Update YouTube on Your iPhone, iPad, or Android Phone The YouTube app on your phone may be experiencing an issue, causing the PiP mode not to work. This usually happens if you're using an outdated version of the app. If that's the case, update the app on your phone, and your issue will be fixed.
Restart App
If you just enabled the PiP feature on your iPhone settings or the application, the app might need a little refreshing to reflect the change in settings. Hence try restarting the app to see if PiP works on your iPhone.
While YouTube's picture-in-picture mode was previously removed on the iPhone, it has since returned bringing back a handy feature already enjoyed on some of the best Android phones. It's now available to any one on iOS 15 or above.
Your phone needs to meet some criteria to enable the YouTube PIP mode. First, your Android device should run Android 8.0 Oreo or above. Second, the PIP mode is currently available only in the United States.
The picture-in-picture feature is present on both Android and iOS, but it's only available to YouTube Premium subscribers. Nevertheless, you can use a few neat little tricks to watch YouTube in PiP mode on any desktop or mobile device.
Turning picture-in-picture ON
Picture-in-picture is turned on by default for devices running iOS 15.0 and above that have not turned off background play in the YouTube app. Picture-in-picture. To turn on, tap Start PiP Automatically.
If you're using an Android phone, swipe down the notification panel and tap the "Play" button from the playback notification to resume playback in the background. If you're using an iPhone or iPad, open the control centre and tap on the Play button on the music widget to resume playback in the background.
One-Month Free Trial for New Subscribers
That's right - you can enjoy ad-free content, offline videos, and background play for a whole month without paying a dime. It's the perfect way to see if YouTube Premium is right for you.
Background play only works in the YouTube mobile apps and requires a YouTube Premium membership. Some videos aren't available for background play or to download offline, even if you have a channel membership.