{"id":34836,"date":"2022-07-24T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=34836"},"modified":"2022-07-24T12:13:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:13:06","slug":"how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Listen to YouTube With the Screen Off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f030f130582\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f030f130582\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f030f130582\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off\/#How_Can_I_Listen_to_YouTube_With_the_Screen_Off\" title=\"How Can I Listen to YouTube With the Screen Off?\">How Can I Listen to YouTube With the Screen Off?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off\/#FloatTube\" title=\"FloatTube\">FloatTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off\/#NewPipe\" title=\"NewPipe\">NewPipe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-listen-to-youtube-with-the-screen-off\/#YouTube_Premium\" title=\"YouTube Premium\">YouTube Premium<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Can_I_Listen_to_YouTube_With_the_Screen_Off\"><\/span>How Can I Listen to YouTube With the Screen Off?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fuJoncV.jpg\" style=\"max-height:287px; max-width:42% margin:0px 10px; width:auto; height:auto;\" alt=\"How can I listen to YouTube with the screen off\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>While listening to music on YouTube is great, it can be annoying when the sound stops when you turn off the screen or open another app. Not only is it bad for battery life, it can also lead to accidental taps on the screen. However, the official YouTube app doesn&#8217;t allow you to turn off the screen while watching a video. Luckily, there are some ways to keep the screen from being tapped while watching a video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FloatTube\"><\/span>FloatTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FloatTube is a free application that lets you listen to YouTube with the screen off while browsing your phone. You can set the app to minimize the screen or play video in the background, but you&#8217;ll have to be online to listen to it. Once you&#8217;re done listening to the video, simply double-click the app icon to exit floating. If you&#8217;d prefer to listen to YouTube in full screen, you can do so too.<\/p>\n<p>FloatTube works well on Android devices. It works by drawing over other apps, and can also control playback from the lock screen. Once you&#8217;ve installed FloatTube, you&#8217;ll need to enable the permission for the app to draw over other apps. Once you&#8217;ve approved this, you can listen to YouTube without a screen, and you&#8217;ll have access to all your favorite playlists, without sacrificing any screen space.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer not to download any apps, you can use a web browser. Most browsers will allow you to listen to YouTube while the screen is off. However, there&#8217;s a way to listen to the music without turning off the screen completely. You can access YouTube using your phone&#8217;s browser and lock the screen, and the video will continue playing. The best part is that you can control the playback of your videos, even when the screen is off.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NewPipe\"><\/span>NewPipe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re tired of using the Google Play Store to listen to your favorite YouTube videos, consider installing NewPipe. This open-source app will allow you to listen to YouTube videos in the background, ad-free. You can use it to browse popular videos, or even subscribe to YouTube without using your Google account. You can even export your YouTube subscriptions to listen to them later. You can download NewPipe from the F-Droid app store or directly from the NewPipe GitHub page.<\/p>\n<p>NewPipe is one of the few apps available that doesn&#8217;t require Google Play Services, which means you can&#8217;t sign in to use it. It also allows you to subscribe to channels without signing up for Google Play services. Other features include bookmarking and importing your own playlist. The app also has extensive settings and customization options. You can disable showing similar videos or comments, change the interface to fit your needs, or even set the default video format for your device.<\/p>\n<p>You can switch between listening to YouTube videos in the background and using Google Chrome. NewPipe uses the latest HTML5 technology to display YouTube content in your preferred language, regardless of the language or region you&#8217;re in. You can also change the language and country of the content by going to the settings menu. Moreover, you can browse trending videos, download videos to listen to offline, and change the quality of the stream.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Premium\"><\/span>YouTube Premium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you want to listen to YouTube videos without turning on the screen, the first step is to enable the desktop website. This will allow you to control the playback controls on your mobile browser. However, you may want to first disable fingerprint locks and open your quick settings menu. If you do not have these apps on your mobile phone, you can use a third-party application like MiniTube to listen to YouTube without the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have the premium version of YouTube, you can log in on any device and listen to the videos. The audio quality will be a little lower and may buffer for a few minutes, but the video will be in audio only, so it won&#8217;t matter if the screen is off. Sadly, Google has been cracking down on third-party YouTube applications, which allowed users to watch videos on their phone even while surfing the web.<\/p>\n<p>Using a third-party application is a good way to listen to YouTube while multitasking. Many mobile phones are equipped with a built-in YouTube app, which allows you to play audio in the background. By using this application, you can enjoy YouTube videos even with the screen off. You can also download YouTube to your mobile phone and then listen to them from any place. 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