diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
index e34031033..e727a1c99 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.app.LocaleConfig
 import android.app.LocaleManager
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.content.res.Resources
 import android.location.Geocoder
 import android.os.Build
@@ -61,10 +62,17 @@ class DeviceHandler(private val context: Context) : MethodCallHandler {
                 "isDynamicColorAvailable" to DynamicColors.isDynamicColorAvailable(),
                 "showPinShortcutFeedback" to (sdkInt >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O),
                 "supportEdgeToEdgeUIMode" to (sdkInt >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q),
+                "supportPictureInPicture" to supportPictureInPicture(),
             )
         )
     }
 
+    private fun supportPictureInPicture(): Boolean {
+        // minimum version for `PictureInPictureParams.Builder#setAutoEnterEnabled`
+        val supportPipOnLeave = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S
+        return supportPipOnLeave && context.packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE)
+    }
+
     private fun getLocales(@Suppress("unused_parameter") call: MethodCall, result: MethodChannel.Result) {
         fun toMap(locale: Locale): FieldMap = hashMapOf(
             "language" to locale.language,
diff --git a/lib/model/device.dart b/lib/model/device.dart
index f14e57eb9..85607bbec 100644
--- a/lib/model/device.dart
+++ b/lib/model/device.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:aves/services/common/services.dart';
 import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
-import 'package:floating/floating.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:local_auth/local_auth.dart';
 import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
 
@@ -57,13 +55,6 @@ class Device {
     final auth = LocalAuthentication();
     _canAuthenticateUser = await auth.canCheckBiometrics || await auth.isDeviceSupported();
 
-    try {
-      _supportPictureInPicture = await Floating().isPipAvailable;
-    } on PlatformException catch (_) {
-      // as of floating v2.0.0, plugin assumes activity and fails when bound via service
-      _supportPictureInPicture = false;
-    }
-
     final capabilities = await deviceService.getCapabilities();
     _canPinShortcut = capabilities['canPinShortcut'] ?? false;
     _canRenderFlagEmojis = capabilities['canRenderFlagEmojis'] ?? false;
@@ -74,5 +65,6 @@ class Device {
     _isDynamicColorAvailable = capabilities['isDynamicColorAvailable'] ?? false;
     _showPinShortcutFeedback = capabilities['showPinShortcutFeedback'] ?? false;
     _supportEdgeToEdgeUIMode = capabilities['supportEdgeToEdgeUIMode'] ?? false;
+    _supportPictureInPicture = capabilities['supportPictureInPicture'] ?? false;
   }
 }