Google Confirms YouTube Blocks Background Playback for Non-Premium Users on Mobile Browsers
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Summary
Google has officially confirmed that YouTube is blocking background video playback for non-Premium users on mobile web browsers like Samsung Internet and Brave. This change prevents users from using a popular workaround where they could play YouTube videos in the background by keeping the browser open but turning off the screen. The feature is intended to be exclusive to YouTube Premium subscribers, and Google has updated the platform to ensure consistency across all platforms, closing what was previously a loophole that allowed some non-Premium users to access background playback through certain mobile browsers.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBackground playback is a feature intended to be exclusive for YouTube Premium members.
While some non-Premium users may have previously been able to access this through mobile web browsers in certain scenarios, we have updated the experience to ensure consistency across all our platforms.
Reports claim YouTube no longer plays in the background on Samsung Internet and Brave, breaking a popular screen-off audio workaround.
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