Improve your Android app's UX with Picture in Picture mode!

Announcing new Pro Course: Implementing Picture In Picture Mode In Android

Picture-in-picture (PiP) gives your users more power to multi-task and has many use cases beyond just catching the latest football match while you answer emails!

Learn how PiP Mode can improve your app's user experience in our new Implementing Picture In Picture Mode In Android course!

Keep reading to hear more about it from course instructor Filip Babić:

Why should I take your Implementing Picture In Picture Mode In Android course?

"Many apps don't always require the full screen of the phone, or the full focus of the user. A lot of navigation, music, video and communication apps take advantage of this and can be used in the background while doing other things like writing messages or going through your calendar.

In my course, you'll learn how to easily implement PiP mode for your apps and how to add special controls to let the user change the state within the PiP window."

How do you use Picture in Picture Mode in your projects?

"PiP mode is one of those small but really cool features of our raywenderlich.com app. By enabling PiP, we let you continue to watch your favorite raywenderlich.com video courses while using other apps on your phone for whatever you want — like taking notes of the amazing things you're learning! :]"

Can you please share a cool Picture in Picture Mode tip with us?

"You can create RemoteAction objects easily, to let the user control how your PiP window behaves:

You can also define a specific PendingIntent to trigger when your BroadcastReceiver picks up the intent:

Using these two small snippets of code, you can create powerful PiP windows with special actions where the user can tap on the window and choose which options they want to play around with. The most common are navigation and media control options that let users play or pause videos and music, or exit navigation.

This is a really cool and simple use case that your users will love!"

Is there anything else we should know about your Picture In Picture course?

"You can use the PiP mode feature in any way you can imagine! For example, you could show PiP windows for fitness apps to show the user's status, such as heartbeat or calories burned. Or you could use them for shopping apps to show a cart summary if the user decides to leave the app to quickly browse the Internet.

Whatever use case you find that's beneficial for your app, PiP mode will give your app that extra flair you need!"

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Filip's Implementing Picture In Picture Mode In Android course is available for Professional subscribers now!

— Ray