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How to listen YouTube while using other apps on iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch

By SK 12 comments Last updated August 15, 2012

This simple tip explains how to listen YouTube while not actively viewing the YouTube app on your iOS device (iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch). This allows you to listen to music from YouTube while using your device to perform other tasks such as surfing the web, creating notes or reading books. By default when you exit the YouTube app, the sound stops as well. Here is how you can listen to YouTube or any other video, audio in the background:

  1. Launch YouTube app and find your media files to listen to  OR simply launch your web browser and launch YouTube by visiting youtube.com (web YouTube works now without opening the YouTube app).
  2. Start listening your desired file.
  3. Double tap the home button.
  4. Slide it to the left and press PLAY.
  5. Proceed to use your device as normal.

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  1. wanlop says

    August 2, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    it doesn’t work with my wife’s ipad air. Been trying several ways…. 🙁

    Reply
  2. Joe says

    August 5, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Doesn’t work. It only accesses the music app not the you tube one. This is incorrect

    Reply
  3. Sara says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    Apple has problems

    Reply
  4. Sarah says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    H8 6.2!!!

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    I’ve been having problems with this sadly…:(

    Reply
  6. Kay says

    March 17, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    you guys should download play tube same thing as you tube exept it lets you play it while not on the app . I had the same issue aswell.

    Reply
  7. dillon says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    this is so stupid how it dosent work for 6.2 up dat really bad mess up apple people really bad !!!!!

    Reply
  8. Kaitlynn says

    February 21, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    How do you do it for 6.2 : ( I hate this update!!!

    Reply
  9. rickard says

    February 10, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    it seems that the new 6.1 update has blocked this for some reason. I have tried on multiple iPhones running 6.1 . WHYYYYYYYYYY!

    Reply
    • Jessie says

      April 11, 2013 at 7:37 PM

      Zzz I think so cuz u know I tried but it works but only when I’m safari not on other apps anymore! It used to work. Help!!! >_<

      Reply
  10. Liz says

    January 10, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    This is still not working. Is it because I have an ipad 2?

    Reply
  11. Lydia says

    August 30, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Wow awesome. Thank you very much for this tip. I didn’t think it was possible.

    Reply

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