YouTube’s picture-in-picture feature has been around for some time, but until recently, it was not available to non-premium users outside the US. You have to either be a premium subscriber or live in the US.
Starting this week, YouTube is opening up the feature to non-premium users globally, but with a small caveat. Non-paying Android and iOS users will be able to play long-form, non-music content in PiP mode. However, users in the US will not be affected by this change.
In this regard, YouTube is keeping Premium Lite members and non-Premium users on the same level, restricting music content in PiP mode.
What does YouTube consider to be music content? All music videos, including official music videos, art tracks, children’s songs, and user-generated music content.
