What is YouTube Picture in Picture mode, how does it work?

YouTube Picture in Picture mode can be easily explained in such a way that you can now watch YouTube videos while working on another app as a mini player that is not currently available. But first, you need to know how it will work.

First of all, YouTube Picture in Picture mode is limited to YouTube's premium subscribers only. However, now it has been introduced as an experimental one. This means that new YouTube picture in picture mode can be manually activated later for use.

A new experimental PIP feature is being tested by Google. This new feature will be for iOS users. Under which the YouTube app will allow premium customers to watch videos while as a mini player using other apps on mobile.

Let us inform you that at present, the PIP feature is restricted to YouTube's premium subscribers only. When this feature is enabled, this PIP feature will allow users to minimize the YouTube viewing window into the Mini Player window.

This allows users to use other apps while playing YouTube videos on their mobile phones. Apple Insider has published a report about this new mode on YouTube. It has some usage instructions.

How to use YouTube Picture in Picture mode?

To activate this new PIP feature, users must first visit YouTube.com/new. After that, users need to log in to their Google account. Users then need to navigate to Picture-in-Picture mode.

This feature has been released experimentally for iOS. In such cases, users need to select "Try it out" mode. After that, users need to open the activation option from their accounts.

Then you need to open the YouTube app on the iPhone. And play a video. After that, users have to press the Home button or swipe it up and down to close the app. YouTube will then become a mini player. This way the video will play in a small PIP pane.

However, the mini player video will stop when the screen is locked. YouTube has announced that the PIP feature is currently being launched as a premium service for US customers.