YouTube Hack: How to Play a Video in Your Phone Background

Joseph Henry, Tech Times 27 June 2022, 08:06 pm

YouTube users sometimes want to play a clip off the screen. Typically, they tend to close down the video when they reply to someone or when they open another application on the display.

If you want to get started in playing YouTube videos with the screen switched off, here's what you need to know.

How to Play a YouTube Video in the Phone Background

YouTube Hack: How to Play a Video in Your Phone Background

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Here's how to play a video on YouTube off the screen.

Gadget Bridge says that there are four ways that you can try to see if you can play a YouTube video with the screen off. These YouTube hacks can certainly get you out of the trouble of playing clips on your Android background.

Using a Web Browser

Opening a clip from YT using a browser is possible, especially if you want to do it with the screen off. You just need to follow these procedures for this process.

First, open the YT app on your Google Chrome browser. From here, you will see the ellipses on top of your YouTube profile. It's near the space where the URL link is found.

After doing that, a menu will pop out. You need to look for "Desktop site" and tap it. After loading the video-viewing software for desktop use, you can now begin playing a video that you want to access from your device.

Once you're done selecting a clip, minimize your Chrome browser. Just continue playing the video on the notification bar.

Try locking your screen and you will see that the video will still play in the background.

Using Float Tube

There are apps that you can use to play YT videos in the background. For instance, Float Tube is easily accessible via the Play Store and you can download it right away.

Of course, the first step is to download the app, then open it. After doing that, you can select a clip that you want to play.

You will notice that your homepage will contain a floating screen. This screen will allow you to access videos in the background even when your screen is locked.

There's a separate series of steps that you can do with Float Tube:

Open a video you want to play.
Tap the "share" icon (right arrow) on the top-right corner.
Click Play by Float Tube on the pop-up window.

Using NewPipe App

Another useful application that you can check, especially if you want to effortlessly play videos in the background is NewPipe. This third-party app is obtainable from the F-droid marketplace.

You can click the official website of this open-source app for more information. Moving forward, let's begin the process of using NewPipe in playing YT videos with the screen off.

First, install NewPipe and open it right away from your device. Then, select a clip you want to play. Explore the screen and you will see the video options.

From the options, choose between "Pop-up" and "Background." After choosing either of the two, you can now continue playing your favorite stream or video in your home screen's window. You can test to see if it works by locking your device.

YouTube Premium

If you're doubtful of these third-party apps and you wish to play YouTube videos in the background, you can subscribe to the YT Premium. This subscription service can let you minimize the app and even play clips off-screen.

Since it offers no ads, you can non-stop play songs, short clips, or trailers without any problems or long waiting times.

If you are curious about how the YouTube algorithm works, you can check MrBeast's explanation here. For additional Youtube hacks, you can also learn how to find a comment that you left on a video through Tech Times' guide.

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Written by Joseph Henry