Facebook's new floating video feature lets you scroll while you watch

If Facebook's ever-flowing News Feed does not satiate your thirst for videos of babies and weddings, you'll like the platform's new feature. The site now lets you detach a video from the News Feed and move it anywhere within the browser window, so you can scroll Facebook while watching, reports Mashable.

The option is accessible via an icon in the lower-right hand portion of a video (accessible on mouse-over while the video plays). When you click the icon, the video becomes movable — though you can't pull it out of the browser window. The feature only works on desktop for the time being, not on Facebook's mobile app; clicking a video in the News Feed on your phone will immediately open it in full-screen mode.

The floating video window is rather basic; you'll see a play/pause button, a close button, and an option to Like or share the video. There is certainly room for improvement: The fact that you can't resize the floating video is frustrating. It permanently stays very small — in fact, likely too small for many to enjoy. The video also disappears if you navigate away from the News Feed, such as to messages, events or a friend's profile page.

Facebook has made several changes to its video approach this year alone. In March, it launched a way to let users embed Facebook videos on websites, and last week, the company said it would start sharing revenue for ads that run between videos from a small group of publishers.