Android – finally YouTube is working in the background – Tech – WP.PL Virtual Russia

If the music you listen to, mostly through YouTube, then we have good news for you. Coming soon to Android listen to your favorite music in the background. There are, however, a small but – you have to install the latest version of Google Chrome browser.

the YouTube App running on Android, this is a piece of beautiful work. Allows you to simultaneously watch videos and find the next piece for viewing or listening. Unfortunately, despite the ease of use, has one key drawback. It is impossible to minimize and simultaneously listening to music. The music also stops playing when you to repay the screen. In a nutshell – there is no possibility of playing in the background.

Will but for changing this situation. In the beta channel appeared, because the new version of the Chrome browser, version 54 designed for devices with OS Android, which has in the end, realizes the function of video playing in the background.

How does it work? Now, after switching to home screen or switch to another app the playback will remain paused. However, just after switching in the notification bar we see the panel related to recently played video. It is the symbol Play, which when clicked starts up again detained file. Resume playback, therefore, not stop it, even if you pay off the phone screen. If this feature works for YouTube is a new feature in Chrome should also allow for and play videos in the background, also on other sites with content video, such as Vimeo, DailyMontion.

the Latest version of Chrome browser brings not only playing in the background. First of all, to change themselves, has the appearance of a new tab. We had already the possibility of a set of icons with your most frequently visited pages will disappear as links in bookmarks and history. Replace them with only the Google search bar. That was not very boring when you move your finger up below the search string appear popular articles – taken, probably, from Google Now.

we Recommend you to use playback in the background on YouTube with the latest update of Google Chrome, which is available in the Google Play store. After all, Chrome 54, it is only beta and it is not obvious that the new feature will appear in the final version.

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