---
title: "playerViewControllerWillStartPictureInPicture(_:)"
framework: avkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerwillstartpictureinpicture(_:)"
---

# playerViewControllerWillStartPictureInPicture(_:)

Tells the delegate when Picture in Picture is about to start.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func playerViewControllerWillStartPictureInPicture(_ playerViewController: AVPlayerViewController)
```

## Parameters

- `playerViewController`: The player view controller.

## Mentioned in

Adopting Picture in Picture in a Standard Player

## Discussion

Discussion Implement this method to update your player user interface, such as hiding or disabling playback controls, prior to PiP starting.

## See Also

### Responding to Picture in Picture Life Cycle Events

- [playerViewControllerShouldAutomaticallyDismissAtPictureInPictureStart(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollershouldautomaticallydismissatpictureinpicturestart(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerDidStartPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerdidstartpictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewController(_:failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontroller(_:failedtostartpictureinpicturewitherror:).md)
- [playerViewControllerWillStopPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerwillstoppictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewControllerDidStopPictureInPicture(_:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontrollerdidstoppictureinpicture(_:).md)
- [playerViewController(_:restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStopWithCompletionHandler:)](avkit/avplayerviewcontrollerdelegate/playerviewcontroller(_:restoreuserinterfaceforpictureinpicturestopwithcompletionhandler:).md)