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Re:YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and oth... by sxde on Saturday January 31, 2026 @05:18AM (#46835251)
Revanced allows you to patch the official Android YouTube apk to enable this feature alongside many others, including a block, Sponsorblock, and dislikes.

https://github.com/revanced/revanced-manager

Rossmann's Grayjay app offers the same functionality in a separate standalone client. It has a paid pro mode, but is free software. I use this on devices that I haven't signed in with Google.

https://grayjay.app/

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Re:YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and oth... by jwrallie on Saturday January 31, 2026 @05:30AM (#46835311)
The real reason why sideloading is soon to be blocked by Google, along with NewPipe.
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Re:YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and oth... by LoveMortuus on Monday February 02, 2026 @07:12AM (#46855081)
I feel like saying that there's a paid pro mode is a bit disingenuous.

You can buy a licence to support the app and the development, but the feature set is identical if you pay or not.

A big difference.

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