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It 2017. Why can I not text and listen to YouTube at the same time?

Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:08 pm
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34674 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:08 pm
YouTube needs to get its shite together
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4753 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:09 pm to
You can? Download an app called Tubie
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 1:10 pm
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57452 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:10 pm to
It will keep playing in the background?
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:11 pm to
quote:

You can? Download an app called Tubie


A helpful answer on the first response? Is this real life?
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66380 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:11 pm to
quote:

You can? Download an app called Tubie


woah, really? you can close your phone and it keeps playing like your music app?
Posted by nc14
La Jolla
Member since Jan 2012
28193 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:11 pm to
Use Spotify instead.Youtube has all kinds of issues but it is the one place to find some real rare recordings of your favorite tunes.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57452 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:13 pm to
I feel like an idiot for not looking into this, I just figured I'd keep using YouTube and complaining about it
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4753 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:13 pm to
Yeah, just press the headphones icon on the top corner of the video
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:17 pm to
Holy shite my quality of life just measurably improved thanks to this thread.

Will wonders never cease?
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22892 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:17 pm to
You can, YouTube just gave me a free trial of YouTube Red for 3 months. Can play any YouTube video in the background and there are no fricking ads. It's great. Also can play with the phone locked and other apps open. Just make a playlist of your videos and let 'er rip

Not sure what's with all the downvotes. It's a legit thing that works.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 2:28 pm
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35538 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:18 pm to
I could be mistaken, but I think that's the function of that YouTube Red thing that YouTube has been promoting lately.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 1:19 pm
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65491 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:21 pm to
piihb
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164082 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:21 pm to
Not like you have anyone to text, Pels fan99
Posted by Pecker
Rocky Top
Member since May 2015
16674 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:21 pm to
You can also do this by hitting the "flag" button on a video and then not clicking anything else. You can open other apps or turn your phone off and it'll keep playing (after hitting the flag button). It'll give you the option to actually flag the video or cancel. Don't hit either. Just leave the pop up box open and do whatever.

I do this when I want to listen to long videos that I'm not actually watching.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Capo Losi
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2016
2193 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:23 pm to
On my Galaxy S7 the text pop up just overlays on top of youtube as it continues. What phone do you have?
Posted by lsusportsman2
Member since Oct 2007
27232 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

You can? Download an app called Tubie
Posted by brucevilanch
Fort Worth, Tejas
Member since May 2011
24333 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:33 pm to
You can, but you have to be a YouTube Red or Google music subscriber(Red comes with it). YouTube background play and no commercials are basically the only features of Red, though. I have it, just because of Google music.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66380 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

I feel like an idiot for not looking into this, I just figured I'd keep using YouTube and complaining about it


me too fml. what a game changer
Posted by CENLALSUFAN
Beaumont
Member since Mar 2009
7208 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:36 pm to
I take it, this isn't in the Google play store? I just searched and couldn't find it.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Simcoe Strip - He/Him/Helicopter
Member since Oct 2011
36247 posts
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:39 pm to
Does this work for iPhones?
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