YouTube Bringing Free Picture-in-Picture to iPhone Users Outside the U.S.

[MacRumors]

YouTube's picture-in-picture mode on the iPhone and iPad is expanding to more users worldwide, YouTube said today. Picture-in-picture (PiP) will be rolling out globally, so it will no longer be limited to those in the U.S. and Premium subscribers.

Non-Premium users worldwide will be able to use PiP for longform, non-music content on iOS and Android. This has already been available in the U.S. and to Premium subscribers globally, so there will be no change for those users.

Premium Lite members can still use PiP for longform, non-music content, and Premium members can use PiP for music and non-music content.

Picture-in-picture shrinks a video into a small player that can be used alongside other apps. To use PiP, swipe up to exit the YouTube app, and the video will continue to play in a small window that can be moved anywhere on the display.

The PiP changes are rolling out "in the coming months," according to YouTube.

Article Link: YouTube Bringing Free Picture-in-Picture to iPhone Users Outside the U.S.

 

[code-m]

First free then part of the pay plan and now it’s back for free. Did I get all that correct?

 

[MacMcNugget]

Looks like they finally figured out that picture-in-picture can also be used to serve ads 😂

 

[risenphoenixkai]

Finally. A third party paywalling OS-level features on my device shouldn’t have been a thing in the first place.

 

[Radeon85]

Locking a basic feature that's built into the OS behind a paywall is disgusting. Apple should have banned the YT app early on for doing that until they reversed their decision.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Locking a basic feature that's built into the OS behind a paywall is disgusting. Apple should have banned the YT app early on for doing that until they reversed their decision.

Agreed.

This is clearly a case of special treatment for a megacorp with leverage over Apple here.

It's a bummer.

 

[goobot]

Locking a basic feature that's built into the OS behind a paywall is disgusting. Apple should have banned the YT app early on for doing that until they reversed their decision.

Yea apple shouldn't allow a dev to pay wall an os feature.

 

[HiVolt]

I hope it's also via browser. I despise the youtube app.

 

[QuarterSwede]

I hope it's also via browser. I despise the youtube app.

You can use a content blocker to allow PiP and therefore background playback already in browser for YT. I use Wipr. Haven’t seen an ad in I don’t know how long. Pretty great for the occasional concert too.

 

[rjp1]

Disgusting that they break an OS feature and not a peep from Apple. And, then to ask for money to “fix” it. Shame on Apple for not doing the right thing here.

If I’m listening to just the audio, then I start the video, swipe up, and pull down from top right. The video pauses itself and then I tap on play as soon as it does. You have a brief time to do it before it disappears.

If it’s a video, then I just use a Safari plugin to break Google’s breaking of PIP. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

 

[platinumaqua]

I've already deleted the app and switched to browser usage because of the ads and feature locking

 

[vegetassj4]

My life now finally has meaning

 

[pdaholic]

A little vinegar makes YouTube less bitter.

 

[ReliableSource]

Using 1Blocker, PiPifier, and Stop the Madness make YouTube bearable; every time I try to watch a YT video on my Apple TV I realize how much better I have it on the browser.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Using 1Blocker, PiPifier, and Stop the Madness make YouTube bearable; every time I try to watch a YT video on my Apple TV I realize how much better I have it on the browser.

Yep.
In Firefox I use uBlock Origin, Enhancer for YouTube & Control Panel for YouTube and it's better than it ever was as a YT Premium member.

 

[HuskerNKS]

Yep.
In Firefox I use uBlock Origin, Enhancer for YouTube & Control Panel for YouTube and it's better than it ever was as a YT Premium member.

Damn, I am still paying them for Premium. Time to do some research.

 

[Pablo2k]

YouTube's picture-in-picture mode on the iPhone and iPad is expanding to more users worldwide, YouTube said today. Picture-in-picture (PiP) will be rolling out globally, so it will no longer be limited to those in the U.S. and Premium subscribers.

Non-Premium users worldwide will be able to use PiP for longform, non-music content on iOS and Android. This has already been available in the U.S. and to Premium subscribers globally, so there will be no change for those users.

Premium Lite members can still use PiP for longform, non-music content, and Premium members can use PiP for music and non-music content.

Picture-in-picture shrinks a video into a small player that can be used alongside other apps. To use PiP, swipe up to exit the YouTube app, and the video will continue to play in a small window that can be moved anywhere on the display.

The PiP changes are rolling out "in the coming months," according to YouTube.

Article Link: YouTube Bringing Free Picture-in-Picture to iPhone Users Outside the U.S.

I don't understand how this isn't against the law... This is anti-americans.

 

[alfonsog]

I stopped using YouTube regularily years ago, I only use it when people send me links. One of my uber wealthy surgeon friends always sends me links of YouTube classical music or shows me stuff on it when I'm at his mansion for string quartet playing and he doesn't pay for ad free which is just stupid for the amount of time he uses it.

 

[Charlie Bonesx]

Why do I want a tiny video on a screen that’s already too small to watch a video?


If I want to watch tv or movies I’ll go home and watch them on my tv

*old guy alert*

 

[syklee26]

I didnt care about this since YT premium is so worth the money to me, but overriding OS feature to force paywall is so Google. They don't have confidence that people subscribe to YT Premium for different reasons?

 

[SnowPenguin]

First it was part of the pay plan, then removed and now it’s back for free. Did I get all that correct?

I think it was free before all that

 

[aleni]

whatttt?, no one uses Youtube premium here?

 

[Taq'aix]

Will still be using Safari with ad-blocker for YouTube. But this is a welcome change, nonetheless.

 

[Black_Mage]

whatttt?, no one uses Youtube premium here?

I pay for premium, but I’m considering switching to premium lite because of the price hike coming soon.

 

[Charlie Bonesx]

whatttt?, no one uses Youtube premium here?

I honestly don’t know if you are serious or not

Is there something on YouTube worth paying for?