YouTube for iPhone and iPad rolling out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for Premium users worldwide - 9to5Google
The YouTube app is finally adding support for PiP on iPhone and iPad. .
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) allows users to watch YouTube videos in a small mini player while simultaneously browsing outside of the YouTube app on their mobile device.We’re starting to roll out PiP for YouTube Premium members on iOS and plan to launch PiP for all US iOS users as well.
Google confirmed (h/t MacRumors) to us today that Picture-in-Picture is rolling out for all YouTube Premium members using the iOS app.Some users (as seen below) are already seeing the YouTube PiP on their iPhone and iPad.Meanwhile, YouTube does “plan to launch PiP for all US iOS users as well.” Like on Android, this stateside availability for free users will see playback continue to show advertising, while Google tells us that this free PiP will not work for music content in the US.Currently, Premium members continue to hear audio playing in the background upon exit