{"id":42278,"date":"2022-07-30T16:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42278"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:32:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:32:48","slug":"how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep YouTube Playing on iPhone in the Background"},"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-69f6b894d240d\" 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-69f6b894d240d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f6b894d240d\" ><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-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background\/#How_to_Keep_YouTube_Playing_on_iPhone_in_the_Background\" title=\"How to Keep YouTube Playing on iPhone in the Background\">How to Keep YouTube Playing on iPhone in the Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background\/#YouTube_allows_you_to_play_content_in_the_background\" title=\"YouTube allows you to play content in the background\">YouTube allows you to play content in the background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background\/#Apps_that_allow_you_to_play_YouTube_in_the_background\" title=\"Apps that allow you to play YouTube in the background\">Apps that allow you to play YouTube in the background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background\/#Troubleshooting_YouTube_issues\" title=\"Troubleshooting YouTube issues\">Troubleshooting YouTube issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-on-iphone-in-the-background\/#Using_a_third-party_app_to_play_YouTube_in_the_background\" title=\"Using a third-party app to play YouTube in the background\">Using a third-party app to play YouTube in the background<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Keep_YouTube_Playing_on_iPhone_in_the_Background\"><\/span>How to Keep YouTube Playing on iPhone in the Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:28% max-height:304px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0tjZbJS.png\" alt=\"how to keep youtube playing on iphone\"> <\/p>\n<p>There are a few ways to make YouTube playback continue even when your screen is off. To keep audio from dying, turn off your phone&#8217;s screen by pressing the sleep\/wake button, or hold down the power button. YouTube will play audio automatically, so you can skip songs in a playlist or listen to music in the background while you&#8217;re not using it. To restart YouTube audio, simply press the power button or tap the play button on your lock screen. To continue listening to YouTube audio when your phone is off, you can download it to your device. In addition, you can play the audio in the background with most video playback applications.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_allows_you_to_play_content_in_the_background\"><\/span>YouTube allows you to play content in the background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unless you have a paid subscription to YouTube, you can&#8217;t play content in the background on your iPhone. However, you can listen to YouTube videos when you&#8217;re using the app. You can also close the YouTube app to listen to the video. You can also have a mini pop-up YouTube player that keeps playing while you&#8217;re away from the device. However, this feature isn&#8217;t universal.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, YouTube videos don&#8217;t have this feature on the iPhone. The app only works on the iPhone when you have an unlocked phone and you&#8217;re using the YouTube app. Apple&#8217;s move probably serves its marketing goals, but it&#8217;s unfortunate for iPhone users. There are workarounds, however, and using the Opera browser can allow you to play videos in the background without the YouTube app. Alternatively, you can open the YouTube website in your web browser and continue watching videos in the background.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apps_that_allow_you_to_play_YouTube_in_the_background\"><\/span>Apps that allow you to play YouTube in the background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One way to make YouTube play in the background on your iPhone is to use a set of headphones or external speakers. There are also a few apps that allow you to play YouTube in the background. You can use the picture-in-picture feature on the top left corner of your iPhone screen to minimize the video. After watching the video, simply slide it to the side to continue using the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>For iOS users, it&#8217;s easy to keep YouTube playing on iPhone in the background by using the Safari browser. It&#8217;s the recommended and trusted browser for Apple users. Then, you can use it to listen to YouTube music as well. Simply follow a few steps to enable YouTube to play in the background. First, open YouTube in desktop mode. From there, click the Share icon, and then choose Request Desktop Site. Once the YouTube app is open, you can select which video you&#8217;d like to listen to in the background.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Troubleshooting_YouTube_issues\"><\/span>Troubleshooting YouTube issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are experiencing YouTube problems on your iPhone, you may be wondering what you can do to fix the problem. First, you need to check if the issue is related to the app itself. If it is, you can try restarting the device and see if that helps. If you are still not able to view YouTube videos, you should try different browsers or devices to see if the problem is caused by software or connection.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to troubleshoot YouTube problems on your iPhone is to reboot the device. The YouTube app needs a stable internet connection to play videos. It uses Wi-Fi or Mobile Data to connect to the internet. To test whether your network connection is stable, open Safari and visit the YouTube website. If the website is working, YouTube will open on your iPhone. If it is not, try clearing your cache. If you are not able to view videos on your iPhone, you can also try disabling WiFi on your iPhone to prevent the buggy WiFi network connection.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_third-party_app_to_play_YouTube_in_the_background\"><\/span>Using a third-party app to play YouTube in the background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an app that can keep YouTube playing on iPhone in the background, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Although Apple doesn&#8217;t let you control all the functionality of your apps, you can still find ways to get around these limitations. YouTube is one app that makes it difficult to play in the background. However, if you have a YouTube Red subscription, you can use the paid service to get this feature.<\/p>\n<p>Third-party apps can be installed on your iPhone and allow you to access YouTube content without using the official YouTube app. These apps are not made by YouTube, but by third-party developers. The free apps also enable you to use YouTube in the background without interrupting other applications. To do so, download Firefox or Dolphin from the official App Store. Once installed, open a browser and type in the URL of YouTube. After that, simply open any video you want to watch.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"274\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0ZRDIe_xoU\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Keep YouTube Playing on iPhone in the Background There are a few ways to make YouTube playback continue even when your screen is off. 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