how to play floating youtube videos in android

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الأحد، 28 فبراير 2016

some android devices these days offers cool features that allows us to multitask. one such feature is to float videos so that we can browse or chat while watching. It doesn't matter whether the video is from youtube , any other online site or even a local file in your phone by using “Video Popup Player Floating”

Features of this app

+ Multiple video popups support – you can watch multiple videos at the same time.
+ Resize your floating video pop-up – Pinch and Zoom your popups to your desired size
+ Background playing support with audio – just listen to your videos in the background like a music video. Notifications tray support while in background. Minimize/maximize support.
+ Supports multiple instances of Notifications
+ Next / Previous Video, Shuffle, Volume/Mute support in your floating pop-up
+ Supports number of video media formats (720p, etc), codecs
+ Full screen video player mode is also available with Pinch and Zoom, Shuffle etc
+ Modern UI with Volume and Brightness control with upward / downward swipe on the video media.
+ Lockscreen support with play, pause, next support. Plays only Audio in lockscreen mode.
+ Custom settings as per your choice

Follow these steps

Download and install an app called “Video Popup Player Floating”

After installing Viral Popup, you can either use it as a standalone app or use it alongside with your other apps.

Either way, the app will allow you to watch any YouTube video in a floating window.If you wish to use it as a standalone app, just launch it from your app drawer and then search for a video that you want to watch.

Tap the video to watch it. The way it works is very similar to the way that you watch videos through the official YouTube app.

To watch it in a floating or popup window, just tap the popup button on your video’s control bar.Now, if you wish to multitask, just click a YouTube video link from any app (ex. Facebook Messenger, Gmail, WeChat) and then select “Video Popup Player Floating” as your default action.

That’s it. You will be able to watch the video in a floating window. To close the video, just click the “X” button on its title bar. You can even use the pinch gesture to make the video smaller or larger.