YouTube's Picture in Picture mode — which lets you watch a video in a floating window while you use other apps — is locked behind a Premium subscription on iPhone. A YouTube Picture in Picture shortcut for iPhone bypasses this limitation by opening the video in Safari, where PiP works natively with no subscription required. Watch any YouTube video while browsing, texting, or checking email.
Share a YouTube video URL to the shortcut, or paste it in when prompted. The shortcut opens the video in Safari's YouTube web player, which supports native iOS Picture in Picture. Start the video, go full screen, then swipe up to return home — the video continues playing in a floating window you can move and resize anywhere on screen.
Go to getturin.com and describe your shortcut (e.g., 'Open a YouTube URL in Safari for Picture in Picture playback').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the YouTube PiP shortcut.
Tap the 'Install' button to add it directly to your Apple Shortcuts app.
Get YouTube PiP without paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.
Works with any public YouTube video — just share the URL to the shortcut.
Uses Apple's built-in Picture in Picture — stable, smooth, and integrated with the rest of your workflow.
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Just describe it in plain English and tap install. No coding, no App Store, no subscription.
Build this shortcut freeWorks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Installs in one tap.
Yes. You can build and install this shortcut using Turin's free tier. No subscription, no App Store download required — just describe what you want and tap install.
This shortcut works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 / macOS Ventura or later. Install it directly from Safari in one tap.
No. Once installed the shortcut runs entirely on-device using Apple's built-in Shortcuts app. An internet connection is only needed during the initial build and install step.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.