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YouTube app picture-in-picture suddenly gone
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They probably changed their mind again.
But they might change their mind again again, so it might return, who knows.
But they might change their mind again again, so it might return, who knows.
I have never had it, just like system dark mode even though I am a paying Premium customer
Not much to be honest, we’re only 77 years away from system dark mode for YouTube. 🙄
No need to apologize but it is working fine for me, even today (and has been working for a few weeks). I just checked again before I replied. Not sure why yours isn't. Hopefully it will sort itself out soon for ya.
- Visit YouTube.com/new while signed in to your Google Account
Make sure you’re a YouTube Premium subscriber (not just Music Premium) - Find “Picture-in-picture on iOS”
It’s the second experiment on the page after “Translate comments” - Click “Try it out”
- Start a video on YouTube for iPhone app
iPad does not support PiP right now - Start Picture-in-Picture by close the app (Swipe up or home button)
Video will continue playing
Say what?!?!
It works! Nice find!
Limited time, till Oct 31 but hopefully there’s a permanent solution by then.
Doesn’t work for me but great find nonetheless. Audio keeps playing but no video PiP. Wonder if it’s because I’m on iOS 15 beta…?
It works on the beta. After you activate the feature give it about 5-10 mins to take effect
Yeah, I had to force close then re-open the YouTube app for it to work.
I had PiP working for months with no issue until this evening. The new update version 16.37.3 killed it. I even went into Try new features and turned it on, still not working. If they don't give me PiP again soon I will be canceling my Premium subscription. Clearly it can and does work, not sure why they keep playing this game.