In August 2020 YouTube began testing PiP mode on iOS, switched it on temporarily and, to date, it was not widely expanded for all users, as reported by 9to5mac. Although the function still does not arrive as it should, any user can enable it experimentally starting today as long as you pay for YouTube Premium. We tell you how to do it.
Enable YouTube PiP mode
To enable YouTube PiP mode on iOS it is necessary to be a Premium subscriberIf we use the free service, we will not be able to enjoy this function, reserved for paid accounts. One of the benefits of being premium is the ability to try new experimental features, including the long-awaited PiP mode.
It is necessary to activate the function from YouTube.com/new, as it is still experimental and is not expanded
The first thing we will have to do is access YouTube.com/new and give it a try, so that the function is activated on our iPhone. Remember that only one experimental function can be tested simultaneously, so if you had any other active, you will have to leave the test to experiment with YouTube Premium in PiP mode.
Once we have activated the option, you just have to return to start while playing a video (gesture of swipe up on iPhones with gestures or pressing the central physical button on iPhones with Touch ID). The video will continue to play in a window that we can move, with pause / playback and backward / forward controls. In short:
- Open YouTube.com/new (YouTube Premium subscribers only)
- Find the option ‘Picture in Picture for iOS’
- Click on ‘Test’
- Open any video in the YouTube app for iOS
- Go back to your iPhone desktop while the video is playing
Specific, We can test this function until October 31. As of this date, the function is expected to expand stably, although there is no guarantee that we will not have to wait a little longer. Be that as it may, everything indicates that this function will be restricted to Premium users, although in the United States the PiP mode is being implemented to free account users, with ads, yes.