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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
===Downloading a Browser=== | ===Downloading a Browser=== | ||
| − | #Download a browser. You can download this from the Google Play Store and a popular option is Mozilla Firefox. Once you have done so, select Install.<ref>https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-with-the-screen-off </ref> | + | #Download a browser. You can download this from the Google Play Store and a popular option is Mozilla Firefox. Once you have done so, select Install.<ref name="rf1">https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-with-the-screen-off </ref> |
#Go to YouTube. Do this within Mozilla Firefox, or whichever browser you chose, and then go to Settings. This will be in the top right-hand corner of the page and can be identified by three consecutive dots. | #Go to YouTube. Do this within Mozilla Firefox, or whichever browser you chose, and then go to Settings. This will be in the top right-hand corner of the page and can be identified by three consecutive dots. | ||
| − | #Select Request Desktop Site. This will run YouTube as if you were on a PC rather than the app designed for your Android device. After you have completed this step, select the video you would like to play. You will now be able to play the YouTube video while your screen is locked.<ref>https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-with-the-screen-off</ref> | + | #Select Request Desktop Site. This will run YouTube as if you were on a PC rather than the app designed for your Android device. After you have completed this step, select the video you would like to play. You will now be able to play the YouTube video while your screen is locked.<ref name="rf2">https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-with-the-screen-off</ref> |
===Downloading an App=== | ===Downloading an App=== | ||
#Search for an App. There are a few different apps that allow you to play a YouTube video while your Android device is locked and you should research which one will work best for you. | #Search for an App. There are a few different apps that allow you to play a YouTube video while your Android device is locked and you should research which one will work best for you. | ||
| − | #Go to the Google Play Store. Download and install your chosen app. Popular options are AudioPocket and Black Screen of Life.<ref>http://android.wonderhowto.com/how-to/listen-youtube-videos-background-android-no-root-required-0161731/</ref> | + | #Go to the Google Play Store. Download and install your chosen app. Popular options are AudioPocket and Black Screen of Life.<ref name="rf3">http://android.wonderhowto.com/how-to/listen-youtube-videos-background-android-no-root-required-0161731/</ref> |
#Play a YouTube video. If you have chosen to use AudioPocket, simply load the video and then select Share in the the upper right-hand corner. | #Play a YouTube video. If you have chosen to use AudioPocket, simply load the video and then select Share in the the upper right-hand corner. | ||
| − | #Select Audio Pocket. In a few seconds, your video will begin playing in the background and you may lock your screen or minimize the app.<ref | + | #Select Audio Pocket. In a few seconds, your video will begin playing in the background and you may lock your screen or minimize the app.<ref name="rf3" /> |
| − | #Play the next song. For many of these apps, you may need to reopen the app and select a new song once the previous one has finished. Simply open the app and select a new song.<ref>http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/how-play-youtube-videos-in-background-on-android-phones-2015-3447673/</ref> | + | #Play the next song. For many of these apps, you may need to reopen the app and select a new song once the previous one has finished. Simply open the app and select a new song.<ref name="rf4">http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/how-play-youtube-videos-in-background-on-android-phones-2015-3447673/</ref> |
===Getting a YouTube Music Key Subscription=== | ===Getting a YouTube Music Key Subscription=== | ||
