Instagram tests Picture-In-Picture viewing for reels, letting users multitask while keeping content playing.
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Instagram Tests Picture-in-Picture for Reels Instagram Tests Picture-In-Picture Viewing for Reels Instagram tests Picture-In-Picture viewing for reels, giving users a way to watch short videos in a floating window while multitasking. This update means you can keep a reel playing in the corner of your screen while checking messages, scrolling other feeds, or using different apps. Image Credits:Silas Stein/picture alliance/ Getty Images The experiment was first noticed by app researcher Radu Oncescu, and Instagram later confirmed the test. Selected users will see a pop-up notification explaining how to enable the feature. Why Picture-In-Picture Could Be a Game-Changer Picture-In-Picture (PiP) is not entirely new in social apps—YouTube and TikTok already offer it. But for Instagram, adding PiP could help creators keep audiences engaged with longer reels. Instead of dropping off when attention fades, users could keep content running in the background while doing other things. For Instagram, this means more minutes spent inside the app, an…