{"id":42457,"date":"2022-07-30T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42457"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:02","slug":"how-to-keep-youtube-playing-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-youtube-playing-in-the-background","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep YouTube Playing 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-69eb0d16da16b\" 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-69eb0d16da16b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb0d16da16b\" ><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-in-the-background\/#How_to_Keep_YouTube_Playing_in_the_Background\" title=\"How to Keep YouTube Playing in the Background\">How to Keep YouTube Playing 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-in-the-background\/#YouTube_does_not_support_picture-in-picture_mode\" title=\"YouTube does not support picture-in-picture mode\">YouTube does not support picture-in-picture mode<\/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-in-the-background\/#You_have_to_pay_for_YouTube_Premium\" title=\"You have to pay for YouTube Premium\">You have to pay for YouTube Premium<\/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-in-the-background\/#You_can_use_Request_Desktop_Website\" title=\"You can use Request Desktop Website\">You can use Request Desktop Website<\/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-in-the-background\/#You_can_force_YouTube_to_play_videos_in_the_background\" title=\"You can force YouTube to play videos in the background\">You can force YouTube to play videos in the background<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Keep_YouTube_Playing_in_the_Background\"><\/span>How to Keep YouTube Playing in the Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you want to play YouTube videos without having to constantly wake up your device, there are several ways to do it. First, you should pay for YouTube Premium. You can use the Request Desktop Website to force YouTube to play videos in the background. Second, you can download YouTube videos and skip through them as you like. Finally, you can simply use the Power button to restart YouTube audio. You can even skip to other songs in your playlist.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_does_not_support_picture-in-picture_mode\"><\/span>YouTube does not support picture-in-picture mode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The picture-in-picture mode for YouTube is coming soon, but not for everyone. The feature is currently only available in a few countries. It also might not work with certain types of videos. If you have an old version of the YouTube application on your iPhone or iPad, you may run into this problem. If that&#8217;s the case, follow these steps to fix the problem. Follow the steps outlined below to get the feature running on your iPhone or iPad.<\/p>\n<p>First, try switching to landscape mode. Many smartphones do not support picture-in-picture mode on portrait mode. If this doesn&#8217;t work for you, try switching to landscape mode and see if that solves the problem. Alternatively, you can also launch the YouTube app in vertical or portrait mode and press the Home button to bring up the picture-in-picture mode. If it still doesn&#8217;t work, try switching to another account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_have_to_pay_for_YouTube_Premium\"><\/span>You have to pay for YouTube Premium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To keep YouTube playing in the background, you have to be a member of the YouTube Premium service. To sign up, visit the YouTube app and tap on your profile picture. Then, tap Manage under the Settings tab. Under the Manage tab, tap on Paid memberships. Then, tap on Background Play to enable it. You should then see a YouTube Premium logo in place of the standard YouTube logo.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium allows you to stream videos on your PC or mobile devices without the ads. You can also download songs without the accompanying video. Premium users can also view TV shows and unreleased movies. However, it requires a data plan. As you upgrade your videos to higher quality, the amount of data required increases. For example, SD quality (480p) streams will burn up 500MB of data per hour. HD quality video will burn up between one and two gigabytes of data per hour.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_use_Request_Desktop_Website\"><\/span>You can use Request Desktop Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To continue watching a video, go to the top left corner of your screen and tap the YouTube icon. This will bring up a menu that contains a Request Desktop Website option. Once you&#8217;re in this option, you can choose any video and continue watching it in the background. To pause the video, go to the control panel and tap &#8220;Play.&#8221; Once the video has stopped playing, you can restart it by tapping the Play button.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve tried the other methods, you probably saw that YouTube shut down in the desktop mode. You may think that if you use the desktop site to continue watching videos, you won&#8217;t lose your place. But you can actually use the Share Button to bring up the desktop site. You can also try the Share Button. If you&#8217;ve never used the Share Button on your iPhone or iPad, you can access it from the bottom row of the menu.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_force_YouTube_to_play_videos_in_the_background\"><\/span>You can force YouTube to play videos in the background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many reasons why you might want to keep YouTube videos running in the background. Perhaps you want to listen to music or follow a tutorial while your phone is off. Whatever the reason, you can force YouTube to play videos in the background without rooting or using a third-party application. However, the easiest and most effective method is to subscribe to YouTube Premium. Premium members will be able to keep their videos playing even when the phone is off or turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve successfully installed the Chrome extension, you can now start playing your YouTube videos. 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