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How to use picture-in-picture on iPhone as a YouTube Premium subscriber
Android users have had this for free, since like forever.

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Apple added picture-in-picture (PiP) support for apps in iOS 14, but it still isn’t very widely used. That might change, as YouTube is rolling out PiP support to its iOS app.
The killer feature for any video app is to offer PiP playback while you do other tasks on your device. Android devices have had it as an option for what seems like forever, but iOS users only recently got the option.
There’s one big proviso to use PiP on YouTube on iOS – you have to be a Premium subscriber. It’s currently in beta for only YouTube Premium subscribers, and Google says it will only be available until October 31.
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How to use picture-in-picture on iPhone

While Google says it only works on iOS, some people have it also working on their iPad. If it’s not showing up, try deleting the iPad app and reinstalling it.
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Oh, and locking the screen while in PiP mode will pause the video. You can resume from the media controls on the lock screen though, so it’s only a temporary thing. Google has set an end to PiP mode for October 31, which seems fairly short-lived for a Premium feature.
Maybe that’s when it will become a free feature for everyone, as Google promised earlier this year.
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