Since iOS 14 last year, many platforms including Netflix and Twitch have supported the picture-in-picture function. However, compared to the Android version of YouTube App, the YouTube App on iOS still does not support picture-in-picture.
Although we have introduced in the past that you can open the YouTube page through a browser or useshortcut script“Supports picture-in-picture playback, but compared to the app, the experience is still somewhat lagging behind. However, according to foreign media reports, the picture-in-picture feature is expected to be finally launched on the iOS version of the YouTube App in the near future!
YouTube iOS app will finally support picture-in-picture feature
Compared with the YouTube Android app, which has supported the picture-in-picture function for many years, according to a recent report by foreign media MacRumors, after a long wait, the iOS version of the YouTube App will finally support the picture-in-picture (PiP) function. Unsurprisingly, this feature will be available to YouTube Premium subscribers, and will also be the first to be opened in the United States initially. Although there is no further explanation of the launch time of this new feature in global markets, it is expected to be launched in other global markets later.
▲Picture source:MacRumors
Although iOS users in Taiwan are currently unable to use the picture-in-picture function through the YouTube App, if you are a YouTube Premium paid subscription user, you can still use the method shared before to open YouTube through the Safari browser to play videos in picture-in-picture.
It is expected that after the YouTube App’s picture-in-picture feature is launched, when users turn on this feature, they can directly return to the home screen during video playback without interrupting the video. Instead, it will be converted into a floating window and displayed on the screen, just like the previous picture-in-picture on the YouTube web version.
In the future, after the picture-in-picture function is opened in the YouTube App, it is expected that it will be more convenient for users who want to perform multiple tasks at the same time. However, whether every user likes it depends on their personal habits.
Source:MacRumors
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