diff --git a/examples/basic/index.js b/examples/basic/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbc5a71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Without this file, the example will not build on physical devices
+import './src/index';
diff --git a/examples/basic/ios/Podfile.lock b/examples/basic/ios/Podfile.lock
index c54c33e9..8d2f45c9 100644
--- a/examples/basic/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/examples/basic/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -935,11 +935,49 @@ PODS:
   - React-Mapbuffer (0.74.0-rc.4):
     - glog
     - React-debug
-  - react-native-video (6.0.0-beta.6):
+  - react-native-video (6.0.0-beta.8):
+    - DoubleConversion
+    - glog
+    - hermes-engine
+    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
+    - RCTRequired
+    - RCTTypeSafety
+    - React-Codegen
     - React-Core
-    - react-native-video/Video (= 6.0.0-beta.6)
-  - react-native-video/Video (6.0.0-beta.6):
+    - React-debug
+    - React-Fabric
+    - React-featureflags
+    - React-graphics
+    - React-ImageManager
+    - react-native-video/Video (= 6.0.0-beta.8)
+    - React-NativeModulesApple
+    - React-RCTFabric
+    - React-rendererdebug
+    - React-utils
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
+    - Yoga
+  - react-native-video/Video (6.0.0-beta.8):
+    - DoubleConversion
+    - glog
+    - hermes-engine
+    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
+    - RCTRequired
+    - RCTTypeSafety
+    - React-Codegen
     - React-Core
+    - React-debug
+    - React-Fabric
+    - React-featureflags
+    - React-graphics
+    - React-ImageManager
+    - React-NativeModulesApple
+    - React-RCTFabric
+    - React-rendererdebug
+    - React-utils
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
+    - Yoga
   - React-nativeconfig (0.74.0-rc.4)
   - React-NativeModulesApple (0.74.0-rc.4):
     - glog
@@ -1383,7 +1421,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-jsitracing: 50e3ea936a199a2a7fcab922f156507c97f0b88c
   React-logger: 6004e0cf41b7e9714ca26b1648e5d76fcfd638b5
   React-Mapbuffer: 9b163fa28e549d5f36f89a39a1145fcaf262d0d0
-  react-native-video: d340c162bf7974c2935fbeec0c5dea362f9dd74a
+  react-native-video: 64df5d2bc3bbc028cb97d87b53e42583127a9b9e
   React-nativeconfig: 3948d6fb6acfec364625cffbb1cf420346fb37c0
   React-NativeModulesApple: 46745aba687c1019983d56b6d5fa39265152f64f
   React-perflogger: 0d62c0261b6fd3920605850de91abc8135dd3ee9
diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
index 6f5ef79e..0d745d7c 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPictureInPicture.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ import React
             _pipController?.delegate = self
         }
 
+        func deinitPipController() {
+            _pipController = nil
+        }
+
         func setPictureInPicture(_ isActive: Bool) {
             if _isActive == isActive {
                 return
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 571cc8c0..fb6e9b96 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -64,8 +64,20 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     private var _filterName: String!
     private var _filterEnabled = false
     private var _presentingViewController: UIViewController?
-    private var _pictureInPictureEnabled = false
     private var _startPosition: Float64 = -1
+    private var _pictureInPictureEnabled = false {
+        didSet {
+            #if os(iOS)
+                if _pictureInPictureEnabled {
+                    initPictureinPicture()
+                    _playerViewController?.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = true
+                } else {
+                    _pip?.deinitPipController()
+                    _playerViewController?.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = false
+                }
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
 
     /* IMA Ads */
     private var _adTagUrl: String?
@@ -144,6 +156,24 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         return _pictureInPictureEnabled
     }
 
+    func initPictureinPicture() {
+        #if os(iOS)
+            _pip = RCTPictureInPicture({ [weak self] in
+                self?._onPictureInPictureEnter()
+            }, { [weak self] in
+                self?._onPictureInPictureExit()
+            }, { [weak self] in
+                self?.onRestoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStop?([:])
+            })
+
+            if _playerLayer != nil && !_controls {
+                _pip?.setupPipController(_playerLayer)
+            }
+        #else
+            DebugLog("Picture in Picture is not supported on this platform")
+        #endif
+    }
+
     init(eventDispatcher: RCTEventDispatcher!) {
         super.init(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100))
         #if USE_GOOGLE_IMA
@@ -153,13 +183,12 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         _eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher
 
         #if os(iOS)
-            _pip = RCTPictureInPicture({ [weak self] in
-                self?._onPictureInPictureEnter()
-            }, { [weak self] in
-                self?._onPictureInPictureExit()
-            }, { [weak self] in
-                self?.onRestoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStop?([:])
-            })
+            if _pictureInPictureEnabled {
+                initPictureinPicture()
+                _playerViewController?.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = true
+            } else {
+                _playerViewController?.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = false
+            }
         #endif
 
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
@@ -970,7 +999,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         viewController.view.frame = self.bounds
         viewController.player = player
         if #available(tvOS 14.0, *) {
-            viewController.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = true
+            viewController.allowsPictureInPicturePlayback = _pictureInPictureEnabled
         }
         return viewController
     }
@@ -991,7 +1020,9 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
             }
             self.layer.needsDisplayOnBoundsChange = true
             #if os(iOS)
-                _pip?.setupPipController(_playerLayer)
+                if _pictureInPictureEnabled {
+                    _pip?.setupPipController(_playerLayer)
+                }
             #endif
         }
     }