Google Chrome browser currently supports the picture-in-picture feature, but the supported functions only include play/pause, return to the tab, and close options. It is reported that Google is planning to enhance the picture-in-picture function, adding many personalized buttons such as “previous track” and “next track”.
In the newly exposed Document Picture-in-Picture API development document, developers are allowed to fill HTML content in the picture-in-picture window.
This means that website developers can customize the picture-in-picture window, adding things like “like/unlike”, subtitles, timeline controls, and more. In the video calling app, Google points out that the API makes it easy to split multiple video streams into separate picture-in-picture windows and set things like sending a text message, muting a user’s voice, or raising a hand.
Another novel example is creating a Pomodoro tool with more advanced PiP functionality (as shown by Tomodoro above). Developers are testing advanced picture-in-picture instances in Chrome 111.
