Google Chrome already allows access to playback controls in floating mode, how long will it take to see them in Edge?

One of the advantages of Edge being based on the Chromium engine is that almost all improvements that come to Chrome end up being reflected , sooner or later, in the new Microsoft browser And vice versa, although not as common, improvements originating from Edge, make the leap to Google Chrome.

In the past we have seen how the Microsoft browser was updated and received improvements such as unified multimedia playback controls or support for picture in picture playback mode, which later came to Edge.Functions that now acquire greater usability by enable floating media controls in which you can also activate or deactivate PiP mode.

Multimedia under control

These enhancements are currently accessible through the Canary version of Chrome, the equivalent of the version that can be found on the Channel Edge Canary, the most advanced of the three that exist in the test channel.

Google has released this feature in Chrome 86 so that when enabled, users can drag the media control window from the bar toolbar to any point on the screen, similar to what PiP mode offers.

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To enable this function, which is deactivated by default, we have to enter the menu flags>chrome://flags in the search bar. "

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Once inside we look for the function Enable overlay controls for Global Nedia Controls (Nedia is not an error, it appears like this in the menu) or directly type chrome://flags/global-media-controls-overlay-controls in the browser&39;s search bar. Set the box to Enabled>"

Now, when we play multimedia content such as YouTube, Spotify... we will have access to the multimedia controls in the toolbar, but also, we can take those controls anywhere point on the screen Playback controls that also allow you to enable or disable PiP mode with a new shortcut.

It is hoped that this function will reach the stable version of Chrome and incidentally, that Microsoft also dares to port it to the new EdgeChromium-based.

Via | Techdows