YouTube has started rolling out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) features to a wider audience starting in 2021. This popular feature of video streaming apps allows users to watch videos while accessing other apps on their device. YouTube users in markets outside the United States will need a premium subscription to access the PiP feature. However, this may change in the future, as several posts on the social media platform indicate that non-premium users in Europe currently have access to YouTube’s PiP feature.
According to several threads on Reddit, YouTube is rolling out PiP mode for non-subscribers outside the US. The post includes a video of the feature, which adds credence to the claim, including displaying a mini player in a floating window for music videos while using other apps on your device. It seems that mainly users in the European region have discovered the PiP feature on their devices.
YouTube has not yet announced plans to expand PiP to non-subscribers outside the United States. Therefore, this information requires some consideration. It is speculated that Google will be testing PiP on a select group of non-premium European users. Accidental releases may also be due to unknown bugs.
However, a recent comment from the YouTube X account contradicts this claim. It is stated that PiP outside the US is currently limited to premium subscriptions. According to YouTube’s support page for PiP, users outside the US will need a premium subscription to access PiP.
Google has announced Picture-in-Picture support for all YouTube Premium subscribers on iOS globally, including India, in 2021. Multitasking features have been available on Android for quite some time.
YouTube Premium price in India is Rs. 129 per month. Google is offering 1 month free membership to new users and Rs. 79 monthly plan for students. The price of the family plan, which can add up to 5 family members, is 50,000 won. 189. Google is charging Rs. 1,290 for the annual plan and Rs. 399. In addition to PiP, YouTube Premium offers benefits such as ad-free content, offline viewing, downloading, and access to YouTube Music Premium.
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