Picture-in-Picture was one of the best features to come with Android Oreo, and since then, many users have been asking when the said feature will roll out to all other Google products. After the latest material design refresh in Google Chrome, it looks like Google may be adding another new feature to its desktop browser. We previously reported that YouTube is Experimenting with Picture-in-Picture Mode for its desktop site, and now it looks like Google has officially added certain flags to Google Chrome to support PiP. Curious how it works? So, read on as we show you how to get picture-in-picture mode in Google Chrome on Desktop:
Get PiP Mode on Chrome Desktop
1. First of all, Download and install Google Chrome Canary on you Windows or macOS operating system device. Make sure you are running version 68 or higher.
2. Next, type “chrome://flags” in the URL and enable the following flags:
#enable-experimental-web-platform-features #enable-surfaces-for-videos #enable-picture-in-picture
3. After enabling all flags, “Restart Now” Press the button to restart your Chrome Canary.
4th place, Picture-in-Picture extension .ZIP file and extract any folder.
5. Type “chrome://extensions” at the URL of Chrome Canary and “Developer mode” in the upper right corner.
6. “Unpacked cargo” button in the upper left corner.
7. In the dialog that appears Find and select the “/src” folder from the directory where you unzipped the zip file.
8. Picture-in-Picture extension should now be enabled.
9. And that’s it. Go to any YouTube video and click the extension browser icon to switch between Picture-in-Picture for the current video.
SEE ALSO: How to Enable New Material Design Theme in Chrome on Windows
Watch Videos with Picture-in-Picture Mode in Chrome
Thanks to the method described above, you can finally watch Picture-in-Picture videos in Google Chrome on your desktop. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been wishing for this feature to happen. However, Picture-in-Picture flags are currently only available for Canary users. It is not yet clear when or even when the feature will make its way to the stable variant.
So, have you tried the new Picture-in-Picture mode on your Google Chrome desktop browser? If so, share your experiences with us in the comments below.
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