WebTrickz
TRENDING
  • How to Reply to a Specific Message on Instagram
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Social Media
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Messenger
    • Instagram
    • Snapchat
    • WhatsApp
    • TikTok
  • Apps
  • How To’s
  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • Google
  • Android
  • Mac
SUBSCRIBE
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Social Media
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Messenger
    • Instagram
    • Snapchat
    • WhatsApp
    • TikTok
  • Apps
  • How To’s
  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • Google
  • Android
  • Mac
No Result
View All Result
WebTrickz
No Result
View All Result
Home Android

Tip – Play YouTube videos in background on Android with WebTube

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
February 20, 2016
in Android, How To's, Internet

One major restriction of using YouTube on Android devices is that it doesn’t offers background playback for videos and this applies for their Android app as well as YouTube mobile website. Due to this annoying limitation, users are unable to watch or listen YouTube videos while using any other apps or when the screen is off. Though it doesn’t makes any sense to play videos in background but it does comes handy when for instance you’re listening to podcasts, watching music videos or simply wish to hear the audio from a recipe video while performing the actual task in your kitchen. Though, there are several apps that prevents YouTube from pausing the video playback while running in background mode but most of them are now pulled off from Google Play while others like Awesome Pop-up Video come with certain limitations. YouTube Red is also a great alternative to overcome this limitation but it’s a paid service, currently available only in the US.

wp-1455967287181.jpeg  wp-1455967262782.jpeg  wp-1455967282926.jpeg

Well, we’ve come across a small and nifty app called “WebTube” which is a lightweight YouTube frontend that’s supposed to be used without the proprietary YouTube API or any of Google’s (proprietary) play services. It comes with a couple of little tweaks and works even without GAPPS on your phone. Besides offering the ability to play videos in background, WebTube offers a host of other features as well. These include:

  • An intuitive YouTube app like user interface
  • Allows the ability to sign into your YouTube (Google) account letting you view your subscriptions, liked videos, recently watched, etc.
  • Option to Search videos, supports search suggestions and shows relevant recent searches
  • Supports video playback while screen if off
  • View watch history and search history
  • Option to open video in your favorite browser
  • Add favorite videos locally to Bookmarks
  • Manage YouTube account settings like Restricted mode, Privacy, Email subscriptions, etc.
  • Option to Pause video from Notifications area or lockscreen

The app functions smoothly without any issues and is one of the best alternative to official YouTube app. Above all, it’s completely free without any ads.

WebTube can be easily installed using F-Droid app directory or the provided APK. [Get it here]

Tags: AndroidGoogleVideosYouTube
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Ringing Bells Freedom 251 – World’s cheapest smartphone launched in India for Rs. 251

Next Post

LG’s 2016 flagship G5 unveiled with a modular design, Snapdragon 820 Soc, 5.3″ QHD screen and 4GB RAM

Mayur Agarwal

Mayur Agarwal

Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

Next Post

LG's 2016 flagship G5 unveiled with a modular design, Snapdragon 820 Soc, 5.3" QHD screen and 4GB RAM

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest Stories

Galaxy S21 lineup

How to Power Off & Restart Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra

January 15, 2021
Bedtime in clock app on iphone

How to Turn Off Sleep Mode & Bedtime in iOS 14 on iPhone

January 8, 2021
MacBook desk

How to Lock/Unlock Notes with Touch ID on macOS Big Sur

January 5, 2021
macbook air m1 2020

How to Manually Adjust Keyboard Brightness on M1 MacBook Air

January 2, 2021
messenger new logo

How to Send Gift-Wrapped Messages in Messenger 2020

December 13, 2020

TRENDING

  • messenger icon at the top of Instagram app

    How to Reply to a Specific Message on Instagram 2020

  • What does Other Viewers mean on a Facebook Story?

  • How to Send Files and Documents on Messenger for Android

  • How to Remove Truecaller as Default Calling and Messaging app

  • 3 Different Ways to Mark Spoilers on Discord

Popular Tags

Google Android Chrome

Twitter Dark Mode OnePlus

iPhone Apple Apps Mac

Facebook Messenger Security

Instagram Tutorials Photos

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2021 WebTrickz. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Apps
  • How To’s
  • Android
  • Google
  • iPhone
  • Mac
  • Contact Us

© 2021 WebTrickz. All Rights Reserved.