YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating.

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YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on both Android and iOS. Google acknowledged the bug and says its teams are “actively investigating.“

YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is failing on both Android and iOS for a growing number of users. When the app is exited, the audio continues playing in the background but the floating video overlay does not appear. Google acknowledged the bug in a YouTube Help forum post, saying “our teams are actively investigating the issue.” Most reports are from iPhone users, but the problem is also appearing on Android.

Picture-in-picture was one of YouTube Premium’s most popular features before Google made it available to all users earlier this year. It lets viewers keep watching a video in a small floating window while using other apps. Google has been overhauling its products around AI this year, but this bug appears to be a straightforward software regression...

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