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Re: YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers

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Post by pjjpo » Tue, Feb 03, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

Ah good reminder to see if I should repatch with revanced. Not that I actually use YouTube on my phone much, I mostly catch up on SmartTube on weekends. But great to be in control.

Re: YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers

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Post by lern_too_spel » Sun, Feb 08, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

laserlight wrote: post #200

lern_too_spel wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It used to be cheaper, sure, but finer?

At the very least, background playback used to work.

Does background playback not now work in Premium?

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