When will picture-in-picture launch on YouTube for iOS?
Google spokesperson Allison Toh said in a statement toThe Vergethat the company is “still testing picture-in-picture on iOS with Premium members and hope to make it available to all iOS users (Premium and non-Premium) in the US in the coming months.” This isn’t too dissimilar from a statement the company gave toMacRumorsearlier, saying it was “still planning to launch picture-in-picture for all users without a YouTube Premium subscription in the US” but refused to commit to a firm deadline.
Only Premium subscribers are currently permitted to test picture-in-picture.
How to try out YouTube PiP on iPhone
Google says this test will expire on April 8.
How to use picture-in-picture on YouTube for iOS
Picture-in-picture on YouTube lets you multitask while watching a video. To enter PiP mode while watching a video in the mobile YouTube app, simply go to the home screen or launch another app and the video will continue playing in a mini player.
The video is overlaid on top of whatever you happen to be doing at the moment so it’s always visible and reachable. Use pinching to make the preview window smaller or larger. you’re able to also tap the window to reveal playback controls, swipe it to any screen corner or flick it away to only listen to the audio portion. The video’s audio continues playing when you lock the device, and you can use standard audio controls on the lock screen to control the playback of the picture-in-picture video.
Picture-in-picture won’t require YouTube Premium after all
Google has been dragging its feet with this feature.
January came and went without the feature officially launching, and now Google seems to be taking some extra time to perfect the feature before releasing it.
