Did you know that you can listen to music on YouTube with the screen of your phone off? Of course, but to be able to do this you must have a premium account that allows you to watch videos without ads.
However, there is a trick that allows you to watch your videos in the background, without having to pay, for this reason, we gave ourselves the task of creating this little guide , so that you can learn how to perform this trick, easily from your cellphone.
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- What’s the difference between YouTube’s background and screen off playback?
- How can I activate YouTube playback with the screen off on my cell phone?
- Using Google Chrome
- Con Firefox Browser
- How can I listen to YouTube videos in the background on my phone?
- Con Dolphin Browser
- YouTube Vanced
- Using YouTube Music
What’s the difference between YouTube’s background and screen off playback?
As mentioned above, in order to use the YouTube screen in the background and have the songs play when your phone is off, you must have the YouTube premium platform, however, many wonder what the differences are between leaving it on video in the background and listen to it with the screen off.
Well, the difference between these two is that, when you let them play in the background, the video will play while you are in other alternate applications, without having to leave the video you are currently in. So when your cell phone screen is locked or turned off, it will go from being in the background to becoming a music player.
However, if you do not want all the songs that you have in your YouTube list to be played one after the other, you can deactivate the automatic reproduction , in this way the songs will not be played automatically, but you will be the one to choose which song or video to play.
How can I activate YouTube playback with the screen off on my cell phone?
To be able to play a YouTube music video in the background , whether your phone’s screen is on or off, you do not necessarily have to have a Premium plan, since you can do it with these two applications that are Google Chrome and Firefox, so we invite you to follow the steps that we will indicate below.
Using Google Chrome
As we mentioned before with Google Chrome, you can do this trick to be able to listen to music from YouTube from the background. Now, in order to do this, you must have the Google Chrome application downloaded on your phone as well as the YouTube application; Later you will go to your Google browser and search for the official YouTube page (ww w.youtube.com).
Once you are inside the web page, you must locate yourself in the upper right part of the screen where the three dots appear, and look for the option to see as a website.
After you have placed the page with a website, you can search in the YouTube search bar , the song or video that you need to listen to in the background, when you play the song, you exit the application and you will notice that it has stopped .
More, however, you can go to the notification bar of your phone , and you will see that said music or video is minimized and you can play it again on that minimized screen, in this way when you are out of the application or with the locked screen , the video will continue to play.
Con Firefox Browser
But if you want to use the Firefox browser, you can do the same steps that you did with the Google Chrome application, the only difference is that when you go to look for the option to place as a website, you will notice that it will appear in English.
More, however, are the same functions that you have with Google Chrom e, in turn some phones allow you to alternate the reproductions with the locked screen of different applications.
In this way, you can leave the video playing from your Chrome browser and from your Firefox browser, for when you want to listen to two audios at the same time.
On the other hand, it is very important that if you spend a lot of time inside the YouTube application , or any other application, you configure it in dark mode in this way you will prevent your eyes from getting tired and the direct light from my phone reaching your retinas and can damage your vision.
How can I listen to YouTube videos in the background on my phone?
To be able to listen to YouTube videos in the background from your mobile phone , there are several alternatives, which we will mention below.
Con Dolphin Browser
If you decide to use the dolphin browser, also called Opera GX, you must first download the application to your phone.
Subsequently, you will go to the browser, then in the search bar, you will look for the official YouTube page, when you are on its main page, you will go to the bottom of the screen , where there are about 3 points, and You will look for the option to view on the desktop site, after this, you will be able to play the video, and just as we did with the other two browsers of Google Chrome and Firefox.
YouTube Vanced
If you decide to use YouTube Advanced, you should know that this is a paid YouTube service ; which you must pay a fee depending on the country where you are, on a monthly basis, to be able to use it.
However, the advantages of this is that it allows you to listen to music in the background , and when your phone is on the screen off, it will not show you ads in your videos and apart from this, it has other functions More like, for example, being able to watch original series or movies, and even download them to your phone.
Using YouTube Music
Finally we have YouTube Music, it fulfills the same functions as the previous one, the only difference is that here you will not be able to watch series and movies , apart from this, you can also share the link of a YouTube video at the exact minute that you want the sender to see in turn this youtube alternative also comes built in youtube premium account.
