YouTube will bring picture-in-picture ‘in coming days’ to all iOS 15 users

YouTube will bring picture-in-picture mode “to all iOS 15+ devices in the coming days.” Premium subscribers have been able to test the feature since August. That test ended this month. Initially, this test should have ended at the end of October.

YouTube pip on Android

It TeamYouTube twitter account says that picture-in-picture mode is now being phased out to iOS users. After the next few days, all devices running iOS 15 should be able to use pip mode.

The video service launched in August with a global test for the feature, which was only available to YouTube Premium subscribers. This test was supposed to end on October 31, but was later extended to early April. After that deadline, pip will stop working for some YouTube Premium users. That’s why YouTube’s twitter account said the feature is now coming to all iOS 15 users.

Pip works on both iPhones and iPads and allows users to exit the app while the video continues as a thumbnail overlay. On Android, pip can only be used within the app with a Premium subscription, although pip also works without a subscription via the Android web version of YouTube.

Update, April 13: It TeamYouTube Twitter account clarified that the YouTube TV service was intended, not the regular YouTube app. When the regular YouTube app on iOS will get picture-in-picture mode is not clear. Thanks to niekhj.