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1Android PictureInPicture Sample (Kotlin)
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4This sample demonstrates basic usage of Picture-in-Picture mode for handheld devices.
5The sample plays a video. The video keeps on playing when the app is turned in to
6Picture-in-Picture mode. On Picture-in-Picture screen, the app shows an action item to
7pause or resume the video.
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9Introduction
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11
12The O Developer Preview allows activities to launch in Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode. PiP is a
13special type of [multi-window][1] mode mostly used for video playback. PiP mode is already available
14for [Android TV][2]; the O Developer Preview makes the feature available on other Android devices.
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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].
20
21To specify that your activity can use PIP mode, set `android:supportsPictureInPicture` to `true` in
22the manifest. (Beginning with the O Developer Preview, you do not need to set
23`android:resizeableActivity` to `true` if you are supporting PIP mode, either on Android TV or on
24other Android devices; you only need to `setrandroid:resizeableActivity` if your activity supports
25other multi-window modes.)
26
27You can pass a [PictureInPictureArgs][6] to [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7] to specify how an
28activity should behave when it is in PiP mode. You can also use it to call
29[setPictureInPictureArgs()][8] and update the current behavior. If the app is in not PiP mode, it
30will be used for later call of [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7].
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32With a [PictureInPictureArgs][6], you can specify aspect ratio of PiP activity and action items
33available for PiP mode. The aspect ratio is used when the activity is in PiP mode. The action items
34are used as menu items in PiP mode. You can use a [PendingIntent][9] to specify what to do when the
35item is selected.
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37[1]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html
38[2]: https://developer.android.com/training/tv/playback/picture-in-picture.html
39[3]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onPause()
40[4]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onStop()
41[5]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html#lifecycle
42[6]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/PictureInPictureArgs.html
43[7]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#enterPictureInPictureMode(android.app.PictureInPictureArgs)
44[8]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#setPictureInPictureArgs(android.app.PictureInPictureArgs)
45[9]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/PendingIntent.html
46
47Pre-requisites
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49
50- Android SDK 25
51- Android Build Tools v25.0.3
52- Android Support Repository
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54Screenshots
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56
57<img src="screenshots/1-main.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/2-pip.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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59Getting Started
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61
62This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
63"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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65Support
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68- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
69- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
70
71If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
72https://github.com/googlesamples/android-PictureInPicture
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74Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
75submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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77License
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80Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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