Since today, that workaround is gone, and its unclear if its a bug or a deliberate elimination. Attempting to use Picture in Picture on a video on the mobile YouTube website just doesnt work. Tapping the Picture in Picture button when completely screen mode pops the video out for a 2nd, but it right away pops back into the site, so it cant be used as a Picture in Picture window.
We evaluated Picture in Picture with YouTube just the other day for a Picture in Picture tutorial video and as you can see below, it was working fine. Ever since there have actually been no updates to iOS or Safari, so its unclear whats going on.
demand desktop site on YouTube.com in Safari, you can get Picture in Picture to work as intended.
In the meantime, Picture in Picture is no longer working with the mobile YouTube site, but there is another workaround. , if you
Photo in Picture deals with YouTube.com on the
iPad, and YouTube videos embedded on third-party websites such as MacRumors.com appear to be able to play in Picture in Picture mode, but Picture in Picture is not functioning on the YouTube website.
Image in Picture in iOS 14 stopped working on iPhone for videos on YouTubes site. YouTube videos ingrained elsewhere still work fine. pic.twitter.com/8vTFy4u3Ut
— Eric Slivka (@eslivka) September 18, 2020
Attempting to utilize Picture in Picture on a video on the mobile YouTube website just does not work. Tapping the Picture in Picture button when in full screen mode pops the video out for a 2nd, however it immediately pops back into the site, so it cant be utilized as a Picture in Picture window.
Picture in Picture in iOS 14 stopped working on iPhone for videos on YouTubes website.
Apple in iOS 14 included Image in Image to the iPhone, a function created to let you watch a video in a small screen on your device while you continue to do other things on the phone.
When Picture in Picture was dealing with YouTubeThe YouTube app doesnt support Picture in Picture, but up till the other day there was a functional workaround that enabled videos from YouTube.com to be seen in Safari in Picture in Picture mode.