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1 Android PictureInPicture Sample (Kotlin)
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4 This sample demonstrates basic usage of Picture-in-Picture mode for handheld devices.
5 The sample plays a video. The video keeps on playing when the app is turned in to
6 Picture-in-Picture mode. On Picture-in-Picture screen, the app shows an action item to
7 pause or resume the video.
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9 Introduction
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11
12 As of Android O, activities can launch in [Picture-in-Picture (PiP)][1] mode. PiP is a
13 special type of [multi-window][2] mode mostly used for video playback.
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15 The app is *paused* when it enters PiP mode, but it should continue showing content. For this
16 reason, you should make sure your app does not pause playback in its [onPause()][3]
17 handler. Instead, you should pause video in [onStop()][4]. For more information, see [Multi-Window
18 Lifecycle][5].
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20 To specify that your activity can use PIP mode, set `android:supportsPictureInPicture` to `true` in
21 the manifest. (Beginning with the O Developer Preview, you do not need to set
22 `android:resizeableActivity` to `true` if you are supporting PIP mode, either on Android TV or on
23 other Android devices; you only need to `setrandroid:resizeableActivity` if your activity supports
24 other multi-window modes.)
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26 You can pass a [PictureInPictureParams][6] to [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7] to specify how an
27 activity 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
29 will be used for later call of [enterPictureInPictureMode()][7].
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31 With a [PictureInPictureParams][6], you can specify aspect ratio of PiP activity and action items
32 available for PiP mode. The aspect ratio is used when the activity is in PiP mode. The action items
33 are used as menu items in PiP mode. You can use a [PendingIntent][9] to specify what to do when the
34 item is selected.
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36 [1]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html
37 [2]: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/picture-in-picture.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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46 Pre-requisites
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48
49 - Android SDK 26
50 - Android Build Tools v26.0.2
51 - Android Support Repository
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53 Screenshots
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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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58 Getting Started
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60
61 This 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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64 Support
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66
67 - Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
68 - Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
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70 If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
71 https://github.com/googlesamples/android-PictureInPicture
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73 Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
74 submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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76 License
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78
79 Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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