To watch YouTube videos in picture-in-picture (PiP) mode as a rule of thumb, you must become a YouTube Premium member. Nonetheless, the method that will be described in the post will help you skip that restriction when you use any Android phone to access the Samsung Internet browser.
Who Can Use YouTube PiP Mode?
- Among the Non-Premium users in the U.S., PiP is a feature that does not require a subscription, but for the music videos, it is the same situation as you need to subscribe.
- If you are anywhere else in the world, you need YouTube Premium to have access to PiP videos.
Are you looking for a free solution for picture-in-picture mode (PIP) without a YouTube Premium subscription? Well, here are the steps you need to follow:
How to Enable YouTube PiP Mode Without Premium
- Download Samsung Internet Browser. Get it from the Google Play Store (unavailable on iPhone).
- Get it from the Google Play Store (unavailable on iPhone).
- Enable the Video Assistant. Open Samsung Internet and then select the menu (three lines) in the toolbar. Go to Settings > Useful features > Video assistant and switch it on.
- Open Samsung Internet and tap the menu (three lines) in the toolbar.
- Go to Settings > Useful features > Video assistant and enable it.
- Play a YouTube Video Open YouTube in Samsung Internet, find a video, and press the play icon to start playing it. A floating button will appear—tap it to switch to Samsung’s video player.
- Move the cursor to the search results—the YouTube application on a webpage or the YouTube application on the channel’s website. Tap on a video and let it play.
- A floating button will appear—tap it to switch to Samsung’s video player.
- Activate Picture-in-Picture Mode. To enter PiP mode, you should first occupy the entire screen. Then, you will have to swipe up or tap on the Home button to go back to the home screen. From now on, the video will play in a separate window, even if you don’t have a compatible browser that supports PiP.
- In the full-screen mode, return to the main screen (tap Home or swipe up).
- The video will then play in the PiP window, even if YouTube does not officially offer that feature.
Bonus: PiP Controls & Features
- To change the PiP window size (Galaxy phones only), you can pinch it in/out.
- Choose to play, stop, or skip videos through the playback controls.
This trick plays videos in PiP without a YouTube subscription. It is a simple way to use PiP when you are abroad and have no intention of buying YouTube Premium, which has strange regulations!
