The YouTube platform offers a huge collection of streaming audio and video content. It would take more than 80 years to watch and listen to everything that was recorded on it in a single day. Still, it can be frustrating for many users when the music or video stops as soon as they minimize the app or lock the phone screen. Users of the paid version of YouTube do not have to deal with this (YouTube Premium), because one of its advantages is precisely background playback. However, there is a workaround that allows even non-paying users to enjoy background playback.
Playing YouTube content in the background without a subscription is possible through a web browser. Since the most widely used browser is Chrome, we will show "it" on it (for other browsers such as Edge, Safari and most Chromium-based browsers such as Vivaldi or Brave, the procedure is very similar or the same).
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- Open the Chrome browser and go to the page youtube.com.
- Find the video you want to play in the background and play it.
- In the upper right corner, tap three dots icon.
- Select an option Pages for PC.
- Use the button on the side to lock the phone or return to the home screen. This will pause the video playback.
- Use the same button to unlock the phone or swipe from top to bottom.
- On the audio player widget, press the button Playto continue listening.
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Playing YouTube content in the background without paying is also possible through third-party applications, one of the most popular of which is MusicTube. Background playback works right away, you don't need to do anything extra. The app is free but contains ads.
The best option is ReVanced