YouTube is by far the main video platform in the world, with millions of videos of all kinds and for any user regardless of age and interests. Its application has an interface that has been perfected over the years, but something that is still valid in it -and will continue to be so- is the blocking of playback when the app is exited or the screen is turned off on the mobile. And it is that, as surely you know, Youtube stops if you try to do any other task on the phone.
Luckily, there are some methods and ways to bypass such playback lock to continue enjoying videos and music from YouTube in the background and/or with the screen off, and then we will tell you what they are.
Making Youtube work in the background without root is possible, and also the most viable and least complicated option, since rooting a mobile can be complex and even risky for many. At the same time, the operation of the phone may be affected. Also, rooting on Android is an almost non-existent practice nowadays.
Therefore, we go with the two most common methods that may exist to play Youtube in the background and even with the screen locked or turned off. We start!
With a Youtube Premium subscription
If you use YouTube constantly, it is very likely that you have come across ads in the app that point out the benefits and advantages of having a YouTube Premium subscription, since Google does a lot of advertising for this service.
And yes, YouTube Premium comes with several interesting features that are not available on the "free" YouTube that the vast majority of users use. One of these is playback of content (videos) in the background and with the screen off. In addition, the ads are completely eliminated, something understandable since it is a service that in its standard package, which is the individual one, costs about 11,99 euros per month.
The family package allows you to add up to five family members for 17,99 euros per month. is also the student package, which costs 6,99 euros per month and it only allows you to add a student account that meets the requirements (this must be verified once a year).
Youtube Premium supports one month free trial, which is offered to anyone who wants to try the service and the advantages it offers. Then, if you want to continue having its advantages, you will have to pay the prices already highlighted every month.
With apps like Youtube Vanced
Although since Androidsis We will never encourage the use of apps that in one way or another affect the income of any platform, a viable option to play videos on YouTube in the background and even with the screen off is Youtube Vanced.
This is an app that, for obvious reasons, is not available in the Play Store, since it does not contain ads and evades the restrictions of use in the background of the original YouTube app. And it is that, as such, goes against the principles of Google and YouTube as companies, since these have a fundamental purpose, which is to make money, of course...
One of the best things about YouTube Vanced is that it is an application that It mimics the interface of the original YouTube app, so it's quite comfortable to use. At the same time, it offers practically each and every one of the functions and options that we can find in the aforementioned original application of this platform. For this reason, it is one of the best options to play videos of all kinds, be they action, documentaries, history, finance, entertainment, gaming, streamers, races, sports, cartoons, and everything that is normally on YouTube.
YouTube Vanced also allows you to change the resolution and quality of the videos. In addition, it has the function of repeating videos. In addition, it is free and can be downloaded from external app repositories; Below we leave the download link to Uptodown, one of the most reliable to download APK files.
Of course, keep in mind that this app will require you to log in with your Google account. This shouldn't be a problem, but Google, a couple of months ago, announced that use of Youtube with ad evasion and other practices that go against its terms and conditions could result in the termination of the Google account that violate their rules, so We recommend using YouTube Vanced with a secondary Google account, in such a case.
- Download Youtube Vanced via Uptodown.
To download YouTube Vanced, you simply have to click on the link above, which leads to the Uptodown store. Then you have to press the button Last version, to then go to another web page where the button will appear. Download in green color. The app weighs just over 17 MB, so it is quite light.
When downloading the APK file on the Android mobile, we just have to run it. Possibly, it will fail to install if installation of apps from unknown sources is disabled. Likewise, this can be activated from the mobile settings or, well, through the on-screen warning that appears when trying to install YouTube Vanced on the phone. Then the app will proceed to install itself in a matter of seconds, without further ado. Later, you will only have to log in to it; for this, as we said, a Google account will be necessary. Finally, you can play videos through it with the app minimized or the screen locked.
If this article has been useful to you, you can also take a look at the following ones that we leave below:
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- How to reduce mobile data consumption on YouTube
