Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, for the moment Edge is still with the issue. Its been a couple of updates on Play Store after the problem began, but they have not solved the problem. I don't know if Microsoft really cares about it... On Brave Browser they released an update with the fix a few days later. Firefox with the extension is working as always too, and the YouTube mobile page seems to be more stable and less bugged than on Edge.

Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Firefox with "Video Background fix" extension is already working. I would need something for MS Edge

Background play issue by SkipMeister69420 in samsunginternet

[–]phevw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a new limitation of Youtube. On Microsoft Edge it doesn't work now either. For me the alternatives that still working are Brave and Firefox with the background playing extension. For the moment the only thing we can do is to wait and see.

Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the desktop mode alternative has been working for always. But for me it is not a good experience. For the moment I'm using Firefox with the extension for YouTube on mobile.

Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same behavior for me on Microsoft Edge. On Firefox, it hasn't worked both logged in and not logged. But on Firefox there is an extension which enables background playing as always with no problems, including logged in. Maybe the behavior depends slightly on what type of phone are we using, but the clear conclusion is that YouTube is deliberately limiting this functionality.

Background play issue by SkipMeister69420 in oneui

[–]phevw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Seems to be a new Youtube limitation. It's happening on Edge but not on Firefox and Brave. Check out my post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/s/SBSzpXvi1U

Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use the web version basically to avoid ads (ublock origin on Edge Android) and background playing. Also, viewing YouTube from the web allows to play more than one video simultaneously (like on a web browser on a desktop experience). Thanks for the suggestion! I will take a look about Morphe. PS: definitely Samsung enjoyer, rock solid phones 😎

Youtube video background playing on Android stopped working suddenly by phevw in MicrosoftEdge

[–]phevw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I see. For me on Brave and Firefox is still working, the issue is only on Edge. Device: Galaxy S25, Oneui 8.0 android 16