YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

[Smiggles]

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.

www.theverge.com

YouTube has started to block third-party mobile browsers from using a background playback loophole. Background playback is supposed to be limited to YouTube Premium subscribers through the official iOS or Android app, but many people have been using browsers like Brave, Vivaldi, and Edge to get background playback without a subscription. Not anymore.

“Background playback is a feature intended to be exclusive for YouTube Premium members,” says an unnamed Google spokesperson in a statement to Android Authority. “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.”

 

[gregmcc]

Bastards!

 

[Lupus]

Oh noes...

 

[HAL 9000]

Looks like Youtube's new 'blocking' feature for background playback on mobile devices has now also broken the 4K Video Downloader+ app for Windows as well - it was working fine yesterday morning - not so much today however...



UPDATE - 05 FEB 2025 - 16h00 - Looks like this bug has now been eradicated...

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020578904067457312

 

[Grant]

Looks like Youtube's new 'blocking' feature for background playback on mobile devices has now also broken the 4K Video Downloader+ app for Windows as well - it was working fine yesterday morning - not so much today however...

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UPDATE - 05 FEB 2025 - 16h00 - Looks like this bug has now been eradicated...

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its an endless battle of wits.
the mac application seems to have dodged the bullet this round

 

[Bliksis]

Premium is probably the most worthwhile YouTube sub.

 

[Smiggles]

Using an Apple Turkey account with gift vouchers to pay for Premium Family still works here. Around R90 p/m. Topped it up over the weekend.

 

[RedViking]

Premium is probably the most worthwhile YouTube sub.

Becoming less and less so as youtube content becomes more and more junk to feed the algorithms . So many channels I stopped following. Handful that still keeps me going with the sub and Youtube Music.

 

[Bliksis]

Becoming less and less so as youtube content becomes more and more junk to feed the algorithms . So many channels I stopped following. Handful that still keeps me going with the sub and Youtube Music.

That's not untrue, but I'm not yet at the stage where I don't watch anymore.

 

[RedViking]

That's not untrue, but I'm not yet at the stage where I don't watch anymore.

It is not that I don't watch. Just find it difficult to find stuff to watch. Cleared my history this week and unsubscribing most channels that I dont want to watch or trigger recommendations. But the algorithm is completely screwed up.

 

[Bliksis]

It is not that I don't watch. Just find it difficult to find stuff to watch. Cleared my history this week and unsubscribing most channels that I dont want to watch or trigger recommendations. But the algorithm is completely screwed up.

Yeah youtubers follow trends, and damn people seem to be drawn to the very same low quality kak they complain about. FFS own worst enemy.