than using PiP anywhere else.
People who say it’s an awful experience, it’s not, its no different than iPad. I can see perfectly when videos are in PiP mode in YouTube and Twitch on iPhone, so I don’t know what you’re going off about. Your phone can get close to your face ya know. And even still, you can make out a PiP video on iPhone from arm distance.
If you’re incapable of multitasking between a PiP video and another app, then just don’t use it. People like to occasionally work and listen, then sometimes look at the video if something interesting happens, or switch views during breaks without having to do anything.
You either have terrible vision, or you’re just not paying attention at all, or your mind is very narrow. There are many scenarios where PiP on iPhone is useful.
People who want to watch video while doing other things on their phones should be allowed. Listening to video isn’t the same as having a PiP version of it.
You get context of what’s going on, sometimes what they’re talking about is displayed on screen, but you can’t notice it if the video isn’t available. With PiP, when something interests you - you can jump to the video to view it in full screen. Or you can just watch it from the PiP screen. This is no different than using PiP anywhere else.
People who say it’s an awful experience, it’s not, its no different than iPad. I can see perfectly when videos are in PiP mode in YouTube and Twitch on iPhone, so I don’t know what you’re going off about. Your phone can get close to your face ya know. And even still, you can make out a PiP video on iPhone from arm distance.
If you’re incapable of multitasking between a PiP video and another app, then just don’t use it. People like to occasionally work and listen, then sometimes look at the video if something interesting happens, or switch views during breaks without having to do anything.
I have no horse in this race, but I got to say those don't sound like the greatest reasons to have PiP...
This has a lot of reactions on the net with people wanting it. I'm hoping for iOS 13 so at least Apple can compete with Samsung phones. I think the XS MAX range of phones could do with split screen.