Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.
Up until recently, users have been able to bypass free YouTube's background play restriction by using YouTube via a browser.
Following the Live guide redesign earlier this month, YouTube TV for Android now uses the new YouTube icon style.
YouTube pulled down over a dozen AI "spam" channels as it looks to protect platform quality and preserve its premium pitch to TV marketers.
Google has officially confirmed it is blocking background video playing on third-party mobile browser apps to non-Premium users.
YouTube's background play feature has stopped working on Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other browsers.
Samsung Internet, Brave, and other third-party browser users on Android have noticed their non-Premium workaround is no longer functioning.
Google has plugged a known loophole that allowed Android users to access background playback without a Premium subscription.
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Google is reportedly using YouTube errors, preventing video playback, to get users to disable ad blockers in their browsers.
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