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YouTube now restricts background playback to Premium subscribers, ending free use in third-party browsers.
YouTube has disabled free background playback in third-party mobile browsers like Brave, Samsung Internet, Edge, and Firefox, ending a long-standing workaround that let users listen to videos without a subscription.
The change, part of Google’s push to boost YouTube Premium signups, blocks audio from continuing when switching apps or locking the screen.
While some users still find temporary workarounds—such as altering Firefox’s user-agent or using extensions—these methods are inconsistent and likely to be patched.
The move enforces that background playback is now a Premium-only feature, reflecting Google’s broader strategy to drive subscriptions amid declining ad revenue.
YouTube ahora limita la reproducción en segundo plano a los suscriptores Premium, poniendo fin al uso gratuito en navegadores de terceros.