YouTube Premium subscribers can now not signal as much as check YouTube’s picture-in-picture function on iOS. PiP has disappeared from YouTube’s list of available experimental features, the place it was previously listed with an April eighth expiry date. 9to5Google reports that some customers are seeing a “The function you’re making an attempt has been turned off” banner notifying them that the check has ended, however each it and iMore add that the function continues to be engaged on their accounts that beforehand signed as much as the check.
Image-in-picture assist is out there for video providers usually at a system degree for each iPhones and iPads, however YouTube’s assist for the function has been spotty, requiring workarounds like watching it by means of a browser somewhat than through its native app. However YouTube’s Premium check made the function way more seamless, and allowed viewers to proceed watching after they navigate away from the principle YouTube app.
YouTube’s check of picture-in-picture assist for Premium customers was all the time meant to be restricted. First introduced in June last year, the beta interval was initially set to end on October 31st, earlier than being prolonged. However though the check was just for Premium customers, final month YouTube once again confirmed it hopes to roll out the function for all iOS customers within the US, together with non-Premium customers, “within the coming months.”
With a bit of luck, the top of YouTube Premium’s picture-in-picture check signifies that Google’s video platform is able to roll out the function extra broadly. Simply final month, the search large introduced picture-in-picture assist to its YouTube TV service on iOS. Hopefully common YouTube isn’t too far behind.