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YouTube app finally gets IPP native res support
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Yep. I agree.
Still no ETA on fix.
I just noticed this tweet of ProTube that YouTube updated their API for comments which ProTube uses. They are saying the comments are now resolved.
Is that confirmed? Have you tried?
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It's not the ad, it's the YouTube red.
Like the post below you said, Google charges $10/month, and one feature of red is background playback. If YouTube supports PIP, it will be enabling background playback for everyone.
Did you already discuss this with the developer of the app Jonas Gessner? Maybe it has to do with the fact that there isn't an API that he can use to get access to those watched history videos on other platforms?
Yessss. Still wish I could reply to comments, but this is good news!
No, I haven't subscribed to YouTube Red. But I have the YouTube app installed on my iPad Pro, and there is a section in the app that explains YouTube Red and what features it includes, and PiP on iPad is listed there as one of the features. Another feature is no more ads when you are watching videos, and lastly there is some new YouTube Red exclusive content now being added to their catalog. It sounds like they are going to add exclusive programs kind of like how Netflix has House of Cards.
Seems like such a mean decision to lock PiP behind a pay wall.
Subscribing should only be for no ads and exclusive content and whatever else. Not blocking a pretty basic feature.
I don't think red will bring PIP. YouTube said red support background playback, which should be just audio playback in the background. To support PIP, the app needs to use apple official video player, which apparently YouTube is not doing.
Why would it then be listed as a feature by YouTube as observed in the previous post?
I looked into YouTube red. It's not even available in Canada...
So if PiP is a Red only thing then PiP is a US only feature, which is ridiculous.
So if PiP is a Red only thing then PiP is a US only feature, which is ridiculous.
I think he may have made a mistake.... All I see in YouTube red feature list is 'background playback',
And this is google's definition of background playback
Play videos while using other apps or when your screen is off. Background play is available on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Gaming mobile apps.
Notice that it says when screen is off.
Any link to that information that you might have come across, or perhaps a screenshot that you can share?
I think he made a mistake. I also can't find anywhere that PiP is supported in the official YouTube (red) app when you have subscription. All features are mentioned on this YouTube support page and PiP is not one of them. Only background audio is supported but that is something else as garyleecn also described already.