--- title: YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android... description: YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) mode is broken on both Android and iOS. When users exit the app, audio continues playing but the floating video overlay... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating. | daily.dev og:description: YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) mode is broken on both Android and iOS. When users exit the app, audio continues playing but the floating video overlay... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/15UTmKgwl.png og:image:alt: YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating. **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 22 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) mode is broken on both Android and iOS. When users exit the app, audio continues playing but the floating video overlay fails to appear. Google has acknowledged the bug and says teams are actively investigating, though no timeline or workaround has been provided. The feature was recently made free for all users after being a YouTube Premium exclusive. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why isn't YouTube's picture-in-picture video window showing up on my phone? YouTube's picture-in-picture mode is currently broken on both Android and iOS: audio keeps playing in the background when you exit the app, but the floating video overlay fails to appear. Most reports come from iPhone users, though Android is affected too. Google has acknowledged the bug and says its teams are actively investigating, but no timeline or workaround has been given. _Anyone tracking this YouTube picture-in-picture bug can follow fix updates and workarounds on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@keen** · 4 upvotes > it's not broken, they're just deliberately taking it down lol, they've done it before. **@a\_k\_a\_s\_h** · 2 upvotes > It's surprising how much I rely on PiP until it stops working, it's one of those features you barely think about until it's gone~ **@deepjoshi\_dev** · 0 upvotes > Could be some ai code deployment 🤌. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Enter video Picture-in-Picture automatically on more sites](https://daily.dev/posts/enter-video-picture-in-picture-automatically-on-more-sites-zc5eahtrd) · Chrome Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [YouTube background play not working on Samsung Internet for some](https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-background-play-not-working-on-samsung-internet-for-some-94ytckd1y) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google turned the Pixel’s best feature into an app, and I use it constantly](https://daily.dev/posts/google-turned-the-pixel-s-best-feature-into-an-app-and-i-use-it-constantly-mh5ad8ppr) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl"},"datePublished":"2026-07-20T13:34:14.012Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:04:00.724Z","description":"YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) mode is broken on both Android and iOS. When users exit the app, audio continues playing but the floating video overlay...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/818b4374a6a54491f28aea6f5831fbef?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/818b4374a6a54491f28aea6f5831fbef?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":3,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":22},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"keywords":"google,mobile","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is broken on Android and iOS. Google says it is investigating."}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"it’s not broken, they’re just deliberately taking it down lol, they’ve done it before.","datePublished":"2026-07-20T14:44:05.240Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/15UTmKgwl#c-ak07EZODC","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Keanu Kent Gargar","url":"https://daily.dev/keen","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto/v1645286608/avatars/tuAS1pyYMt8aWgWVL3u15"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"It’s surprising how much I rely on PiP until it stops working, it’s one of those features you barely think about until it’s gone~","datePublished":"2026-07-21T00:39:45.913Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/15UTmKgwl#c-Ky39LePeE","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R. Akash Selvaraj","url":"https://daily.dev/a_k_a_s_h","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKkr6_cJSXfBvRGhKz0t3c_DERYldYlZLnQEvbVjqh0ewYodeA4=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Could be some ai code deployment 🤌.","datePublished":"2026-07-21T14:33:45.494Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/15UTmKgwl#c-oN2M9530S","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Deep Joshi","url":"https://daily.dev/deepjoshi_dev","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--TdY8j8Aa--/f_auto/v1776506972/avatars/avatar_aSUkzUQS97QJpQRxKMe49?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-s-picture-in-picture-mode-is-broken-on-android-and-ios-google-says-it-is-investigating--15utmkgwl#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why isn't YouTube's picture-in-picture video window showing up on my phone?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"YouTube's picture-in-picture mode is currently broken on both Android and iOS: audio keeps playing in the background when you exit the app, but the floating video overlay fails to appear. Most reports come from iPhone users, though Android is affected too. Google has acknowledged the bug and says its teams are actively investigating, but no timeline or workaround has been given. Anyone tracking this YouTube picture-in-picture bug can follow fix updates and workarounds on daily.dev."}}]} ```