Photo-in-picture mode is excellent, an exciting solution for iOS lets you continue watching videos while performing other tasks in other applications because of the popup window in the corner of the iPad screen. Problem? One of the most useful apps, YouTube, is not compatible. He did the law, he cheated. It is possible to use PiP again on YouTube on the iPad.
Performance of PiP Usually available for video applications or streaming platforms such as Netflix. With a simple button on the player we can create a pop-up window that is always visible on the iPad or we can change the app. In fact, the PiP mode also works on macOS and directly on YouTube we can use this trick in macOS. But today it's time to see how you can do it on the iPad.
Activate PiP mode on YouTube videos on iPad
By default the YouTube app does not have a dedicated button to activate image mode. The best we can get is background audio playback if we have a premium account, but the video can't be viewed. Another option available is to use SplitVview to view the application on one side and use the other application at the same time, though not as enjoyable as the PiP mode.
The solution? Use the browser instead of the app. If you access YouTubes from Safari or other browsers such as Chrome for iOS … you may be using PiP. The steps are as follows:
- Open YouTube.com on Safari or Chrome.
- Select and play the video you want.
- Set full screen.
- Press the PiP button you will find in the upper left corner.
- Return to the main screen to change the app or browse the browser, the video will continue to be seen in the corner.
Do you it is important to turn the video on full screen to see the PiP button. Note that the YouTube player automatically has its own PiP which shows the video in the corner, though it remains on the YouTube website and is only useful if you want to browse the YouTube website, once you're gone, you've lost it. .
This is all you have to do to play YouTube video on iPad in PiP. It is true that it is not the best solution, though it is It would be useful if we wanted to watch longer videos while doing other things with the iPad. While YouTube decides to use or not the traditional PiP mode in the iOS app.
Via | 9to5mac
