How to Use YouTube Picture-in-Picture (PiP) on iPhone

Aug. 26, 2021

Note:Before you proceed to get YouTube in PiP mode on iPhone, ensure that you’ve enabled it from iPhone Settings. Visit Settings>General>Picture in picture> toggle on Start PiP Automatically.

Using YouTube Premium

Now that you have enabled PiP mode for the YouTube app on your iPhone, you can enjoy YouTube videos in a miniplayer on top of other apps even if you exit the YouTube app. Here’s how:

You can easily resize the miniplayer by pinching or expanding it with two fingers and moving the PiP window around your screen for optimal viewing.

While you need to be a Premium subscriber to watch YouTube videos in PiP mode in the official YouTube app, earlier non-YouTube premium subscribers could also do so via the Safari browser. However, YouTube ended that support as well.

But, you can achieve it using an extension named PiPfier, which you can use to watch YouTube videos in PiP mode when playing in Safari. However, unlike other extensions, PiPfier is an app you’ll need to install from the App Store. Here’s how this works:

YouTube policies and features can anytime evolve and this workaround might stop working at some point. Always ensure that you are compliant with YouTube’s terms of service and community guidelines.

There you go! So that’s how you can get YouTube PiP mode on your iPhone and iPad even if you aren’t a YouTube Premium subscriber.

Check whether Picture-in-Picture is enabled is enabled on your iPhone. To do so, go to Settings > General > Picture in Picture > toggle ON.

Once you have enabled PiP on your iPhone, play any video in the YouTube app and swipe up from the bottom, and the video will start playing in a mini-player.

Vikhyat has a bachelor’s degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering and over five years of writing experience. His passion for technology and Apple products led him to Beebom, where he specializes in writing App features, How To’s and app troubleshooting guides for fellow Apple users. When not typing away on his MacBook Pro, he loves exploring the real world.