{"id":18737,"date":"2013-11-28T18:01:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T10:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18737"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:14:20","slug":"youtube-background-ios7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/youtube-background-ios7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play YouTube Videos in the Background on iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some might remember a time when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/useful-youtube-keyboard-shortcuts-to-know\/\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> was an built-in app on iOS devices \u2013 you could play <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/youtube-tutorial-for-beginners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube videos<\/a> in the background, thereby allowing you to use other apps (or turn the screen off) while still being able to listen to the audio of the YouTube clips.<\/p>\n<p>Then iOS 6 came along and YouTube was removed and became an app in the iTunes App Store \u2013 as a result, <strong>the background playback feature was also removed<\/strong>. On iOS 7, however, there is actually a simple workaround, and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ll be showing you in this quick tutorial today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/iphone-tips\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/iphone-tips.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-50253 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/iphone-tips.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour iPhone is nothing less than a magical device that can do hundreds of functions and substitute many...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Play YouTube In The Background On iOS 7<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of using the YouTube app, use <strong>Safari<\/strong> and navigate to any YouTube clip and hit the <strong>Play<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/youtube-background-ios7\/safari-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"Safari YouTube\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"><\/figure>\n<p>Now, if you want to use other apps while having the YouTube video play in the background, just tap on the <strong>Home<\/strong> button to go to your homescreen.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re on your homescreen, swipe up to launch the <strong>Control Center<\/strong> and tap on the <strong>Play\/Pause<\/strong> button. You\u2019ll now be able to listen to the audio of that YouTube video you selected earlier and use other apps at the same time.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/youtube-background-ios7\/youtube-control.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Control\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"><\/figure>\n<p>You can also tap on your device\u2019s power button to turn off the screen and still listen to the audio of that YouTube clip.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some might remember a time when YouTube was an built-in app on iOS devices \u2013 you could play YouTube videos in the background, thereby allowing you to use other apps (or turn the screen off) while still being able to listen to the audio of the YouTube clips. 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