It's only for music where background play isn't supported for free.

jayknight · 2025-12-08T05:37:10 1765172230

Is this true? Nothing will play for me with my screen off.

BLKNSLVR · 2025-12-08T22:02:54 1765231374

No. What you describe is correct: No background play via the yt app unless you pay.

SoftTalker · 2025-12-08T05:58:08 1765173488

Yes YouTube Premium will play with the screen off (using the app. No idea about using a browser).

cuu508 · 2025-12-08T06:30:42 1765175442

In a browser, it works even without Youtube Premium :-)

Firefox mobile, m.youtube.com, "Video Background Play Fix" browser extension.

fdgjgbdfhgb · 2025-12-08T07:55:38 1765180538

Works for me without an extension, you just need to click play again after leaving the YouTube tab/locking the phone

tcfhgj · 2025-12-08T06:20:14 1765174814

So does ReVanced YouTube

nsoqm · 2025-12-08T08:56:11 1765184171

On iOS I use Brave and it works fine.