YouTube PiP mode rolling out for non-Premium users outside the US

Video streaming platform YouTube is rolling out its picture-in-picture (PiP) mode to non-premium subscribers outside the US. The feature was initially limited to only Premium users. According to IANS, YouTube’s PiP mode is currently rolling to non-Premium users in Italy and is likely to be introduced to other countries gradually.

“The option to turn on PiP mode can be found in Settings > General menu in YouTube’s Android app, but it only works on devices running Android 8.0 Oreo or later versions,” the GSMArena recently reported.

PiP allows a viewer to watch the video outside the YouTube app in a miniature hovering player. Similar functionality is present on WhatsApp as well, and it lets users view videos in a hovering video player within the app without actually opening YouTube.