Are you in a condition where you cannot play a certain YouTube video like if you are driving and you want at least the video to be played in the background even if you don’t get a chance to watch it on your iOS/iPadOS, then this article will surely help you out.

Obviously, iOS lacks the feature to play YouTube in the background, previously, the way was to get a YouTube Premium subscription and then you were good to go. But now it is feasible to play YouTube videos in the background without having to subscribe to YouTube Premium with the help of this free app.

YouTube will be played seamlessly even in the lock screen, so worries in allowing your iPhone or iPad to sleep and whatnot. You will be broadcasted with uninterrupted playback and you don’t even need to pay a single penny from your pocket. The app is directly downloaded from the Apple App Store.

Features

• Seamlessly play videos in the background
• Play even in lock screen
• No ping/responsive issues
• Lag-free experience
• Free

The app is called InBackground. It is freely available in the App Store. The app is ad-supported but the features it provides overtakes ads. With this app, you will get those full controls that you get while using the Apple Music and other streaming services.

Procedure

Step 1: Once you have searched the video/song you want to play in the background from YouTube, click on the share icon and click Copy link

Step 2: Open up InBackground app and you will see the video being played automatically.

Step 3: Click on the pause button and you will see the video being played even when you click on the pause button.

Step 4: Swipe down to open up the status bar and there you will see the full controls that you natively get for iOS/iPadOS which means that media is being played in the background. From there if you click on the pause button you will be able to pause the video, increase or decrease its intensity (volume).

Step 5: Voila! Now you can play a YouTube video in the background without having to pay a single penny from your pocket.

Denouement 

Like I said earlier with this app you can play lifetime YouTube videos in the background without wasting single money. You can get the full functionality of the app from its usage and it works with both iOS and iPadOS. So no worries in that. The app is ad-supported but the functionalities it provides outranks ads. It’s a great app so do check it out. Subscribe to the blog of you like it and let me note down in the comments below your opinion and doubts regarding the app.