Youtube won't play in the background on iOS 10.1.1?

Use this

Download this app, you can play music without having to stay on the app or web.

I Believe that you may need to subscribe to YouTube Red now if you want the app to play in the background.

Did it ever play in the background before? I highly doubt iOS 10 has anything to do with it. If you're not a Youtube Red subscriber, it never plays in the background on any version of iOS.

You make a very good point. I don't know if it ever played in the background, but it was working with the persistent video overlay until iOS 10 came out. Maybe it is coincidental, but that no longer works either in iOS 10.

Thanks. Are you talking about multitasking feature? That's something I don't know because I don't think my iPad Air is capable of that. I never use it.

It is in the Multitasking settings.

Persistent video overlay is when you can minimize a video and watch it on a corner of your screen while you are using another app. It is a really cool feature. Picture in picture if you will. I could swear that it was working with YouTube in iOS 9, but it is gone in iOS 10.

I Have seen other instances where this particular feature doesn't work in other apps now where it worked in iOS 9.

Here is my local news channel broadcast while using Safari.

IT worked in background until 10.0 & .1 update- these solutions below don't work any longer & it should have nothing to do with having to subscribe to YouTube red- considering it worked perfectly before the update- I kept waiting for someone to come up with solution for past few weeks but no one has anything new- pretty lame it won't work now and we shouldn't be forced to pay for a subscription to youtube just to get background music- yes I have shut down- clicked all the home and multitask features and all other suggestions but to no avail.

ANyone?

Did you see my answer? It is YouTube (Google) that is doing this, not Apple.

Yes---i did see ur answer- but I should have added that I have an older iphone4 and it stills plays in the background just as iPad did until 10.0 & 10.1 upgrade- as a matter of fact I used it all the time and was using YouTube in background right up until I upgraded iPad-immediately afterward no can do--- so can't be YouTube as it still works on my iPhone as background music while using safari, other apps, or even closed- it still works - but youtube is not connected with apple product alone so this upgrade occurring at the very instant youtube also changes is like no chance.

I am having the same exact problem. No music will play in the background (YouTube app and safari) when I go to press play once I'm off the page it just goes blank. It's annoying !

Help!

Did you fix this problem?? It doesn't work for me either it just goes blank! Please help

It's a hit or miss for me it does play when it wants to play

Works from Chrome as well. Perhaps a problem with Safari?

I have the iOS 10.2.1..... it doesn't work either way I'm not sure why...