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YouTube app for Apple devices will get picture-in-picture

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Officials at video service YouTube say a popular feature will soon be available for app users on Apple phones and tablets.

The picture-in-picture feature, which allows users to continue watching videos in a small window while navigating other parts of their phone or tablet, has been limited for months to subscribers of YouTube’s Premium service.

This week, a YouTube spokesperson confirmed on Twitter that the feature will soon be available to all users of Apple devices running iOS 15, the current version of Apple’s mobile operating system.

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The move comes weeks after YouTube rolled out the feature to users of its premium pay TV streaming service YouTube TV.

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Matthew Keys

Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.