• Google Messages offered an integrated picture-in-picture YouTube viewer up until mid-2024. • Earlier this year we uncovered signs that Google was working to restore this functionality. • The PiP YouTube player has now started appearing for some Messages beta testers.

When we spot Google working on a new feature for one of its apps, it’s often anyone’s guess just how long we’ll have to wait before it’s ready to go live — assuming it even does at all. That can be a matter of days, weeks, months, or longer. Today we’ve got some good news about a long-ago-spotted upgrade that finally looks like it’s nearly ready for prime time, as it starts hitting beta testers.

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