Images by Justin Meyers/ Gadget Hacks Option 3: Use a Private Web Browser Sharing a video to the shortcut and playing from there in PiP mode.
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For it to work, you'll need to install both the Scriptable app and a YouTube PiP shortcut. If you're a fan of the Shortcuts app, there's a decent workaround to getting YouTube background playback for iOS 14's Picture in Picture feature. Images by Justin Meyers/ Gadget Hacks Option 2: Use Picture in Picture with a Shortcut Saving videos to Pocket and playing from there in PiP mode.
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With background playback for YouTube, you can listen to the audio from a TV show, music video, or anything else while you multitask. But there are workarounds for background listening on iPhone. That's why you'll see that "Get background play with YouTube Premium" ad after closing YouTube with a video playing - even in iOS 14 which supports Picture in Picture playback. It's pretty clear with all of the annoying "Get YouTube Premium" pop-ups that litter the YouTube app that Google really wants you to pay for its Premium membership tier.