Google Inc.

Annie Tang

Benoît De Boursetty

Johnathan Angelo

Curtis Rice

Aspects of the disclosure describe video playback in group communications. A method includes providing a graphical representation of a video in a user interface (UI) of a messaging application of client device during a group communication, the client device associated with a first user participating in the group communication with other users of a content sharing service, the graphical representation to scroll with messages of the group communication, responsive to receiving a selection of the graphical representation of the video in the UI during the group communication, initiating playback of the video in a video playback portion of the UI, and responsive to detecting that the video playback portion is scrolled at least partially out of view, maintaining the video playback portion of the UI visible to the first user in a persistent position in the UI.

Video playback in group communications

Display panel with a graphical user interface

Aspects of the disclosure describe video playback in group communications. A method includes receiving a request for a video from a messaging application providing a group communication comprising messages, instructing a first client device to display a graphical representation of a video in a user interface (UI) of the messaging application, the first client device associated with a first user participating in the group communication with other users, receiving first user input comprising a selection of the graphical representation of the video in the UI during the group communication, responsive to the first user input, initiating playback of the video in a video playback portion of the UI, allowing input, via the UI, of other messages for the group communication during playback of the video, and maintaining the video playback portion of the UI visible to the first user while the first user scrolls through the messages of the group communication.

A processing device of a mobile device of a first user presents a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application providing group communication between the first user and one or more other users in a group, the GUI comprising a portion to receive a message of the first user for adding to the group communication, and a video sharing GUI element selectable by the first user to find a video to be added to the group communication. The processing device receives, via the GUI, a selection of the video sharing GUI element by the first user. Responsive to the selection of the video sharing GUI element, the processing device presents a plurality of video identifiers of videos having playback associated with the first user. Responsive to a selection of at least one of the plurality of video identifiers of at least one selected video, the processing device causes the at least one selected video to be added to the group communication.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Annie Tang