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:
- 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).
- Start listening your desired file.
- Double tap the home button.
- Slide it to the left and press PLAY.
- Proceed to use your device as normal.
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wanlop says
it doesn’t work with my wife’s ipad air. Been trying several ways…. 🙁
Joe says
Doesn’t work. It only accesses the music app not the you tube one. This is incorrect
Sara says
Apple has problems
Sarah says
H8 6.2!!!
Sarah says
I’ve been having problems with this sadly…:(
Kay says
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.
dillon says
this is so stupid how it dosent work for 6.2 up dat really bad mess up apple people really bad !!!!!
Kaitlynn says
How do you do it for 6.2 : ( I hate this update!!!
rickard says
it seems that the new 6.1 update has blocked this for some reason. I have tried on multiple iPhones running 6.1 . WHYYYYYYYYYY!
Jessie says
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!!! >_<
Liz says
This is still not working. Is it because I have an ipad 2?
Lydia says
Wow awesome. Thank you very much for this tip. I didn’t think it was possible.