How to play YouTube videos on background?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Alvs last edited by leocg

@alvs No idea. Did you try allowing Opera to be on top of other apps? What about using picture in picture?

[Alvs]

Alvs @leocg last edited by

@leocg nope, how can i do that in smartphone Android?? Opera on Android??

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Alvs last edited by

@alvs In Android settings. Go to Apps, tap on Opera and go to permissions.

[Alvs]

Alvs @leocg last edited by

@leocg I did but it didn't work. I hope that in the future developers will put this function of playing even in the background or on a locked screen

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Alvs last edited by

@alvs I've read that Google has a limitation on this, so maybe Opera is just following it.

[Alvs]

Alvs @leocg last edited by

@leocg I understand, but the question is why other browsers have this option and do not operate?? thanks anyway

[okurutjona]

okurutjona @Alvs last edited by

@alvs right click on the video for first time,then right click again ,yo will see picture yo picture mode,then select it,it works well

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @okurutjona last edited by

@okurutjona How to right click on Android?

[Alvs]

Alvs @okurutjona last edited by

@okurutjona but Is it work in background?? And i am not at computer, I am using an smartphone

[Alvs]

Alvs @leocg last edited by

@leocg i want to know, is there anyway??

[nellaiseemai]

nellaiseemai @Alvs last edited by

@alvs unfortunately you can't do it on Opera. Brave has this function built in somehow, firefox does this through addon. Earlier we can do this through a flag in chromium based browsers. Now google removed the flag. I like Opera much and use it daily except YouTube.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Alvs last edited by

@alvs I was hoping to maintain Youtube playing the music when we switish to a different tab in Opera. Currently Youtube stops the player automatickly, Brave Browser managed to keep youtube playing in background browser. You can read more about it here https://www.technobezz.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-the-background/

[apathy]

apathy last edited by

I use YouTube Vanced or NewPipe instead of browser for YouTube background playback. Way much better.

[omi-kun]

omi-kun @Alvs last edited by

@alvs bro use ymuic . or newpipe app its evne more good than youtube native app

[arpy2w]

arpy2w last edited by

I managed to do it by clicking on the YouTube site setting and opening it as desktop site!

It can run at the background now and I can open other apps!

[lukeharrison1122]

lukeharrison1122 @nellaiseemai last edited by

@nellaiseemai same here I prefer to use opera on my samsung A51 but can't use YouTube because of same issue. I hope there is some solution.

[lukeharrison1122]

lukeharrison1122 @arpy2w last edited by

@arpy2w Thanks for sharing the solution

[ervinj]

ervinj last edited by

Since in brave browser I can listen to videos from YouTube even on locked screen, I'd like to have the same in opera, is there anyway to do that??

[lukeharrison1122]

lukeharrison1122 @lukeharrison1122 last edited by

I have tried the solution that you've provided, and everything is working fine. Thank you!!

[pikonomov]

pikonomov last edited by

This would be a really useful feature indeed. Somebody has submitted a feature request already, hopefully it is implemented soon:
https://forums.opera.com/topic/55857/add-video-playing-in-the-background-in-opera-android-opera-mini