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2Android PictureInPicture Sample
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5This sample demonstrates basic usage of Picture-in-Picture mode for handheld devices.
6The sample plays a video. The video keeps on playing when the app is turned in to
7Picture-in-Picture mode. On Picture-in-Picture screen, the app shows an action item to
8pause or resume the video.
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10Introduction
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12
13As of Android O, activities can launch in [Picture-in-Picture (PiP)][1] mode. PiP is a
14special type of [multi-window][2] mode mostly used for video playback.
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16The app is *paused* when it enters PiP mode, but it should continue showing content. For this
17reason, you should make sure your app does not pause playback in its [onPause()][3]
18handler. Instead, you should pause video in [onStop()][4]. For more information, see [Multi-Window
19Lifecycle][5].
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21To specify that your activity can use PIP mode, set `android:supportsPictureInPicture` to `true` in
22the manifest. (Beginning with Android O, you do not need to set
23`android:resizeableActivity` to `true` if you are supporting PIP mode you only need to
24`setrandroid:resizeableActivity` if your activity supports other multi-window modes.)
25
26You can pass a [PictureInPictureParams][6] to [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7] to specify how an
27activity should behave when it is in PiP mode. You can also use it to call
28[setPictureInPictureParams()][8] and update the current behavior. If the app is in not PiP mode, it
29will be used for later call of [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7].
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31With a [PictureInPictureParams][6], you can specify aspect ratio of PiP activity and action items
32available for PiP mode. The aspect ratio is used when the activity is in PiP mode. The action items
33are used as menu items in PiP mode. You can use a [PendingIntent][9] to specify what to do when the
34item is selected.
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36[1]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/picture-in-picture.html
37[2]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html
38[3]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onPause()
39[4]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onStop()
40[5]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html#lifecycle
41[6]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/PictureInPictureParams.html
42[7]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#enterPictureInPictureMode(android.app.PictureInPictureParams)
43[8]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#setPictureInPictureParams(android.app.PictureInPictureParams)
44[9]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/PendingIntent.html
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46Pre-requisites
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48
49- Android SDK 27
50- Android Build Tools v27.0.2
51- Android Support Repository
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53Screenshots
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55
56<img src="screenshots/1-main.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/2-pip.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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58Getting Started
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60
61This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
62"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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64Support
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67- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
68- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
69
70If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
71https://github.com/googlesamples/android-PictureInPicture
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73Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
74submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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76License
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79Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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