YouTube is lastly rolling out picture-in-picture mode for YouTube TV on iOS

YouTube is rolling out a picture-in-picture mode for YouTube TV on iOS units operating iOS 15 or newer, the company announced Wednesday. YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan promised on The Vergecast that the characteristic was on the way in which, and now it’s lastly right here.

With picture-in-picture, you’ll be capable to maintain watching YouTube TV if you navigate away from the YouTube TV app. The characteristic might come in useful if, for instance, you’re watching a sports activities recreation however need to scroll by means of Twitter to see reactions to what simply occurred on the sphere. It’s a characteristic that’s been out there on Android for years, so it’s good to see that Google has lastly introduced it over to Apple’s iOS units.

That stated, we’re nonetheless ready for Google to launch picture-in-picture for all customers of the usual YouTube app, no YouTube Premium subscription required. That characteristic is in testing should you do have a Premium subscription, and YouTube’s Labs page currently says you may attempt it out till April eighth.

In an announcement given to MacRumors in February, Google stated that it’s “still planning to launch PiP for all users without a YouTube Premium subscription in the US” however that “We have no other updates to share at this time.” Google didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark about an up to date timeline.