Google’s latest feature, ‘picture-in-picture’ (PiP) windows, enhances multitasking within its apps, enabling users to conduct several actions simultaneously. The user-friendly functionality allows you to watch videos in a movable PiP window while working on other tasks in different tabs.
This innovative feature addresses the problem of navigating between different apps, especially when an activated link in one app disrupts another. The goal is to streamline the user experience and improve your productivity by allowing seamless switching between apps without any hindrance.
‘Picture-in-picture’ windows can be minimized within apps like Gmail by clicking on the chevron icon near the close button. The active tab transforms into a small, adjustable window that can be placed anywhere on your screen. This lets you continue with your main tasks, while ensuring the minimized tab can be accessed later.
This floating window becomes an interactive element that can be relocated, easily opened or closed.
Enhancing multitasking with Google’s picture-in-picture feature
Users can adjust window size, control its transparency, and fold it to a thin line of pixels, creating an unobtrusive design. This optimization helps keep your tasks organized, your screen space cleaner and more manageable, enhancing productivity.
Accessing the minimized tab is as simple as clicking on the floating window, which restores it to its original size. This feature has been tested and implemented on the Gmail Android app, ensuring optimal email accessibility.
Chrome users will be able to access this multitasking feature in the future. The feature, set to “on” by default, allows in-app tabs to be sent directly to the Chrome browser, providing better visual tracking of tasks, and enhancing productivity and task organization.
Google’s new functionality promotes better task management and is a useful tool for users frequently multitasking on their digital platforms. This feature represents Google’s dedication towards integrating advanced technology to improve the digital lives of its users.
