For music lovers and podcasts on YouTube, having to keep the application open and the screen is a discomfort that everyone share. The official solution has always been clear: Sign up for YouTube Premium for a monthly rate (or cheating, in search of the free version), to be able to reproduce the background content.
However, Microsoft is about to join the row of browsers who jump this rule with a New Edge function for Androidoffering another free alternative that adds attractive.
Now we can reproduce YouTube in the background from Android with Microsoft Edge
A recent discovery in the Canary version of Microsoft Edge for Android (a test edition for developers) revealed an experimental flag called “Play of background video“When they activate it, users can play YouTube videos and other websites in the background.
This means that you can listen to your favorite playlist, follow a tutorial or watch any other video during the different applications, change my tab on the browser and Also have the screen of the blocked deviceSomething that so far was an exclusive advantage for Youtube Premium subscribers.
Acting this function is a simple process. After downloading Edge Canary, users must insert Edge: // Flags In the address bar, look for the option “Play of background video“And enable it. After this, it will be necessary to restart the browser and activate the same in the site settings to complete the process.
Microsoft is not the first to offer similar features. Other browsers like Brave, known for their privacy approach and advertising, have long allowed the YouTube audio reproduction in the background for freeshowing that it is a real feature and appreciated by users.
Microsoft’s movement reminds us of another attempt from the past. In 2013, Microsoft launched a YouTube app for Windows Phone omit ads and allow video downloadwho caused Google to block him for violating his conditions of service.
The great stranger is now if Google will take similar measures against this new Edge functionwhich directly affects one of the main incentives of its premium service.
If this function manages to pass the test phase and reach the stable version of Edge, it could become a Reason for weight for multiple users to choose this browser. In the meantime, technology enthusiasts can try the future today browsing the test version of the app.
