{"id":41926,"date":"2022-07-30T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41926"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","slug":"how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone","title":{"rendered":"How to Have YouTube Play in Background on iPhone"},"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-6a1cf75a78e90\" 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-6a1cf75a78e90\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1cf75a78e90\" ><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-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#How_to_Have_YouTube_Play_in_Background_on_iPhone\" title=\"How to Have YouTube Play in Background on iPhone\">How to Have YouTube Play in Background on iPhone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#YouTube_Premium\" title=\"YouTube Premium\">YouTube Premium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#Tube_Master\" title=\"Tube Master\">Tube Master<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#Picture-in-picture_mode_on_YouTube\" title=\"Picture-in-picture mode on YouTube\">Picture-in-picture mode on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#YouTubes_rewind_and_pause_buttons\" title=\"YouTube&#8217;s rewind and pause buttons\">YouTube&#8217;s rewind and pause buttons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-have-youtube-play-in-background-on-iphone\/#YouTubes_auto-play_feature\" title=\"YouTube&#8217;s auto-play feature\">YouTube&#8217;s auto-play feature<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Have_YouTube_Play_in_Background_on_iPhone\"><\/span>How to Have YouTube Play in Background on iPhone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Qk0cnwE.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-width:32% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:234px;\" alt=\"how to have youtube play in background iphone\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been asking yourself how to have YouTube play in the background on iPhone, you&#8217;re not alone. Many people have been unable to accomplish this goal due to the lack of support for YouTube in iOS. If this is the case, there are a couple of solutions that may help you solve your problem. Read on to learn about Picture-in-Picture mode, rewind and pause buttons, and more.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Premium\"><\/span>YouTube Premium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube is one of the most popular and varied content platforms on the planet. If you&#8217;ve ever wished you could play your favorite YouTube videos in the background, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. The YouTube app allows you to do this by default, but you can also enable the option to use headphones or external speakers. This article will cover the details of how to set up YouTube Premium to play in the background on iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube app has a feature to let you play videos in the background, but it only works if you&#8217;re subscribed to YouTube Premium. However, you can&#8217;t play it as background audio unless you&#8217;re connected to an external speaker or headphones. You can re-enable this feature for a small monthly fee, but you might have to wait two or three hours before you can watch videos in the background again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tube_Master\"><\/span>Tube Master<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a way to watch videos on YouTube without having to wait for your phone to be charged, then download Tube Master. This iOS application lets you watch videos in the background without having to sign in or leave your current browsing session. It also features numerous in-built features, including category suggestions and mini-player playback. Tube Master can be downloaded for free from the official App Store.<\/p>\n<p>Once installed, you can start watching YouTube videos in the background by tapping the video and selecting it in the control center. All you have to do is swipe up on the screen to access it. If you&#8217;re on a public WiFi network, you can pipe the video into your private browsing session in Safari. Make sure that you have turned on Block Pop-Ups in Safari and that the app restarts after you have cleared your data and history.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picture-in-picture_mode_on_YouTube\"><\/span>Picture-in-picture mode on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a YouTube Premium member, you&#8217;ll want to enable the Picture-in-Picture mode in the YouTube app on your iPhone. To turn it on, simply swipe up from the bottom of your screen. For Android phones, simply press the &#8216;home&#8217; button and swipe up. YouTube is rolling out this feature to iPhones and iPads in the next few days. For now, you can turn it off or enable it in your YouTube app&#8217;s settings.<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch YouTube videos in Picture-in-Picture mode in the YouTube app, where the video plays in an overlay panel. The downside is that the YouTube app may not allow this mode unless you&#8217;re a premium subscriber. But there are a couple of workarounds to enable Picture-in-Picture mode on your iPhone. First, download PiPifier, an app that works with any HTML5 video. YouTube is an exception to this rule.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTubes_rewind_and_pause_buttons\"><\/span>YouTube&#8217;s rewind and pause buttons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The iPhone&#8217;s YouTube application doesn&#8217;t have visible rewind\/fast forward buttons. Instead, you can double-tap the left or right half of the video to go 10 seconds back or forward. While this method might be faster, it&#8217;s not as convenient as hitting buttons on the video player itself. Fortunately, YouTube supports a range of keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate the app.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube app has a bookmarking feature. You can add videos to a list of &#8220;Watch later&#8221; to watch them later. You can access this list through the Library section of the app or the three-line menu icon on the website. Alternatively, you can use the search function to find the saved video. Once you&#8217;ve saved a video, it will appear within your library section.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTubes_auto-play_feature\"><\/span>YouTube&#8217;s auto-play feature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have noticed that YouTube&#8217;s auto-play feature has been triggered in the background on your iPhone. It will automatically play a new video when the current one ends, and you can disable it with a single tap. To disable the auto-play feature, open the YouTube app in the background and tap the &#8220;Up Next&#8221; message. Alternatively, you can click the button to see the full interface.<\/p>\n<p>However, YouTube&#8217;s auto-play feature in the background only works if you have paid for the app and your location is supported. You can regain access to the feature by paying for the app again. After a period of time, the feature may be disabled again. Therefore, you may need to wait up to two or three hours before you can regain access to it. 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