Users describe cases where YouTube’s Picture-in-Picture mode stops working once background apps run. Videos refuse to continue as soon as PiP is switched on. Google has acknowledged the malfunction and pledged to ship a repair. An upcoming update to the YouTube app will provide the patch . Users first noticed the problem over the past weeks. Reports from tech sites started after complaints grew louder. The tech press confirms similar failures across multiple devices. Engineers at Google insist they’re finalizing the release that targets the flaw. Most complainants blame heavy multitasking as the trigger. Some say PiP worked fine earlier but broke after an app refresh . Repeated attempts to re-enable the app proved short-lived . The official fix remains close to release .