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But YouTube lives and dies by its ads, and unlike YouTube Music and streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, YouTube’s ads are meant to be seen as well as heard.

Why did YouTube care so much about blocking PiP? The most likely reason is that many people listen to music by starting the video of a particular song and then letting YouTube’s algorithm play related tracks. The community would figure out workarounds (like “ TipBITS: Watch YouTube Videos in Picture in Picture” 19 July 2019), and YouTube would plug them. In fact, YouTube aggressively worked to block Picture in Picture, even when the user visited YouTube in a browser instead of using the app.

But there has always been one notable app that didn’t support it: Google’s YouTube. Apple introduced it on the iPad years ago and added it to the iPhone with iOS 14. Picture in Picture (PiP) is not a new feature. How to Turn Off YouTube’s New Picture-in-Picture Feature #1643: New Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, new second-gen HomePod, security-focused OS updates, industry layoffs.#1644: Explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse, HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, GoTo breach.#1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.