Chrome desktop · Research guidance. Instructions are based on publisher guidance; a UK IPTV account was not tested on this platform.
Recognise a separate permission
A video entering a floating window automatically is different from manually choosing picture-in-picture. Google says the automatic feature depends on website developer support. A permission request is therefore about a particular browser/site behaviour, not a guarantee that every programme or website can adopt the same presentation.
Read the request before choosing
Chrome can offer a one-time allowance, an allowance on every visit or refusal. Match the choice to what you are trying to do. A single test does not necessarily need a lasting exception. Check that the prompt belongs to the intended trusted website rather than another tab that has just taken focus.
Review the saved site choice
Google documents an automatic picture-in-picture permission in the browser’s site-permission settings and in the site-information controls. Use Chrome’s settings search to find that permission if the current layout differs. Inspect the relevant site and the default separately so you know whether you are changing one website or the general policy.
Test the actual transition
With a suitable video already playing, repeat the action that previously triggered the window, such as moving to another task. Note whether the prompt appears, the floating window opens or nothing changes. Keep the content and browser window arrangement the same during the test. Permission alone cannot add a feature the website has not implemented.
Restore the choice you want to keep
After diagnosis, leave the site with the permission scope you actually prefer. Google notes that automatic picture-in-picture is off by default in Incognito; do not use a different private-window result as proof of the ordinary window’s saved choice. The setting concerns presentation, not payment, entitlement or UK IPTV compatibility.
Questions, answered
Does an allowance guarantee the feature on every website?
No. Google says the website must support the automatic behaviour.
Is a one-time allowance equivalent to every visit?
No. They are different permission scopes.