How to Play YouTube Video in Picture-in-Picture Mode on iOS

iPhone or iPad users can enjoy YouTube videos in picture-in-picture mode just same like Android devices. You don’t need to have the YouTube app installed on your iPhone or iPad to get the picture-in-picture mode.

You can experience it directly using a Web browser Safari.

NOTE : You must be a YouTube Premium member and sign in with the account that has that paid subscription. This feature doesn’t work with the YouTube app for now. You need to rely on a Web browser such as Safari or Chrome to run your favourite YouTube videos in picture-in-picture.

How to Play YouTube Video in Picture-in-Picture Mode on iOS

Follow These Steps :

1. Open your Web browser.
2. Log in to YouTube with your account that is a part of the YouTube Premium subscription.
3. Search for a video that you want to watch.
4. Switch to the full-screen mode by tapping the square icon from the bottom right of the video.
5. Tap on the video to view controls.
6. Press the picture-in-picture button from the top left side just next to the close button.
7. You can double tap on the screen with two fingers or simply swipe upwards from the bottom of your device to enable the picture-in-picture mode.
8. When enabled the picture-in-picture mode lets you move to and work on any other app you want to.

NOTE :

• You can exit the picture-in-picture mode by tapping its icon from the top-right side of the small window.
• It can also be moved back to the original view by double tapping on the video using two fingers.
• You can close your YouTube video by tapping on the ‘x’ button.

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