You will also be watching videos, music, and movies on YouTube. If you have not subscribed to the premium membership of YouTube, then you will not be able to play YouTube videos in the background of the phone.

Special things
- Not a premium user, you can still play YouTube videos in the background
- No need to install any software or app
- Can play videos in background on both Android and iOS
New Delhi: You will also see videos, music, and movies on YouTube. If you have not subscribed to the premium membership of YouTube, then you will not be able to play YouTube videos in the background of the phone. That is, as soon as you go to another app or site from YouTube, YouTube’s video will stop. But those who are premium users can play YouTube videos in the background. If you want, you can play YouTube videos in the background on your Android and iOS devices for free, but for this, you have to try this method.
On Android device
For this, open youtube.com on Google Chrome browser.
After the page is loaded, tap on the vertical icon with three dots in the top-right and select the desktop site here
-Now search for any video and open it. Now your video will start playing automatically on the next page.
Now you get out of the home screen, but you will see that the video stops playing in the background.
You pull down the notification shades. You will see the media control of the video you just opened.
-Now just tap on Play and your video will start playing in the background.
On iOS device
If you want to play YouTube videos in the background for free on iOS devices, then open youtube.com on the Safari browser.
After the page is loaded, tap on the aA icon on the top left side of the address bar. After that go to the request desktop website.
-Search any video now and play it. Exit the home screen as soon as the video starts playing.
-Then go to Control Center on iPhones. Here you will see the musical control box on the top right. Now tap on the play button, the video will play in the background.