PiP is back on iOS YouTube app

[auwkeung]

Does anyone notice that PiP has returned for the native app?

I have tried multiple videos and it is definitely working

I have Premium tho

let’s hope that stays

 

[mystery hill]

Another poster had it a few weeks ago.
YouTube PiP

 

[Kylo83]

Mines working from today is it only for premium

 

[mystery hill]

I still don't have PiP - also on Premium.

Can you see the Picture-in-picture setting in the YouTube app?

 

[Kylo83]

I still don't have PiP - also on Premium.

Can you see the Picture-in-picture setting in the YouTube app?

No nothing but it works and you don’t have to be in full screen eaither

 

[Speedman100]

I have premium and PiP is currently working

 

[mystery hill]

Can someone connect via VPN to another country to test whether it still works?

It could also be based on the YouTube Premium subscription country.

 

[auwkeung]

I still don't have PiP - also on Premium.

Can you see the Picture-in-picture setting in the YouTube app?

yes I can see the setting

and VPN doesn't matter

Seems it's being gradually pushed out to Premium users

 

[mystery hill]

and VPN doesn't matter

Okay, then it's either being pushed out randomly or based on the user's subscription country.

 

[mystery hill]

PiP do YouTube volta a funcionar pelo app para iOS [atualizado 2x: e navegador!] - MacMagazine

A saga do modo PiP (Picture-in-Picture) do YouTube está de volta — mas, agora, com uma notícia positiva…

macmagazine.com.br

A few of the commenters over there can't get it to work. [had to translate the page]

 

[ian87w]

Doesn't work on mine (Indonesia, Premium). I don't see any setting related to it.

 

[Polaroid]

Mine don’t work, UK Premium.

 

[Abazigal]

Nothing on my end either. Singapore.

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

I don't have it yet, either. Hopefully soon! US Premium member.

 

[Kylo83]

U.K. premium working fine

 

[Kylo83]

 

[Kylo83]

There’s a new setting on my YouTube app, is it only for premium? If it work without I’ll cancel my premium I only wanted it for background playback

 

[Ludatyk]

There’s a new setting on my YouTube app, is it only for premium? If it work without I’ll cancel my premium I only wanted it for background playback

Well, that’s the thing. It “should” work without the premium… given it’s a feature within iOS, it shouldn’t be behind a paywall.

However, YouTube is such a popular app… Apple will work with them on implementing such a feature for their premium subscribers. And the fact it’s a server side update, Apple has no way of policing it.

 

[yeahtyeaht]

According to Verge it's also coming to non-premium users

YouTube will bring picture-in-picture to iPhones and iPads

Picture-in-picture comes to the YouTube app

www.theverge.com

 

[StumpyBloke]

Not working for me in the UK (premium) on app version 16.23.3.

 

[Itinj24]

Premium in the US. Nothing for me yet.

 

[Populus]

Forget about the YouTube app. I realized yesterday at night that PiP works on iPhone when using the YouTube website... but you have to use the desktop view. No Premium. Europe.

 

[Kylo83]

What the hell, it was working for me yesterday now it’s gone and the setting is gone, in the U.K. on premium

 

[auwkeung]

What the hell, it was working for me yesterday now it’s gone and the setting is gone, in the U.K. on premium

Same for me... Today it's gone without any notice

 

[Ludatyk]

Same for me... Today it's gone without any notice

This my problem with how YT plans to implement it… it’s server side. It can be taken away in a moments notice.

And on top of that… they announce that free users will be able to use PiP too, then.. what’s the point of being a premium user. I rather for them not to implement PiP at all… if they are vague about us using it.