Users describe cases where YouTube’s Picture-in-Picture mode fails once background apps run. Videos freeze as soon as PiP is switched on. Google has acknowledged the issue and pledged to ship a repair. An upcoming update to the YouTube app will provide the patch . Users first noticed the problem lately . Reports from tech sites now appear after complaints grew louder. The tech press highlights 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 days away.