Play YouTube videos in the background [Android Trick]

Often when we are playing a video in the YouTube application, on our Android smartphone, we find ourselves in the need to want to use other applications at the same time, but when we minimize it well we know that it stops automatically and this for some users can be annoying. , because we are all used to multitasking and it is not understood why the official YouTube app does not allow playing videos in the background.

While there are third party apps -unofficial modified versions from the YouTube app for Android- that allow precisely this reproduction in the background, with floating buttons and more options, personally I prefer to find other alternatives that do not require install APKs from untrusted sources.

It is in this sense, friends, that this tutorial or trick aims to offer you a simple, fast and safe alternative to be able to watch YouTube videos without fear of playback stopping 

So you can watch YouTube videos in the background on Android

Clarify that we will not use the YouTube application, as we are limited for this purpose, instead we will go to the good Chrome that we already have installed on our Android phone.

1. Open Google Chrome.

2. Visit youtube.com and play any video.

3. Go to the Chrome menu, symbolized by the 3 dots in the upper right corner.

Chrome Android menu

4. Check the box «Desktop site» to enable this version.

Chrome Android desktop site

You will notice that the video is now displayed as on a computer / tablet.

YouTube desktop version Google Chrome Android

5. Press the play button of the video and open any other application you want.

6. YouTube will stop playing the video, but don't worry, just pull down the notification bar and tap the play icon to resume the video 

Play YouTube videos Android background

Now the video will play normally without stopping. You can easily switch to another app while still enjoying the YouTube videos in the background with complete security 

Trick demo to watch YouTube videos in the background

I hope you find it useful and that you liked the trick, friends. It's a method that is good for us to know 