Product: Proton Meet

Summary Add a minimizable/compact self-view option so users can reduce their own video tile to a small picture-in-picture window, rather than choosing only between equal-sized split view or hiding self-view entirely.

Problem Currently, Proton Meet offers two self-view modes in 1:1 calls: equal-sized windows (your video takes up half the screen) or hiding your own video completely. There's no middle ground. An equally sized self-view is unnecessarily large — most users only need a small preview to confirm their camera angle and lighting. Hiding self-view removes this useful feedback entirely. Competing tools (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams) commonly offer a compact floating self-view, and users coming from those platforms notice the gap.

Proposed Solution Introduce a compact self-view mode where the user's own video appears as a small, draggable picture-in-picture tile (similar to what already exists in speaker-focused view with multiple participants). This tile should:

Be roughly 1/8 to 1/6 of the screen area
Be draggable to any corner or edge
Be resizable via drag or a couple of preset sizes (small/medium)
Persist across layout switches

Why it matters

Reduces visual clutter while preserving self-monitoring
Gives the remote participant's video more screen space — a better experience, especially on smaller screens
Aligns with the existing PiP behavior already present in group calls, so the interaction pattern is familiar
Matches user expectations from other video tools