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How to play YouTube videos in background? Wanting to watch a makeup tutorial or a famous music video, YouTube is the answer for all. The Google-owned video platform is arguably the most popular and the widely-used one, given that we use it all the time. However, one thing that tends to bother many of us is YouTube’s inability to natively play videos when we aren’t using the app. The constant need to stay on YouTube while a video plays, proves to be a pain when all we want is to listen to the audio part. While YouTube still doesn’t have the feature to play videos in the background, there are a couple of hacks we can use to do the same. Hence, read on to know how you use YouTube without sticking to the app. How to play YouTube videos in the background? (Method 1)This one is a simple trick, which was brought to the surface by a Reddit user. Here are the simple steps you need to follow to use it:
This way, you can play YouTube videos in the background without opening the app throughout. You can also click on the video option in the VLC app to get back the video app again. However, pressing the back option will stop the video and you will have to add it to the app again. Hence, avoid doing that. Two things to note are that the VLC trick doesn’t work for music playlists on YouTube (you have to make one on the VLC app) and that this trick doesn’t work for iOS users. How to play YouTube videos in the background? (Method 2)This trick can help you play YouTube videos in the background with the use of the Chrome browser or others such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, or more. Here’s what you need to do:
One thing worth noting is that if you head back to Google Chrome, the video will be paused and you will have to replay it from the notification shade. How to play YouTube videos in the background? (Method 3)Another way to play YouTube videos in the background is by either subscribing to YouTube Premium or YouTube Music. This way, you can play music videos on YouTube without the need to staying on the app. However, the method isn’t a free one and you would require to pay for it. Hence, if you don’t have a problem spending, this is the easiest way. As a reminder, both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music offer a free subscription for 30 days, so trying it can be an option. We hope the aforementioned steps allow you to play YouTubes videos without the need to keep the app open. Latest technology news Latest Technology News YouTube is one of the most varied content platforms in the world, and it’s easy to find tutorials, TV shows, and even the latest music videos. But it’s not just about the watching — sometimes all you want to do is listen to YouTube in the background while busying yourself with something else on your phone.
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DifficultyDurationWhat You NeedClosing the YouTube app will stop the video from playing, but there are a few simple workarounds that will allow you to listen to a video in the background. Better yet, there are ways to get a mini pop-up YouTube player while you browse elsewhere. This is our simple guide on how to play YouTube in the background, for both iOS and Android devices. Looking for music on YouTube to listen to in the background? Take a look at our guide on how to download music from YouTube and listen on any device.
YouTube Premium (Android, iOS)YouTube Premium is a subscription service that gets rid of ads on desktop and mobile, opens access to exclusive videos, and allows for the downloading of videos. But crucially for our purposes, it also allows you to continue listening after shutting off your phone’s screen or navigating to a different app. There are no steps to turning this on as it's on by default, so as long as you have YouTube Premium, it should work just fine. YouTube Premium also comes with ad-free access to YouTube Music (the replacement of Google Play Music) and it gives you the option to shut off the screen in that app, too. What is the catch? As you might expect, it’s money. YouTube Premium will cost you $12 a month or $18 for a family subscription for up to six members — but you can get a one-month free trial. YouTube’s app is available for both Android and iOS. Playing videos in certain browsers (iOS)While shutting off the screen and continuing to listen to YouTube is a no-no in Safari and Chrome, it’s possible to use Apple’s Control Center with certain other browsers to bypass YouTube’s restrictions. Firefox and Opera Touch are two browsers that definitely work with this method, and we recommend testing out any other iOS browsers you prefer. Here’s how you can get this method to work. Step 1: First, navigate to YouTube from your browser of choice. Step 2: Then, search for your chosen video. Step 3: Once you’ve found and opened your video, change over to the desktop version of the site. Note: This will vary depending on which browser you’re using, but it’s usually accessed from the Options button in the top-right, followed by a tap on the Desktop Site option. Step 4: Start your video playing. Step 5: Now go back to your Home screen. Your video should start playing in a picture-in-picture (PiP) mode. This step seems a little buggy, though, and we had to redo this multiple times to get it to work. Step 6: You can either leave the video playing in the PiP window and use your phone as normal, or drag it over to the edge to hide it away.
Playing videoswith Firefox (Android)Playing YouTube videos in the background in Android can be done in Firefox in a similar manner to the one above for iOS. We've tested this for Firefox, and it could work on other, smaller browsers too. However, it's unlikely to work on any browsers using Chrome as a base, as Chrome has removed this as an option. Step 1: Launch Firefox as you would normally and go to the YouTube website. Make sure to type “youtube.com” in the URL entry, as tapping YouTube in Google search results will usually cause it to open the app. Step 2: Navigate to the video you want to play in the background. Step 3: Go to the Settings menu by tapping the three dots in the upper-right corner of the window. Afterward, tap Request Desktop Site. Step 4: Start playing the video, and swipe up to close your browser. Picture-in-picture mode in AndroidThis one seems like a bit of a cheat because it’s not an app at all. Ever since Android 8.0 Oreo, Android has enabled a “picture-in-picture mode,” which automatically pops up a miniature viewing window if you navigate away from YouTube. This window can be dragged anywhere on the screen and tapped to enlarge or to access playback controls. This used to be for Premium subscribers only, but in 2018, Google started offering picture-in-picture on YouTube to non-subscribers, too, as long as you’re in the United States. However, it won’t work with content classified as music, so you’ll still need to pay for that. On most Android phones, finding out which version you have is pretty easy. Simply go to Settings > About Phone > Android Version. You'll need at least Android 8.0 Oreo for this feature. Picture-in-picture mode for iOSAfter a long wait, YouTube is finally rolling out picture-in-picture mode for all premium U.S. subscribers on iOS. The feature will also soon be rolled out to non-premium subscribers, so all iOS users in the U.S. will be able to watch YouTube videos in a pop-up window when the app is closed. There shouldn’t be too much longer to wait for this feature, but if you’re still waiting for the rollout, you can continue to use the workarounds we mentioned above. |
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