Are you trying to play YouTube with your screen off but can’t figure out how to? When you lock your phone, YouTube does not let users play videos or audios. Any song or video you are playing will stop or pause when your screen is off.

YouTube is the best music app when it comes to streaming. But many users are upset because they can no longer download songs or play YouTube with their screens off. Well, we have a few tricks up our sleeve for you.

Read the full article to know the methods to play YouTube with the screen off on both Android and iOS devices.

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How to Play YouTube With Screen Off

Although there is no official setting in the YouTube app itself, you may still play your favorite songs or videos with the help of some tricks. You can use these methods on both Android and iPhone. Here’s how you can do it:

There are several ways to play YouTube in the background or when the screen is off. you may do it from several browsers or third-party apps too.

Mobile browsers like Google Chrome or Firefox allow you to play YouTube songs/videos in the background and with the screen off. This trick works for most devices, and you don’t even need to use third-party apps.

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Just follow these simple steps to play YouTube with the screen off:

YouTube will start playing in the background after you do this. Then, close your phone and select play again. Now, songs will start playing even if your screen is turned off.

you may play YouTube with the screen off or in the background on your iPhone too. It has similar steps as in Android devices.

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Playing your YouTube videos from Safari is the best method that you may try out. It has easy steps to follow, and most of the time, it works!

Now, the videos will play in audio form in the background. you may open and run any app, but YouTube audio will play continuously. To play the songs when you lock your phone, press the play button from your lock screen by turning your screen off. By doing this much, you can enjoy YouTube even with your screen off.

Picture-in-picture Mode

Recently launched features in every android phone called “Picture-in-picture mode” also allow you to play YouTube as well as other apps. To use this mode, a user must have at least anAndroid 8.0 Oreoversion and above.

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you may place this popup window anywhere you want and use other apps simultaneously. This featurewill not be usefulif you want to listen to audio from YouTube by blacking out your screen or pressing the power button, but you can still play it in the background.

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