YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.
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Study Shows Google's Health-Focused AI Overviews Cite YouTube Over Any Medical Site

YouTube ranks 11th in traditional Google search results for health queries, but jumps to first place when it comes to AI ...

Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video

Google is giving Photos users more control over the app’s generative AI photo-to-video feature. Google Photos now supports ...

Google’s NotebookLM can now turn your docs into AI videos on Android and iOS

NotebookLM on Android and iOS is getting Video Overviews, allowing users to convert PDFs and notes into short AI videos, complete with playback controls and new customization options for visuals. The ...
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YouTube is killing free background play workarounds in third-party browsers [U]

Samsung Internet, Brave, and other third-party browser users on Android have noticed their non-Premium workaround is no ...

YouTube may be blocking background play on third-party browsers (Update: Google confirms)

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

YouTube Background Play Not Working? Google Confirms Block on Mobile Browsers

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Google just made YouTube worse on mobile, but it was bound to happen

Google has plugged a known loophole that allowed Android users to access background playback without a Premium subscription.

I've tried every cable alternative, and YouTube TV is still the king of cord-cutting

Here's how I make it even better ...