The summary of ‘How to Play YouTube Videos in the Background (iPhone)’

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The video tutorial provides two methods for playing YouTube videos or YouTube Music in the background on an iPhone running iOS 15. The first method involves using the official YouTube app and utilizing the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature. Users are guided to share the video, enable YouTube PiP settings, and then continue playing the video in the background by pressing the home button. The second method uses the Safari browser, where users open YouTube, play a video in full screen, and then switch to PiP mode by pressing the home button. This method similarly adds the video to the audio player and allows it to play in the background even when the screen is locked.

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In this part of the video, the creator demonstrates how to play YouTube videos or YouTube Music in the background on an iPhone running iOS 15. The creator explains the typical issue of YouTube video playback stopping when the home button is pressed and introduces two methods to resolve this.

For Method 1, the creator uses the official YouTube app:
1. Select the video, click the share icon, and select “More”.
2. Choose the “YouTube PiP” (Picture in Picture) option.
3. Enable YouTube PiP settings if not already done.
4. Play the video, maximize it to full screen, press the home button.
The video should continue playing in the background and be controllable from the audio player.

The segment then transitions to describing Method 2, which involves using the Safari browser to play YouTube videos in the background.

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In this part of the video, the presenter explains how to play YouTube videos in the background on an iPhone using the Safari browser. First, they advise opening the YouTube website in Safari and then selecting a video to play. After clicking the full-screen icon and playing the video, they instruct pressing the home button to switch the video to picture-in-picture mode, which will auto-close. The video is then added to the audio player, allowing it to continue playing in the background even after locking the screen. The presenter asks viewers to comment on whether the trick works for them and to subscribe for more videos.

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