You can play YouTube Music in the background without paying by using your phone's web browser (like Chrome or Firefox) instead of the app, requesting the desktop site, and then navigating to music.youtube.com, where you can play music and use it in the background or with the screen locked by resuming playback from your device's controls. For Android, you can also adjust app settings to prevent YouTube/YouTube Music from opening automatically, while some browsers like Samsung Internet have built-in background play features.
If you don't have a YouTube Music Premium subscription, the app will stop playing music when you switch to another app or lock your phone. To keep your music playing in the background, you can use browser tricks or tools like ViWizard YouTube Music Converter, which allows offline playback.
It's the tab called ``Audio Library'' on the left side when you open YouTube Studio. It has both free music and free sound effects which you can use in your YouTube videos for free.
Background play only works in the YouTube mobile apps and requires a YouTube Premium membership.
YouTube premium is $18.99/mo if you purchase it through an iOS App. It's $13.99/mo if you purchase it through a web browser.
Creative Commons is a system that allows you to legally use “some rights reserved” music, movies, images, and other content — all for free. CC offers free copyright licenses that anyone can use to mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
To repeat a playlist:
Fix 1: Check whether your YouTube Premium membership has expired. Fix 2: Sign out and sign in to YouTube Premium. Fix 3: Check whether YouTube Premium is available in your location. Fix 4: Check whether the background playback feature is enabled.
Disable Battery Optimization for YouTube
Your phone's trying to save juice—but it may pause apps in the background. For Android: Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Optimization. Find YouTube and set it to "Don't optimize".
Yes, two people can use one YouTube Premium account through a Two-Person Plan, or by sharing a Family Plan, with both options requiring members to live in the same household. The Two-Person plan is for just you and one other person, while the Family Plan allows up to six total members, all using their own accounts for personalized experiences.
To get YouTube Premium cheaper, use official methods like the student discount, annual plan, or family plan, or explore third-party sites like GamsGo (using promo codes) for potentially lower prices, though VPN tricks using other countries (like Turkey or Kazakhstan) are also popular but involve more steps and potential payment hurdles. A newer, limited option is YouTube Premium Lite, which offers ad-free viewing but lacks Music Premium and downloads.
YouTube Premium is a great choice for users who spend a lot of time on the platform and want an uninterrupted, ad-free, and more convenient viewing experience. However, for occasional viewers who don't mind ads and use YouTube casually, the free version offers more than enough value.
Tool Required: AudiCable YouTube Music Recorder
AudiCable features a specialized YouTube Music converter designed to download songs, playlists, and albums directly to your PC or Mac. This converter extracts audio from the YouTube Music web player, enabling offline access to YouTube Music without Premium subscription.
Background Play is available on YouTube mobile apps when you're signed in with your YouTube Premium membership account. By default, videos will always play in the background. Background play is not available on the YouTube Shorts player.
It's because YouTube music doesn't allow playback while screen off. It's only a premium feature, provided by YouTube. Playback feature while screen off is only available for premium subscriptions.
Most major music streaming apps for Android, like Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Music, automatically allow background play. Simply start your playlist or podcast, then press the Home button or swipe up to exit the app.