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How to Play YouTube Music in the Background

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blair lennon
How to Play YouTube Music in the Background

YouTube provides a wide range of information on the devices on which we are streaming it. It facilitates the users with millions of videos with high-quality sound effects, including news, and storytelling too. In case you wish to listen sound in the background of your phone, you can do so, but you have PIP (Picture in Picture) capability of your YouTube.

One can use YouTube to listen to music in the background while performing any work side by side. In case you are not a premium subscriber of YouTube, then you will only avail of some of the limited services of listening to music in the background through the PIP feature.

Pursue this guideline to know how to listen to YouTube music in the background:

Setting-up Picture in Picture Feature

  • First of all, it is mandatory to have a PIP feature on your device. PIP is a feature by which you can view two different videos at a time: one is primary, and the second one is the secondary video, but you will get the sound from the active or primary video streaming on your smart device.
  • In case you don’t have PIP feature on your device, then set it up on the same to avail various features:
  • Launch the Settings menu by navigating the Notifications drop-down bar. One can also avail of the feature from the primary menu.
  • After setting up all the above things, it is requested to hit the Notifications and Apps section.
  • Next, tap the button Advanced located on the lowermost section of the display.
  • Now, press the “Select App Access” button there and then hit the PIP feature.
  • Then, you will view a complete listing of various applications supporting the Picture-in-Picture feature.
  • Ensure that the PIP for YouTube is enabled on your device. If not, then hit the YouTube button there and turn it ON.
  • Then, once you get into the YouTube application and launch the video to play, hit the Home button there located at the lowermost section of the display. Then, the video will automatically shrink down, and this permits the users to navigate to other applications while proceeding to play.

In case you hit in the middle of the video, a mini box will launch, hit again on the same option. Then, your video will expand into full display size. You can pause the video at any stage if you wish. For canceling the video, just hit the small crossed signed logo located at the top right-hand side edge of the window.

PIP won’t perform its actions if you try to launch anything except music video. In case you wish to use PIP for other performances, then you have to subscribe to YouTube Premium or Music edition. Here are some workarounds to play music in the background of your device. Follow each of these instructions to enjoy the music:

Playing YouTube Music on Android Devices

The under-mentioned method works in Google Chrome and might works on other browsers as well.

  • First of all, hit the Google Chrome browser to launch and hit the YouTube web link into the search pane to launch. (It should be done through your handheld device) Make sure you are visiting the website of YouTube, not the application.
  • Next, search for the video that you wish to play.
  • Hit the three-dotted option located at the top-right edge of your display. After that, choose the option “Desktop Site” from the pull drop-menu option.
  • Now, you are using the YouTube desktop edition. Launch the video once more.
  • Press the Home button situated at your screen. Once the home screen appears on your device, the music will stop automatically. You are directed to wait for some time for further process.
  • Pull down the panel of the notification bar from the uppermost section of the screen. You will view the notification regarding the current song. Hit the play button to resume the song.

Playing YouTube Music on iPhone

You might face several issues while playing YouTube videos on iPhone as iOS 13 disabled various such features, but some tricky actions work for the compatibility of using these videos. Follow these instructions to know how to use YouTube Music in the background on iPhone gadgets:

  • First and foremost, search for the desired video in Safari. You can use the Mobile edition of your YouTube.
  • Then, hit the symbol “A” located at the uppermost left-hand side section of the display.
  • After that, go to the pull drop menu and hit the Request Desktop Site option there.
  • Go to the desktop edition of YouTube and then run the video and close the Safari.
  • You will see that your video stops running. Then pull the Control Center downward by navigating the upper right-hand side section of the screen. The video starts to load after a while and hit the Play tab to run the video. The video will start to play again on the desktop.
  • Now, a single video file will run, and you will be able to hear your video music. In case you find any difficulty, then reboot the same video and then try to run on your iPhone.

Blair Lennon is a Internet Security expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, she has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as norton.com/setup.

Source: http://sitesnorton.com/how-to-play-youtube-music-in-the-background/

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