{"id":200659,"date":"2026-10-29T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=200659"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:01:04","slug":"how-to-stop-x-app-videos-from-playing-in-background-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/how-to-stop-x-app-videos-from-playing-in-background-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop X app videos from playing in background on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this brief tutorial, we show you when the X app (formerly Twitter) starts playing videos in Picture in Picture on your iPhone and how you can stop that from happening.<span id=\"more-1063600\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1063605\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/X-app-video-playing-in-PiP-on-iPhone.jpg\" alt=\"X app video playing in Picture in Picture on iPhone\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2>When the X app plays video in the background<\/h2>\n<p>Older versions of the X app would keep playing a video in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2020\/07\/01\/picture-in-picture-iphone-tutorial\/\">Picture in Picture<\/a> (PiP) if you swiped out of the app, as long as you had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2023\/10\/26\/how-to-get-x-premium-for-cheap\/\">premium subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the recent version of the app no longer does that. Instead, it only continues to play the video in Picture in Picture if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>specifically tap the PiP button under the video, which first makes it play in a tiny horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen;<\/li>\n<li>then swipe up to exit the app, which moves the video playback to the standard iOS Picture in Picture window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1063604\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Playing-X-app-video-in-Picture-in-Picture-background-on-iPhone.jpg\" alt=\"Playing X app video in Picture in Picture background on iPhone\" width=\"2306\" height=\"1665\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2>Stop background video play from X app<\/h2>\n<p>As evident from my explanation above, if you don&#8217;t want the video from X to keep playing even after going out of the app, then simply don&#8217;t tap the Picture in Picture icon before leaving the app.<\/p>\n<p>In case the video is already at the bottom of your X app screen, tap the \u201cX\u201d button to close it, and then you can swipe out of the app; the video won&#8217;t play in the background.<\/p>\n<h2>Turn off Picture in Picture for X app videos<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2023\/09\/07\/how-to-fix-youtube-picture-in-picture-on-iphone-mac\/\">Unlike apps like YouTube<\/a>, the X app has no in-app controls to manage Picture in Picture on iPhone or iPad. iOS also doesn&#8217;t offer a per-app Picture in Picture management option at the system level.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want to permanently turn it off, you&#8217;ll have to disable Picture in Picture at the OS level by following these steps. Just remember that it will also turn off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2022\/07\/14\/how-to-stop-picture-in-picture-on-iphone\/\">automatic Picture in Picture<\/a> for YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, FaceTime, WhatsApp video calls, and every other app.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <strong>Settings app<\/strong> on your iPhone or iPad.<\/li>\n<li>Tap <strong>General<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap <strong>Picture in Picture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off <strong>Start PiP Automatically<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1063603\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Start-PiP-Automatically-turned-off-in-iPhone-settings.png\" alt=\"Start PiP Automatically turned off in iPhone settings\" width=\"1664\" height=\"1791\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, when you have a video playing in the bottom bar of the X app and swipe up to exit the app, the playback will no longer continue in Picture in Picture, but you&#8217;ll still hear its audio. You can manage audio playback by tapping the controls on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on X:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2026\/09\/02\/password-reset-protect-x\/\">How to stop getting unwanted password reset emails from X<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2026\/03\/11\/download-gif-x-iphone\/\">How to save GIFs from X to iPhone Photos app<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source link: https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2026\/10\/29\/x-app-video-pip-iphone\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this brief tutorial, we show you when the X app (formerly Twitter) starts playing videos in Picture in Picture on your iPhone and how you can stop that from happening. 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