YouTube , the second most visited site in the world, offers an impressive volume of content. You can find almost anything on YouTube, tutorials, TV shows and of course the latest music videos.
You've certainly faced this situation or you want to listen to YouTube in the background while you do something else on your smartphone or even locked the screen to save your precious battery. And you must have realized that it was not at all obvious.
So here are some simple ways to play a YouTube video in the background on iOS and Android devices .
Use YouTube Red
To begin, let us give to Caesar what is Caesar's. If it's difficult to listen to a YouTube video in the background without resorting to Sioux tricks, it's simply because YouTube wants you to put your hand in the pocket by subscribing to its paid online video service. : YouTube Red . This service allows you to play videos, some exclusive, without ads and with the ability to listen in the background for the modest sum of 9.99 USD / month .
But rest assured, there are free solutions .
Play YouTube videos in the background on Android
Play background videos in Android can be done using Firefox and Google Chrome. You can use each of its browsers, but you will need to use newer versions of Google Chrome than V.54.
Step 1: Launch Firefox or Google Chrome as you usually do and go to the YouTube site.
Step 2: Select the video you want to hear in the background.
Step 3 : Go to the settings menu by pressing the 3-dot icon in the upper right corner of the window.
Then select "see computer version".
Step 4 : Start playing the video and press the home button to close the browser. If the video stops when you use Chrome, you can restart playback by turning on the notification bar and pressing play.
Play YouTube in the background on iPhone or iPad
Many people are surprised to discover that it is possible to perform this task on iOS without having to jailbreak his iPhone or iPad . It's as easy as playing a video with Opera Mini and closing it after the video has started.
- First of all, you must download the Dolphin web browser from the App Store .
- Start Dolphin and go to the YouTube site and select the video you want to listen to.
- Start the video and exit the browser.
- On the Home screen, swipe up to open the Control Center.
- In the control center, you will see the YouTube video instead of your music.
Just press the play button and continue to play your video as if you were watching it on your phone.
Play videos using the Awesome Pop-up Video app
You can also use an application called Awesome Pop-up Video . The application exists in free and paid version, the paid version to play videos whose duration is greater than 5 minutes . You can start by testing the terrain using the free version.
The principle of the application is to play the video in a pop-up window allowing you to do something else while playing the video.
- Go to YouTube using the browser of your choice on Android.
- Select the desired video and copy the URL.
- Paste the URL into the app and tap the icon on the right.
- Close the application, the video will then appear immediately in a pop-up window.
- You can now rustle your iPhone without the Youtube video stopping.
That's it, you now know how to play a YouTube video in the background without the screen being lit!
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