Feature Request: Please restore "YouTube playback" at least on xda-labs. It does't have follow Google monopoly rules in that platform.

[PranavBhattarai]

I loved and adore youtube playback.
I love app update.

But if the update is useless. That also means I am stuck in the old version forever.

Apps like Selinux and Kiwi should think for user preference at least in XDAlabs.

Repeating the same thing is annoying. So, there should be to version onwards:
1: Playstore version (google slavery and dominance)
2: Xdalabs version (People freedom, open-minded)

[solokot]

Absolutely agree! Already more than one developer of really useful applications publishes a flawed version in the Google Market to shut up the "corporation of good" and the full version somewhere else, leaving the links directly in the description on the GP (f.e. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdnsoft.callsmsmanager&hl=en).

[hjyoung1]

#60

[PranavBhattarai]

@hjyoung1 u are missing the point. For "Playstore" users that zip is a considarable option/choice, they can follow. But for non-play store, like Xdalabs, fdroid, etc the playback should reappear.

[hjyoung1]

I asked dev same question. But he already gave his word to google of not pursuing youtube background feature in any way.
So it only seems fair to remove this feature from everywhere.
But luckily there're other ways like some user ported extension.

[Athrix05]

Can anyone tell me what the last version was that supported YouTube playback?

[asd15]

Last version supporting YouTube playback is 73.0.3683.90

[Athrix05]

Thanks akashsdesai.
Installed and turned off auto-updates for the app!

[PranavBhattarai]

@hjyoung1 "he already gave his word to google" after what they did to us only and not other browsers!
This is stupidity. He can follow Google rules on PlayStore but it doesn't have to be on xda too.
It's pointless discussing this. I should probably close this issue.

[Athrix05]

Do you mean, there are still other browsers on the PlayStore that could stream Youtube in the background?

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[LifeIsStrange]

@Athrix05 yes, Firefox can with this extension :
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/video-background-play-fix/

[KaKi87]

Check out this userscript for YouTube background playback on Kiwi.

For further Kiwi Browser issues, please go to kiwibrowser/src.next.