Picture in Picture

[seniorpro1.dv]

How do i disable the Picture in Picture window in Wyze cam Og? I do have it disable in
special app access.

[Crease]

Welcome to the Forum, @seniorpro1.dv!

My understanding of Cam OG’s (and Cam OG Telephoto’s) PiP capability is that it’s in-app-only and operates independently of the Android “Special app access” PiP feature. I’m unaware of any way to disable the floating window completely, but it can be collapsed, and the tab with the symbol that looks like a left angle bracket 〈 can be dragged to a different part of the screen to make it less obtrusive, but it will reappear in its default position the next time you open that camera’s live view.

It’d be kinda cool if there was a toggle in Cam OG’s settings that would disable the feature entirely or if that control would appear only when a user taps on the Live Stream pane (like how the microphone and speaker icons function). Even with only a single Cam OG, I still have that little PiP tab overlay, and on one hand that seems kind of silly (like the app should know that I have only the one Cam OG and shouldn’t even offer the PiP feature), but on the other hand, I can understand how that’s part of Wyze’s marketing, because if I open the tray and tap the “+” button I get a prompt to install another Cam OG or shop for one, so I can’t fault them for that.

Here’s a relevant Wishlist topic:

Allow the Removal of the PIP screen on the Cam OG (Both Telephoto and Standard)

The Wyze OG app has a screen for the telephoto option but the telephoto camera is sold separately. It would be great if we could have the option to remove the screen completely, rather than just hiding it to the right of the screen. Every time I re-open the app, that screen is opened again. If the telephoto camera is purchased separately, the telephoto screen should be an add-on option rather than something that is pre-installed and so large and in the middle of the screen. [image]

You can visit that to cast your vote (click the button above the initial post) and add your comments.

[ssummerlin]

@seniorpro1.dv

How do i disable the Picture in Picture window in Wyze cam Og?

I wondered that myself after buying my first og with no initial plans of buying a second.

Voted.

[dave27]

Once you hit the arrow and minimize it once, it stays off to the side. The arrow will still be there, I’m not aware of any way to get rid of that. However if you rotate to landscape mode, it goes away. It also is not there when in a cam group view which is what I usually use for live monitoring.