{"id":118219,"date":"2020-09-18T23:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/09\/18\/youtube-restricts-ios-14-picture-in-picture-feature-to-premium-subscribers-4k-not-available-on-tvos-14"},"modified":"2020-09-18T23:39:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:39:55","slug":"youtube-restricts-ios-14-picture-in-picture-feature-to-premium-subscribers-4k-not-available-on-tvos-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/18\/youtube-restricts-ios-14-picture-in-picture-feature-to-premium-subscribers-4k-not-available-on-tvos-14\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube restricts iOS 14 picture-in-picture feature to Premium subscribers, 4K not available on tvOS 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/youtube-restricts-ios-14-picture-in-picture-feature-to-premium-subscribers-4k-not-available-on-tvos-14.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Google&#8217;s YouTube unit appears to be restricting picture-in-picture video viewing on Apple&#8217;s iOS 14 to subscribers of its Premium subscription service, while promised 4K resolution in tvOS 14 is a no-show. <\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Apple&#8217;s iOS 14 delivers <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/09\/18\/how-to-use-on-picture-in-picture-on-the-iphone-in-ios-14\">PiP video viewing<\/a> to iPhone for the first time. The handy feature allows users to simultaneously watch video content, conduct FaceTime calls and more while completing tasks in other apps.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Video viewing is a main use case for PiP, and YouTube is arguably the most highly trafficked destination for online content. Unfortunately, it appears that Google is gatekeeping access to the function. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>While the feature remains free to use on iPad (at least through Safari), the iPhone version of YouTube&#8217;s app restricts PiP to YouTube Premium subscribers. Shortly after iOS 14 launched, users discovered a workaround that enabled PiP compatibility when accessing content through YouTube&#8217;s website in Safari. That hole has now been closed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear if the recent change was made intentionally or is the result of a bug. As noted by <em>MacRumors<\/em>, however, PiP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/09\/18\/picture-in-picture-ios-14-youtube-safari\/\">still works<\/a> with videos that are embedded in third-party websites, suggesting YouTube actively updated its code to block the functionality. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>YouTube is also dragging its feet on delivering a <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/06\/22\/apple-tv-gets-youtube-playback-in-4k-with-tvos-14\">promised update<\/a> that would allow tvOS 14 users to watch content at 4K resolutions. While 4K playback <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/06\/23\/iphones-ipads-can-now-stream-4k-youtube-videos-in-ios-14\">was supported<\/a> in pre-release beta versions of tvOS 14, the feature is currently missing.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>When asked about the issue on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamYouTube\/status\/1307037499336855557?s=20\">YouTube said<\/a>, &#8220;Sorry about the back and forth \u2014 jumping in to clarify that Apple TV 4K will support 4K playback soon. Stay tuned for an update here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google&#8217;s YouTube unit appears to be restricting picture-in-picture video viewing on Apple&#8217;s iOS 14 to subscribers of its Premium subscription service, while promised 4K resolution in tvOS 14 is a no-show. Apple&#8217;s iOS 14 delivers PiP video viewing to iPhone for the first time. 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