{"id":89486,"date":"2021-12-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=89486"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:20:08","slug":"can-youtube-music-play-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-youtube-music-play-in-the-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Can YouTube Music play in the background?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><\/em><em>Image Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/music.youtube.com\/\">YouTube Music<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Does YouTube Music play in the background if you leave the streaming app on your phone?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Can YouTube Music play in the background on your device? <strong>Yes<\/strong>! Previously only available to those signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-music-versus-youtube-premium\/\">YouTube Music Premium<\/a>, YouTube recently announced the rollout of background play to YouTube Music free users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re always looking to multitask when streaming music on our devices, and having <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-can-musicians-and-producers-tell-when-their-track-is-finished\/\">songs <\/a>continue to play as you check your DM\u2019s or switch to a fitness app is a simple thing that really enhances usability. When you\u2019re choosing <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/partner\">which streaming service<\/a> out of the crowded market to give your hard-earned money to, features like background play become deciding factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to have YouTube Music play in background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-700x394.png\" alt=\"YouTube Music background listening\" class=\"wp-image-88116 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-577x325.png 577w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/YouTube-Music-copy.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/upload-music-to-youtube\/\">YouTube Music Premium <\/a>subscribers, simply switch to another app or turn off your screen, and the content will keep playing. The feature has always been available as a premium feature for paying users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/changes-to-the-youtube-music-free-app-explained\/\">Somewhat controversially<\/a>, YouTube Music free users are now getting background play, too. In October 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-content-id-music-distribution\/\">YouTube <\/a>announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-music-background-listening\/\">rollout of background listening<\/a> to freemium listeners, beginning in Canada and spreading worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube Music free users are still only able to play personalized playlists and have to put up with advertisements that interrupt listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What happened to Google Play Music?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/13OxP1c3F6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\">Did you know you can put your own songs on YouTube Music for free with RouteNote? Head here to find out how to upload your songs to streaming services.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does YouTube Music play in the background when you leave the streaming app on your phone or other device?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":88256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3800],"tags":[4161],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can YouTube Music play in the background? - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-youtube-music-play-in-the-background\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can YouTube Music play in the background? 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