YouTube Still Testing Picture-in-Picture on iOS With Premium Subscribers [Updated]

[Wildkraut]

As if i would ever pay for Youtube, install uBlock Origin on a different browser(which comes with a different browser engine), problem solved, Ads are gone and PIP works fine.

Yeah, the wonderful world of sideloading, with sideloading on iOS this wouldn't be a problem.

You should thank Apple, isn't that what you exactly want, a wonderful locked-in ecosystem without being able to solve a "problem" by yourself.

 

[jonnyb098]

I've had it enabled since summer and I was surprised at how little I actually utilized it on iPhone. It's useful on iPad though.

PIP is pointless on an iPhone To begin with. Yet iPad has had PIP for…..6 years!

 

[sw1tcher]

Does it get any scummier than removing a free feature to charge users for it?

Is that what Apple's planning to do with iPhone 13's missing Noise Cancellation feature?

 

[sherwinzadeh]

This needs to be a FREE feature. What exactly are they charging extra for? $11.99 per month premium subscription and to use Picture-In-Picture feature? 🤦‍♀️

I agree but in the meantime please try an app I made called PiP-it that let's you watch picture-in-picture using a share extension.

 

[KurtWilde]

I thought I’d imagine this was in the works. And assumed if I hadn’t imagined it, they gave up on it and we’re going to let it die unseen.

 

[jonnyb098]

This needs to be a FREE feature. What exactly are they charging extra for? $11.99 per month premium subscription and to use Picture-In-Picture feature? 🤦‍♀️

Clearly Google is bleeding cash and needs every last dollar they can get before they go belly up

 

[dust4thewind]

been using YouTube pip in safari for over a year now, https://codeeverywhere.ca/post.php?...ture-on-iOS-14-Safari-with-this-Siri-Shortcut

Don't need an app, or to install any plugins.

 

[contacos]

I still don’t have System dark mode! I had it for like an hour one time and then it just disappeared again. FU Google. What am I paying 1,11 Euro for premium for!

 

[Paddle1]

It’s not free on android

Non U.S. markets you have to pay

Is background play not free on Android everywhere?

I do know PIP is US specific.

 

[HumpYourWayUp]

Let's not forget that Google's mission used to be: "Don't be evil"

 

[lsbuffs]

I have YouTube TV and continue to be surprised there's no PIP option for that $65 service.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

I typically respect businesses and their product and let the market do its job of proving it. BUT, this should be standard issue stuff right here. Basic app functionality.

 

[Shanghaichica]

They’d better not remove it on 14/2. I’m paying for YouTube premium and I expect to get it.

 

[Aoligei]

It’s not free on android

Non U.S. markets you have to pay

At least PiP is working with Amazon Fire tablet... LOL

 

[44267547]

I have YouTube TV and continue to be surprised there's no PIP option for that $65 service.

Good point.

This is what I would like to see for YouTube TV. First off let me say, YouTube TV is one of the best things that ever happened in terms of ‘cutting the cable’. It’s pure bliss being able to stream from any TV in my house, iPad or anywhere on the go. [With the exception of the same repetitive-useless annoying ads, I have no complaints.]

But the picture-in-picture would be something I would use with YouTube TV, specifically while looking at other programs, etc. having my current program minimized above during an ad break.

 

[The Game 161]

Is background play not free on Android everywhere?

I do know PIP is US specific.

Sadly not

 

[hagar]

Vinegar extension for iOS Safari. Done.

 

[Wanted797]

Just give it to everyone. Sheesh, it is downright silly to gate this of all things. And a few months ago I did a Premium trial and was unsurprisingly disappointed to find out you couldn't even do PIP on my iPad Pro with Premium at the time – all the documentation was just for iOS for a reason. Absolutely nonsense – it's 100% about the ad consumption experience.

Weird. PIP works on my iPad Air.

Make sure you had it turned on it premium settings?

 

[alexandr]

As a premium subscriber I hope they keep it for premium only. Along with offline downloads and background play, it keeps the subscription as great value.

How the hell is picture-in-picture in any way a premium feature?! I'm guessing you would love it if sound was only available to paid users too...

 

[iDento]

I’ve been testing Safari with Vinegar extension for months now and I can confirm that it works flawlessly. No YouTube ads, PiP, and it's a set it and forget it app.

 

[terpsbball2002]

Does it get any scummier than removing a free feature to charge users for it?

It's like when car manufactures charge a subscription fee for heated seats and remote start.

 

[Kylo83]

I've been using it for months

 

[GuruZac]

This is the biggest crock of ****. How asinine for YouTube to not just have PiP and working on iOS when it’s been supported for a while now. It’s a money grab nothing more.

 

[DribbleCastle]

I wish Apple would challenge this.

They already charge for background audio so you figure it would be a given that they would keep PiP to premium.

Keep in mind there could be technical limitations with putting ads into the feed on top of using the iOS PiP API. And it might be unique to their ad system.

I've been using PiP in the YouTube app for months now and I love it. I happily pay for YouTube Premium, I actually think it would be the last subscription I would cancel, as much as I use it. Probably more hours spent on YouTube than all other services combined for me.

 

[nihilisten]

And yet, paying subscribers (me) don’t have PiP anymore. Fix it Google.

Edit: intermittent problem.

same here man, had to use jailbreak tweak to get it absolutely appalling rollouts ever. even worse when microsoft dropped longhorn....