Brave Browser

You can watch a video in the background on smartphones running Android and iOS in the standard YouTube Application, but for this, you need to pay money for the subscription of YouTube Red, which most users don’t want to do. Fortunately, a new application that allows you to watch videos from the world’s most popular video hosting directly through the browser in the background was released.

It’s enough just to include the desired video, and then hide the browser Brave, after which the sound will continue to play in the background. Even the control panel will be active, with which you can put the play on pause or vice versa resume it. In other words, a special application makes from all the videos on YouTube a kind of musical composition that you can listen in the background through the speakers of your phone or headphones.

Although Google doesn’t allow you to add any apps to the Google Play store that permit you to watch videos on YouTube in the background, the Brave web browser is a nice exception to the rules. It remains to be believed that it won’t be removed from there for violating the rules. In order for this application to work – you need to open “Settings”, and then go to “Site Settings” and “Camera and Microphone”. There will be a special tumbler called “Video in the background”, which should be switched to the active position.

The Brave browser is completely free, and it also includes a built-in ad blocker that allows you to browse the Internet without intrusive advertisements. In addition to YouTube, through this application, you can view videos from any other sites in the background, which is extremely important in a variety of situations.

Floating Tube

Floating Tube is a small client for the popular video-sharing YouTube, the main feature of which is a floating video player. Thanks to it, you can launch the desired video on top of other windows (to play on background) – it’s very convenient, for example, to simultaneously watch the video and chat with the correspondents.

The design of the application is very similar to the interface of the original YouTube client for Android, making Floating Tube a great replacement. Roughly speaking, this is the same application, but with a floating video player – why not use it? In the application, you can purchase a Premium version, but the main functionality is available in the free.

Free music for YouTube

With this application, you can view absolutely any clip or video from YouTube channel in a pop-up window. This gives you the ability to play video in the background while you browse through the mailbox, for example.

While you are running the Stream: Free music for Youtube application, your phone will not go into sleep mode. Instead, you will have a lock screen that works as a music player.

To control the player, use the swipes from the center of the screen to the desired button.

Free music for YouTube is an excellent service to listen to your favorite songs and watch clips. It allows you to enjoy millions of songs from YouTube without any problems.

FlyTube Music Player

Flytube for Android plays YouTube videos in a window on the background of other applications. With the help of Flytube, you can watch videos without leaving another open application. A great addition to YouTube for working in multitasking mode.

Like the standard YouTube player, this application also runs videos in a small window. However, it floats on top of all other programs. This display mode is called “picture-in-picture”. To ensure that the video area doesn’t block important elements of the interface, it can be freely moved around the screen.

You have several ways to launch the movie in this window using Flytube: in a regular YouTube application, in the Flytube itself, and through a link to the video in any other program.

If you want, you can search the video directly in Flytube. The application partially copies the YouTube interface: there are a search form and three sections with trends, subscriptions, and playlists. To access the last two, you need to connect your Google Account.

You can simply play video in a new floating window, without leaving any program used, by clicking on it in the link from YouTube-video. But first you need to make Flytube the default application for working with all links of this type. The system will offer it after installation.

In the settings of the application, you will find basic and paid options. Here you can enable and disable auto-play clips, as well as automatically align the window with the video on the screen. And after upgrading to a paid version, the application will allow you to choose a color scheme and, more importantly, control the size of the playback area. In addition, after payment the advertising will disappear.

Media Viewer Small App

In Sony Xperia smartphones, it is possible to use mini-applications. Media Viewer Small App – multitasking, when you are on top of the interface and other running programs can display a window with individual applications.

Media Viewer Small App – an application that allows you to view your photos, clips, and watch videos from YouTube in a separate small window (to play on the background). The window itself has the ability to scale, it can be moved to any part of the display, fixed, or vice versa, folded into a small label or closed when not needed.

In the window itself, you will see all the content, there are buttons for playing and pausing the video, and you can delete unnecessary photos and videos, share them or view information about the file. Also, the user can choose the folders from which he wants to view the content. After installing the Media Viewer Small App, three shortcuts appear in the small applications menu.

Music Player for YouTube

Excellent application for background play of songs, as well as video from the Youtube channel. You can quickly search for artists, tracks, albums.

For convenience, you can not only listen in the background but also view information about the track, album, artist. You will have a quick search, a review of the 100 best hits, adding to favorites, support for playlists, high-quality videos, support for Airplay and Apple Watch, and much more.

NetTube

The free NetTube application is oriented to use as a music player from YouTube. If the goal is to listen to music in the background – the application will be an excellent choice. There is nothing supernatural about the design of the program and its possibilities. It is worth noting only the download of videos for viewing in offline mode.

The application may seem less attractive at first glance, but it offers users the ability to search not only on YouTube but also on SoundCloud. For the most part, the application focuses on the music content, there is the possibility of background playback and even setting the function to automatically stop playback after the specified time has elapsed.

Tube Master

Tube Master – another free application, which was originally sharpened for listening to music. There are all kinds of tops, selections, and playlists, you can view tops for other countries and create your playlists.

There is a background playback, picture-in-picture inside the program and gesture control (rewind and volume control with the swipe). Also, the application supports AirPlay & AirPlay mirroring, it is possible to choose the video quality.

In other respects, the Tube Master doesn’t stand out among its competitors, but it performs its functions correctly.

Now you know how you can consume content from YouTube while doing other things with your mobile gadget.