How to Play YouTube Videos in Background on iPhone and iPad

How to Play YouTube Videos in Background on iPhone and iPad

Many iPhone and iPad users like to play YouTube videos in the background, often for listening to music or listening to a podcast or talk show. For example, maybe you found a great song on YouTube that you want to enjoy while playing a game, or while practicing a foreign language, or maybe you simply want to listen to the YouTube video in the background while youre doing anything else. Playing YouTube videos in the background of an iPhone or iPad is desirable for many reasons, but its no longer as simple as just pressing play and then returning to the Home Screen of iOS. This tutorial will show you several different ways to play YouTube in the background on an iPhone or iPad, and the methods discussed work in both iOS 12 and iOS 11. The first method well cover works to successfully play YouTube videos in the background of an iPhone or iPad running the newest iOS releases, here is how you can do it: This has been tested and confirmed to work on any playing YouTube video in the background on both an iPhone and iPad with Safari in iOS 12 and iOS 11. If youre having any difficulty, just repeat the steps. Its important to , as is switching to a different tab in Safari before leaving the app. Leaving out either step will cause the background video playing to fail. Also, make sure you for this to work as described. Another trick to play YouTube videos in the background works to play the audio while the device is locked, meaning the screen is off and the device isnt in use. This backgrounds the YouTube video playback but of course the iPhone or iPad isnt in use once the device is locked, instead the device can be unattended. This trick works with either iPad or iPhone as well, as long as they have the official YouTube app installed in iOS. Heres how this trick works: Another option that works to play YouTube videos in the background is to use a different web browser. For example, many users report luck playing YouTube videos in the background from the Opera, Dolphin, and Firefox web browser apps in iOS. Your results may vary, but share with us what works for you in the comments below. The method used in the screenshots here is the first approach outlined above, involving Safari Request Desktop -> Play YouTube Video -> Switch Safari Tabs -> Leave Safari to continue playback in the background. As you probably have noted, the task is of backgrounding YouTube videos and listening to the audio track elsewhere in iOS is becoming more challenging, and many of the methods that used to work to play backgrounded YouTube no longer work in iOS. For example, the method of does not work in iOS 12 or iOS 11, so instead users of the new operating system will have to follow the instructions outlined above. Which method are you using to play YouTube videos in the background on an iPhone or iPad? Do you have another solution that isnt mentioned here? Share your own experience listening to YouTube in the background of an iOS device in the comments below!