Netflix Updated With Picture in Picture Support for Compatible iPads

[N8Howell33]

iPad Pro 12.9 not working. I am running 9.3.3 beta.

 

[macduke]

I wonder why features like this are taking so long? I thought it was trivial. Apple should just hijack control of it. Anything that uses a video playing API will support PIP when leaving the app. If they use the standard video controls, it will add a button. If it uses custom controls, it's up to the devs to add it. At the least leaving the app will turn it on. I'm not sure why it wasn't this way to begin with. Anyone know of a technical reason? I'm pretty sure YouTube will never add this because they hate us, lol.

 

[Wondercow]

Just a little heads up: after updating the Netflix app I still couldn't get PiP to work; every time I'd hit the home button it would just close Netflix. A restart solved this and now it works.

 

[ikir]

Awesome

 

[sracer]

Here's a screenshot... 12.9 iPP running 9.3.2... Netflix in lower right corner.

 

[Badrottie]

I updated it on my iPad Air 2 and don't see an option for PIP. I saw the description on the App Store as well.

Same here!

 

[msavic]

Weird, it works on my Air 2 with just a home button click.

 

[6836838]

F--I--N--A--L--L--Y

It would be a miracle if YouTube follow suit.

 

[Night Spring]

Ok, well I'm running 9.3.3 beta, and Netflix pip is not working. Can everybody post if they are running beta or not?

 

[Little Endian]

Meh I had this ability since iOS 7. I am still using Jailbroken iOS 8 on my iPad Air 2 as I have by far superior multitasking abilities in comparison to stock iOS 9. Seriously don't know why this took so long I have been able to do PiP with almost any video app for years now hell I can even do PiP with Google maps!

 

[MisterMillz]

As others have mentioned, one click of the home button does the trick...at least on my iPad 12.9. It takes a second but Netflix pauses for a second and says it is now operating in PIP mode. Make sure you're on 9.3.2 AND the Netflix app is updated

 

[Channan]

Weird. I just tried on my iPad mini 4 and it works when I press the home button, but I don't have my iPad Air 2 ATM to see if maybe it works now.

 

[Night Spring]

Ok, I shut down my iPad and rebooted. Netflix pip is working now.

 

[Tycho24]

VLC..... are you paying attention????!!!!

 

[rillrill]

Not working on my air 2....never mind. I've always used the icon. Duh. Just hit the home button.

 

[stubbornapple]

While I mostly watch Netflix on my Apple TV (unless I'm traveling) this is a long overdue update.

 

[clunkmess]

AWESOME!!!!!!!
Next: the YouTube app!

 

[jhagg]

Does not work with ios10

 

[N8Howell33]

Ok, I shut down my iPad and rebooted. Netflix pip is working now.

Can confirm this fixed my issue with public beta 9.3.3

 

[kybldmstr]

Does not work on iOS 10 even after a restart

 

[Candurin]

I've got it working on my iPad Air (1), running 9.3.2.

 

[jonnysods]

IPAD MINI 4!!!

CHA-CHING!

Can you tell I'm excited!?

 

[Count Blah]

I've got it working on my iPad Air (1), running 9.3.2.

Ditto here. Fantastic improvement. I just can't open 2 tabs, without the first refreshing. But then again, that's what the original Air users had to get used to, from the very beginning, anyway.

 

[Sedulous]

Works fine here. Netflix v 8.7.0 on iPad Air iOS 9. Literally just play something and press home button and it automatically goes to PIP.

 

[cwerdna]

Any chances to see that coming on iPhones?

Apple would need to add support for it.

https://developer.apple.com/library...x.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015145-CH3-SW1 has a table of which iPads support PiP under "The following iPad models support multitasking enhancements in iOS 9." Notice there are no iPhones listed?