Google rolls picture-in-picture for global YouTube users
YouTube's picture-in-picture feature has been around for some time now, but until recently, it wasn't available to non-Premium users outside the US. You'd have to be either a Premium subscriber or be based in the US.
Starting this week, YouTube is opening up the feature to non-Premium users globally, but with a small caveat. Non-paying Android and iOS users will be able to play long-form, non-music content in PiP mode. Users in the US are not affected by this change, though.
In this regard, YouTube is putting Premium Lite members and non-Premium users on the same level, restricting music content in PiP mode.
What does YouTube deem music content? All music videos, including official music videos, Art Tracks, children’s songs, and user-generated music content.
Reader comments
- Carol-
- skA
Is this a joke? I mean 20 years ago i had some kind of PiP apps, i hope this is a joke. In the meantime i use NewPipe, better then youtube in every way
- Anonymous
- g{u
google it...but basically just keeps a small minimized version of your youtube video/music playing while you multi-task/have other apps open on your phone
