In the United States, the YouTube TV App now supports Picture-in-Picture Mode for iOS

YouTube has announced that its YouTube TV app for iOS will now offer picture-in-picture mode. According to the firm, users with the latest version of iOS will be able to watch YouTube TV content outside of the app by swiping from the bottom of the screen.

Picture-in-picture functionality on YouTube TV for iOS users arrives years after the capability was first accessible for Android users. Meanwhile, the standard YouTube app for iOS is still testing support for picture-in-picture mode, with no news on when the functionality will be available to all users.

The service said on Twitter that iPhone and iPad users running iOS 15 and newer should now be able to use picture-in-picture mode on the YouTube TV app. The YouTube TV service, which debuted in February 2017, provides access to live TV as well as on-demand video streaming and is exclusively accessible in the United States.

"Simply select a video to watch and swipe (up) from the bottom of the screen to return to the device's homepage. The video can scale down and move across your screen," according to the Twitter tweet.

On March 24, YouTube announced that thousands of free TV episodes, including series like Hell's Kitchen and Heartland, will be added to the YouTube TV app for US consumers. Users may watch popular TV episodes and movies for free on smart TVs, mobile devices, and Web browsers, along with advertisements.

According to the firm, the service will also offer new movies and series on a weekly basis, with future films including Gone in Sixty Seconds and Runaway Bride.

Meanwhile, support for picture-in-picture mode is still being tested on the YouTube app for iOS. For years, Android users with a paid subscription to YouTube have been able to enable picture-in-picture mode on videos by switching between applications or going to the home screen.

Android users in the United States, on the other hand, do not require a YouTube Premium membership. Users on iOS, on the other hand, require a Premium membership to use the functionality, which has been under testing in YouTube Labs since August 2018. According to the page, iOS users may try out picture-in-picture mode for another week, until April 8.