{"id":9937,"date":"2022-07-13T07:26:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=9937"},"modified":"2022-07-13T07:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:26:40","slug":"how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium","title":{"rendered":"How to Play YouTube Music in the Background Without Premium"},"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-6a31babae9bea\" 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-6a31babae9bea\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a31babae9bea\" ><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-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium\/#How_to_Play_YouTube_Music_in_the_Background_Without_Premium\" title=\"How to Play YouTube Music in the Background Without Premium\">How to Play YouTube Music in the Background Without Premium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium\/#Free_Music_Mgic\" title=\"Free Music Mgic\">Free Music Mgic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium\/#OG_YouTube\" title=\"OG YouTube\">OG YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium\/#Picture-in-Picture\" title=\"Picture-in-Picture\">Picture-in-Picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background-without-premium\/#YouTube_Music\" title=\"YouTube Music\">YouTube Music<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Play_YouTube_Music_in_the_Background_Without_Premium\"><\/span>How to Play YouTube Music in the Background Without Premium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kV7QuEl.jpg\" alt=\"how to play youtube music in background\">  <\/p>\n<p>How can I play YouTube music in the background without premium? If you&#8217;re on an Android device, the answer is very simple. Just go into your phone&#8217;s settings and scroll down to the YouTube Music app. Then, tap on &#8220;Set as default&#8221; to open the advanced settings. Next, tap &#8220;Set as default&#8221; again. This will make your YouTube music app the default application for your device. Once you&#8217;ve set it as the default, you&#8217;ll be able to play YouTube music in the background.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_Music_Mgic\"><\/span>Free Music Mgic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been frustrated by the constant lagging of YouTube music, you may want to learn how to play YouTube music in the background without paying. YouTube Music has a free ad-supported tier, but this doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t listen to it while you&#8217;re working on other tasks. You can use the YouTube Vanced or New Pipe services for a legal solution. If you can&#8217;t afford to upgrade, you can use YouTube&#8217;s desktop site.<\/p>\n<p>Starting November 3, YouTube will make this feature available free of charge. Previously, it cost $9.99 per month to get it. Now, you can listen to your favorite YouTube Music videos even when you have turned off your device. But you&#8217;ll still hear ads while using YouTube Music&#8217;s background listening feature. That&#8217;s a problem for many users. But it&#8217;s worth it for the convenience and peace of mind that it provides.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OG_YouTube\"><\/span>OG YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have heard that playing YouTube videos in the background is possible with some mainstream browsers. These browsers have been developed by trusted developers and have over one hundred million downloads. These browsers were specifically developed to let you surf the web and listen to music. However, if you&#8217;re looking for a way to play YouTube music in the background, you should know about two alternatives that are both free and secure. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss a couple of the best options.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first methods involves downloading an APK file from a website. Once installed, the app will automatically redirect you to a link that you can click to download an additional application. The OG YouTube app is not maintained by the developer and isn&#8217;t updated regularly. There are issues with its compatibility with YouTube&#8217;s terms of service. This is one reason why it is not available in Google Play Store. However, the alternative method is not a bad one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picture-in-Picture\"><\/span>Picture-in-Picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use the YouTube app on your Android device to enable the picture-in-picture mode to play music in the background. But before you can enable this feature on your iPhone, you must first update your YouTube app to the latest version. If it&#8217;s not already updated, you can go to the App Store and install the latest version of YouTube from there. Alternatively, you can install the latest version of YouTube from the updates menu.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the feature, you must be an active YouTube Premium member. Besides, you can also use this feature if you want to listen to non-music content on YouTube. However, this feature will be available globally for people who subscribe to YouTube Premium. You also need to be on an iOS or iPad OS 15 device in order to use this feature. Once you&#8217;ve activated this feature, the YouTube videos will play in the background while you&#8217;re focusing on your other apps.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Music\"><\/span>YouTube Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Play YouTube music in the background on Android? Yes, it&#8217;s now possible! You can now play music on your phone&#8217;s background while using other apps, without the interruption of the browser. It&#8217;s available for iOS and Android users. To set up the feature, go to settings and tap on YouTube Music app. Scroll down to the advanced settings option and tap on it. Once you&#8217;ve set up the app as the default, you&#8217;ll be able to play music in the background without any interruption.<\/p>\n<p>To play YouTube music in the background on iPhone, you can first go to Control Center. Swipe up or down from the bottom edge of the screen to access it. This will open the Control Center, which will also allow you to use other apps or browser the web. But before you can start playing music, you need to have a subscription to YouTube Premium Individual. If you&#8217;re on a budget, you can also play music for free on your phone&#8217;s background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Play YouTube Music in the Background Without Premium How can I play YouTube music in the background without premium? If you&#8217;re on an Android device, the answer is very simple. 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