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The latest Firefox Nightly build introduces a feature that significantly enhances its picture-in-picture (PIP) functionality \u2014 and I\u2019m absolutely loving it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In the current stable versions of Firefox, you can pop out video content from supported websites like YouTube<\/em> and Amazon Prime<\/em> manually by clicking a button. This allows you to continue watching content in a small, floating window while you switch tabs, minimize the browser, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Picture-in-picture mode also lets you pause\/resume playback, view a progress bar, mute audio, enter full-screen, and even view subtitles \u2014 some features vary depending on the streaming site or service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I find this feature incredibly useful, and I often use it when following along with a YouTube tutorial in an app or process (as I actually work through it).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

But the latest Firefox 130 Nightly build peps PIP up.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It has an option to automatically pop-out (supported) video content in picture-in-picture mode when you switch from the tab the content is playing on. This means you don\u2019t<\/em> have to click the PIP button on the video embed first, then switch tab \u2013 just switch tab and out it pops.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Auto-open picture-in-picture in action<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Then, when you go back to the original tab, the video snaps back into the player embed on the web page, and continues playing without missing a beat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I find this a beautifully efficient approach, although not everyone is going to be as enthusiastic about it as I am. I guess that’s why this is an opt-in labs feature and not a default behavior\u2014for now.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Just wish I could set the default position for the PIP window to spawn at.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

If you fancy checking it out, you can download the latest Firefox nightly<\/a> build for Linux (or macOS or Windows, if you\u2019re on those) from the Mozilla website.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ubuntu users can also install Firefox Nightly from the Snap Store (requires switching to the --edge<\/code> channel), or by adding the official Mozilla APT repo<\/a> and installing it from there, or download the latest nightly DEB from the Mozilla FTP server<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Screenshot of Firefox Labs in Firefox Nightly build<\/a><\/p>\n

Toggle this in the nightly build, and you\u2019re set<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

To try it, open Firefox Nightly, go to Settings<\/em>, go the Labs<\/em> section, locate the new \u2018Picture-in-Picture: auto-open on tab switch\u2019 option, check the box, and\u2014bam: you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As with many nightly feature tests, there\u2019s no guarantee this new option will make it in to a stable build, or, if it does, which version it\u2019ll land in \u2013 we\u2019ve seen plenty of promising Firefox features end up adrift in a sea of other priorities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think of this \u2013 good? bad? annoying? time saving? \u2013 in the comments!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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