YouTube reserving Picture in Picture on the iPhone for Premium subscribersOnly YouTube Premium subscribers get to enjoy Picture in Picture on the iPhone.
What you need to know
YouTube has removed Picture in Picture support for most users in iOS 14.
It seems to only be working in Safari for YouTube Premium subscribers.
There are still some workarounds for the rest of us.
Reported by MacRumors, it appears that YouTube's support for Picture in Picture on the iPhone is being reserved for YouTube premium subscribers. While some users thought that the lack of support in iOS 14 may have been a bug, it appears that the move to turn it off is intentional.
Picture in Picture appears to work on the mobile YouTube website in Safari for those who are YouTube Premium subscribers, which suggests that the restriction is intentional and not a bug.
Picture in Picture in iOS 14 stopped working on iPhone for videos on YouTube's website. YouTube videos embedded elsewhere still work fine. pic.twitter.com/8vTFy4u3Ut— Eric Slivka (@eslivka) September 18, 2020
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YouTube reserving Picture in Picture on the iPhone for Premium subscribers
