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li0nh3art3d

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Has anyone been able to get PIP to work on this device? According to Sony (https://support.sonymobile.com/sg/xperiaxa2ultra/kb/8019307455ff6184015e92f63324005926/#gref) it should work out of box but it doesn't. At least not on mine.
It only works on apps like youtube or if you video call someone, you can use chrome while maintaining the video call. Same with youtube, you can watch a video while doing something else.

From my understanding, this feature is specific to Android Oreo 8.0 and higher, which means it should work on any device that has Android 8.0+
 
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It only works on apps like youtube or if you video call someone, you can use chrome while maintaining the video call. Same with youtube, you can watch a video while doing something else.

From my understanding, this feature is specific to Android Oreo 8.0 and higher, which means it should work on any device that has Android 8.0+
I wonder if you have tried it yourself because, as I said in the original post, it does not work. For example when I play a video in chrome and make it full screen and then hit the home button (these are Sony's instructions) the picture in picture doesn't happen. In case of YouTube it isn't supposed to happen anyway because it requires a premium subscription.
 

li0nh3art3d

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I wonder if you have tried it yourself because, as I said in the original post, it does not work. For example when I play a video in chrome and make it full screen and then hit the home button (these are Sony's instructions) the picture in picture doesn't happen. In case of YouTube it isn't supposed to happen anyway because it requires a premium subscription.
Yes I have tried it. It's especially useful during video calls, but it also works with youtube Vanced (which is basically hacked youtube.

It does indeed work I use it almost everyday in fact.

Also, if you have GPS navigation going, it'll keep a small window open while you do other things
 
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