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    How to play YouTube videos on background?

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    • 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?

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      • Alvs
        Alvs @leocg last edited by

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

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Alvs last edited by

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

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          • 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

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            • 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.

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              • 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

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                • 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☺🤗

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @okurutjona last edited by

                    @okurutjona How to right click on Android?

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                    • Alvs
                      Alvs @okurutjona last edited by

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

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                      • Alvs
                        Alvs @leocg last edited by

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

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                        • 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.

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                            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/

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                            • apathy
                              apathy last edited by

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

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                              • omi-kun
                                omi-kun @Alvs last edited by

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

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                                • 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!

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                                  • 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.

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                                    • lukeharrison1122
                                      lukeharrison1122 @arpy2w last edited by

                                      @arpy2w Thanks for sharing the solution

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                                      • 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??

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                                        • lukeharrison1122
                                          lukeharrison1122 @lukeharrison1122 last edited by

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

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                                          • 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

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