One of the most exciting features of Io 14 beta was the Picture - In - Picture mode that allows you to watch any video ( even YouTube ) in a floating window . However , after the stable release , it seems the YouTube internet site is blocking the iOS 14 ’s picture - in - picture mode . Thankfully , there is a novel Siri shortcut that bypasses this confinement , thus allowing you to watch YouTube videos in PIP on iPhone . Let ’s see how .
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Watch YouTube in PIP on iPhone
Start by instal theScriptable appon your iPhone and thenproceed to set up this Siri Shortcut , YouTube PIP .
Once you have the app and the shortcut installed , you just need to pass the YouTube video universal resource locator to play it in PIP . Head over to the YouTube app and play a video that you require , tap the contribution button , and scroll to the right until you see theMore release and tap it .
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Now , find and tap the YouTube PIP shortcutfrom the plowshare sheet and that ’s it . The Shortcut would proceed to open up the video in the Scriptable app with PIP .
you may now sneak up to go to the Home Screen and the picture would continue to encounter . you could even swipe the video to the side of the screen to make the TV play in the scope while you do other oeuvre .
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The only caution with this method is that you have to manually lean the shortcut for every video and there is no support for playlists , yet .
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