Picture-in-Picture It is a feature that allows you to play videos at the same time that users browse the interface or use other applications. The mode PiP It began to be applied in a massive way with the arrival of iOS 14. YoutubeHowever, it has taken a little over a year to implement it on iPhones. Now, the platform has started rolling out this feature for some users.
While YouTube confirmed that Picture-in-Picture will be available to all users – at least in the United States – only those people with a YouTube Premium subscription they will be able to test this feature. The deployment, at the moment, is available for those users who are part of the test program, but registering for this beta is very simple.
First, you need to access youtube.com/new and log in with your Google account. Remember that you need to have a YouTube Premium account. If you don’t have one, you can subscribe from the “Subscribe to Premium” button that appears on the screen. Once registered, slide to the option called “Picture in Picture on iOS” and click on the “Try it” button.
This is how you can use Picture-in-Picture on YouTube from an iPhone
Now, you just have to access the YouTube app from your iPhone and select any video. Will appear a new button that will enable the Picture-in-Picture mode. The player will be resized and positioned at the top of the screen. You can exit the app and navigate the interface while watching the video.
Picture-in-Picture additionally will allow content to be played even when the iPhone is in sleep. However, a small bug causes the video to pause when locking the screen. YouTube mentions that the error can be fixed by tapping on the playback controls that appear on the lock screen widget.
If you have an iPhone but don’t have a YouTube Premium subscription, you can try an alternative to using PiP in the videos in the Google app. To do this, access YouTube from the browser and select the video you want to see. Then turn on the full view of the video. When using YouTube from the web, full screen content is displayed from the Safari player, which includes Picture-in-Picture by default. Now, you just have to swipe to home screen to enjoy video while using by other applications.