Sometimes, I want to listen to streams or videos while I'm on the go, but I can't put my phone in my pocket because that would press buttons on the display. Is there any way to turn the screen off and still let the stream/video running like it does with music players?
1 Answer
- Download MX Player
- Play YouTube/Sdcard video using MX Player.
- Press Menu button (or the 3 dot icon), and then select Play
- Make sure "Background Play" is checked
- Now, you can press Home Button and listen in lock screen.
There is also a shortcut for enabling Background Play, which is tapping and holding the Play button, instead of just tapping it to play a video
Update:
Only For Rooted: You can install Xposed Modules Installer and use Repository called Youtube Background Play
- Copied from my own answer on this post
Update #2
If you are open to installing mod YouTube Vanced is the easiest way for getting background play feature and it works well for non-rooted Android too.
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in the url box