- Why do some YouTube videos play in the background and others don t?
- Why does YouTube only let some videos play in the background?
- Why do some YouTube videos play in PiP?
Why do some YouTube videos play in the background and others don t?
Background play only works in the YouTube mobile apps and requires a YouTube Premium membership. Some videos, such as members-only content, isn't available for background play or to download offline.
Why does YouTube only let some videos play in the background?
If you haven't enabled background data for your YouTube app, you will be unable to play YouTube videos in background. So, you can check your mobile device's mobile data settings and make sure the mobile data is enabled.
Why do some YouTube videos play in PiP?
Picture-in-picture is turned on by default for devices running iOS 15.0 and above that have not turned off background play in the YouTube app. Picture-in-picture. To turn on, tap Start PiP Automatically.