{"id":7228,"date":"2018-10-01T00:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=7228"},"modified":"2020-12-13T08:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T07:30:05","slug":"youtube-mini-player-in-desktop-browser-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2018\/10\/01\/youtube-mini-player-in-desktop-browser-available\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Mini Player in Desktop Browser available"},"content":{"rendered":"

[German<\/a>]Short information for users of the platform YouTube. YouTube started to release the mini-player to a broader user base, and it even works in Microsoft Edge. I have tested this feature briefly, here some information and impressions to the topic.<\/p>\n

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What is it about?<\/h2>\n

When playing YouTube videos in a browser, you have the option of displaying the video in a reduced size in the lower right corner. On Android smartphones I had known this for ages and thought that it would work in the browser window as well. Responsible for this is a control called YouTube player.  <\/p>\n

Now I read here<\/a>, that this probably isn't true, and that there is no video playback in a mini player on a desktop browser. Because YouTube has probably run A\/B test with a mini player with different users since March 2018. Since this weekend, it seems the feature has begun rolling out to a large scale for most users. So I tested it right away.<\/p>\n

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(Click to size<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The feature is available by clicking on the Activate mini player<\/em> icon next to the gearwheel icon in the video. The video is then reduced to the overlay window shown in the picture above on the lower right and anchored there. A click on the mini-player returns to normal video playback in the browser page. <\/p>\n

Works also in Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n

It even works in Microsoft Edge under Windows 10. In Windows 10 V1809, where I tested it for a short time, the result is still a bit awkward – switching back worked on the test machine only with a delay and sometimes the controls were missing after switching back to the browser view. Refreshing the YouTube browser page then revealed the controls again.<\/p>\n

What's with IE, Chrome, Firefox?<\/h2>\n

I tried to use this feature with Google Chrome 69 portable under Windows 10. But I was not (yet) offered the option there. The same is true for Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 and Windows 7 SP1 as well. <\/p>\n

Then I repeated the test in Windows 7 SP1 with Chrome and Firefox. With Google Chrome browser (version 69) I couldn't complain. The same applies to the Firefox browser in version V62.0.2. Everything works as expected with both browsers. What are your experiences? Is the mini-player offered in the browser? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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