How to turn off YouTubes Picture-in-Picture feature on mobile [Video]

Imagine you’re watching YouTube, and you suddenly remember you need to use another app on your phone or desktop. In that case, it can be a little annoying to see the YouTube video you’re watching turn into a small player floating on top of your screen and continuously playing in the background. Then, you’ll have to click it to maximize it again to pause or turn it off.

That YouTube feature is called the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode. It allows premium YouTube users in the Philippines (free in the US) to continuously play the video they’re watching on a small frame on top of their other apps after exiting the app. 

While this feature can be handy sometimes, it can still be a bit annoying, especially if you really want to exit YouTube or if you need to minimize your screen as your supervisor walks by. So, how can we easily turn this YouTube …