YouTube brings picture-in-picture mode to everyone on mobile, and you don’t have to pay for it
YouTube is rolling out picture-in-picture mode globally to all mobile users, free of charge, allowing videos to continue playing in a floating window while using other apps. The feature, previously restricted to Premium subscribers, will be available for longform, non-music content on both Android and iOS devices. This update enhances multitasking capabilities and represents an effort to improve the free user experience amid growing competition and ad avoidance trends.
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Well, it took long enough — but YouTube is finally doing something really nice for its free users. Picture-in-picture mode, the feature that lets you shrink a video into a floating mini-player while you go about your phone life, is rolling out globally to all users over the coming months — no subscription or premium paywall is required. Just you, your video, and the freedom to check your messages without the whole thing grinding to a halt. For anyone outside the US who has spent years watching Premium subscribers float their videos around like smug little royals, this one’s for you. The rollout covers longform, non-music content on both Android and iOS — and honestly, that caveat about music being Premium-only is fair enough. YouTube Music needs something to justify its existence.
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