Google patents media player that shrinks to float over other apps

1. A method comprising: presenting a media player associated with a first mobile application, the media player playing a media item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) on a touch screen of a user device, wherein the UI is provided by the first mobile application; receiving, via the touch screen of the user device, a first user touch input indicating a user request to reduce a size and change a location of the media player; responsive to receiving, via the touch screen of the user device, the first user touch input indicating the user request to reduce the size and change the location of the media player, reducing the size and changing the location of the media player playing the media item on the touch screen of the user device to allow a user to open a second mobile application on the touch screen of the user device; causing playback of the media item to be continued in the media player associated with the first mobile application while the media player floats on top of content associated with the second mobile application being presented to the user on the touch screen of the user device, wherein the user is allowed to interact with the content associated with the second mobile application via the touch screen while the media player of the reduced size continues to float on top of the content associated with the second mobile application and continues to play the media item; receiving, via the touch screen of the user device, a second user touch input indicating a user request to restore the size of the media player; and responsive to receiving, via the touch screen of the user device, the second user touch input indicating the user request to restore the size of the media player, restoring the size of the media player while the media player continues to play the media item on the touch screen of the user device.