Google has told website Android Authority that YouTube is now blocking background playback in third-party browsers on mobile ...

YouTube's background play feature has stopped working on Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other browsers.

Pay, or keep the screen on ...

YouTube has quietly pushed an update to its mobile website to block background playback on some third-party web browsers, but ...

Brave browser claims to let users play YouTube videos in the background and block ads for free, even as YouTube tightens ...

YouTube is working to block free background play in third-party browsers and their extensions in an effort to encourage ...

YouTube has blocked free background playback on mobile browsers, muting audio when screens turn off, pushing users toward Premium subscriptions and ending popular workarounds used across Android ...

Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.