Why are playlists locked in YouTube Music?
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FacebookTwitterPintrestLinkedInMail Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) - On iPhone, most music apps let you play music in the background. After all, they'd be virtually useless if they couldn't. For video apps that's not the case which - again - makes sense, since you can't watch videos with your iPhone locked and the phone in standby. With YouTube, the app is a sort-of two-in-one platform that offers videos and, with that, music videos which is a surprisingly popular way to consume music these days. You can find podcast episodes and concerts on there too.
Now, YouTube does let you use its video app to play music in the background but there's a caveat: you need to be a Premium subscriber in order to take advantage of that feature. Of course, you can use the YouTube Music app, but again, you need to be a subscriber for that too. Thankfully, there's a workaround that enables you to play music from YouTube videos for free, in the background, and it's really not difficult to do. Watch our quick video below or follow the written guide underneath. How to play YouTube music in the background on iPhoneThe trick is to use your phone's default browser, Safari:
At this point when you go back to your home screen, or lock your phone, the music will stop becuase the video stops playing. However, you can easily get it playing again, without going back to the browser. Pocket-lint
Once you've done that and you drop down Control Centre, you should see the option to play the music again. Once it's playing, you can lock your phone, and play and pause it from the lockscreen control or just go about your business using other apps on the phone. To play it while the phone is locked, just lock your phone and you should see a music widget control on the lock screen. Tap play on that and music continues in the background. It's worth noting, if you're in a playlist or queue, it doesn't seem to automatically continue to the next song, so you do need to re-open Safari to choose a new song when one ends. Thankfully, YouTube is full of long compilations and live concerts, and you can easily find 'videos' over an hour long. Writing by Cam Bunton. SectionsAppleYouTubePhones Popular In Phones WhatsApp disappearing messages: How do they work and how to enable them How to check Apple iPhone parts and service history Oppo Inno Day 2021: How to watch and what to expect Why the new Honor 50 gives flagship devices a run for their money Moto Edge X30 to launch 9 December, will come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE release date, specs, rumours, features and news |