IOS 6 - Listening to Videos with the screen off or in the background??

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I HAVE EXACTLY TE SAME PROBLEM. Now I've upgraded to ios6, the work around discussed before us not working (ie lock the home screen when video is playing and press play or fast forward).

I have purchased short tv programmes from iTunes and now cannot listen to them. I have to watch them at the same time. No multi tasking. Was ok until Apple split mystic and videos app from the "iPod" app. Shame.

Keen to know any work around!!

Thanks

Interestingly enough, I have the same problem here. Playing just the sound from a video with a locked screen is now IMPOSSIBLE. With iOS5, I was able to just listen to a video podcast with a locked screen especially if I'm busy with something else. With iOS6, can't do it anymore and I am not a happy customer 😠. I really don't see a reason to remove this feature. (Btw, tried all the posted workaround and none worked)

Hope there is a fix to this soon.

Thx!

I didn't realize this feature was gone until today... I'm totally bummed! I followed some instructions, and when 'locked' I have the play button, but when I press it nothing happens...

I haven't updated to 6.01 yet... has anyone else? I want this feature back!!

I use this option for about 12 hours a day, until it was removed.

I WON'T BE UPGRADING MY IPHONE 4 NOW, I may look at other Samsun/Android phones.

shame!

It seems that videos that play in Safari seem to work in the lock screen, but not videos played from the native video player app.

I am running IOS 6.0.1 on an iPhone 4S

For example to play a youtube video with the screen off I do the following:

1. Go to m.youtube.com and start playing the video you want.

2. With the video playing double tap the home button and swipe left and hit play to restart the audio.

3. Now hit the home button (the audio will stop).

4. Double tap the home button and swipe left and hit play. The audio will start back playing and you can now do other stuff on your phone while the video sound is playing.

5. Now you can turn off the screen, double tap home, and hit play and the audio will play with the screen off.

Note: This doesn't seem to work with the video player, so it is likely the video player needs to be updated by apple somehow.

Im truely unhappy this is disabled with new IOS. I always used to stream youtube and keep the audio playing from my Lock Screen.

only way around this is to not install the youtube app, and just play youtube through the safari browser, which *****, but at least its possible.

Hope word gets to customer service at apple and they fix this on the next release. /angry

On Ios 6.1 it doesn't work but I foud a way. From the youtube app you copy the link, open the site http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ you paste the link into the space to convert, you click the convert button and after it is converted (3-4 seconds) you click download. This will open a quicktime player in safari and you can press the home button, entering other app while listening the song and that is all. Enjoy

I have this issue with the "Videos" app. I found a workaround for YouTube videos using the "Mc Tube" YouTube app. It's great for videos on YouTube, but I still have no solution for the Videos app.

Yep having the same problem :(

Third party youtubeplayers don't work either

Locked screen doe work, just multitasking is the problem

"Apple Products" I cane live with them but i cant live without them. They do make good **** , top of the line mayng but too pricey and causes too many headaches .... Drop box made by andriod i think is better.

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I'm so mad.

I used this feature so much, I was what I used the most out of my iPhone and now it's been taken away!

I can't see myself buying another iPhone unless this gets fixed.

Just download iTube from the App Store. It's free and plays videos from YouTube with the lock on