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youtube doesnt play in the background anymore

I recently updated my phone to the iOS 10.3.1 and now I can't play YouTube in the background. I used to pick a song on YouTube and then text or go on social media while listening to the song but now the music stops and it switches to my iTunes music.

Posted on Apr 10, 2017 2:09 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2017 2:14 PM

Youtube doesn't allow you to play music in the background, as it could be used as a free music-streaming program (what im aware of)


- Have you always been able to leave the app, and have music in the background? Sounds completely strange to me.

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youtube doesnt play in the background anymore

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