Google rolls picture-in-picture for global YouTube users

Posted on April 30, 2026, 4 p.m.

YouTube's picture-in-picture feature has been around for some time now, but until recently, it wasn't available to non-Premium users outside the US. You'd have to be either a Premium subscriber or be based in the US.

Starting this week, YouTube is opening up the feature to non-Premium users globally, but with a small caveat. Non-paying Android and iOS users will be able to play long-form, non-music content in PiP mode. Users in the US are not affected by this change, though. In this regard, YouTube is putting Premium Lite members and non-Premium users on the same level, restricting music content in PiP mode. What does YouTube deem music content? All music videos, including official music videos, Art Tracks, children’s songs, and user-generated music content. Source