Picture-in-picture (PiP) shrinks a channel into a small floating window, and multiview shows several channels on screen at once. Both depend on your player app and device supporting them, and every extra channel you watch simultaneously is a separate stream that counts toward your plan's connection limit.
Picture-in-picture
- Phones and tablets: many IPTV players can continue playing in a floating window when you switch to another app, if PiP is enabled for the app in system settings.
- TVs and streaming devices: PiP support varies by device and app; check the player's settings.
- Computers: some players and browsers offer a PiP or “always on top” window.
Multiview
Multiview shows two to four channels in a grid, which is useful for following several games or news channels. It's offered by some player apps, often as a premium feature. Each tile is a full stream, so it needs more bandwidth and a capable device.
Connection limits matter
Your plan allows a set number of simultaneous streams. A four-channel multiview uses four, the same as four separate TVs, and other people in the household may find their streams refused. Check your plan's limit before relying on multiview.
Bandwidth and performance
- Multiply the bandwidth of one stream by the number of tiles.
- Use Ethernet; see home network equipment for IPTV.
- Budget devices may stutter with more than one stream; reduce the number of tiles or use a more powerful device.