In the past, we have introduced many Android apps that can achieve YouTube ad-free and background playback. But if you mainly use it to listen to music, then the InnerTune recommended in this article is more suitable for you. You can think of it as an ad-free version of YouTube Music. It provides background playback, offline download functions, and even an equalizer, dynamic lyrics, and sleep timer. It has many functions and is very easy to use.
InnerTune currently only has an Android version, not iOS.
InnerTune is an ad-free, downloadable, background playback YouTube Music alternative app
Click me to download and install on GitHub
InnerTune is an open source Android App that is shared on GitHub, click me Go to the installation file page to download and install. Download the latest version that ends with .apk. It is currently 0.5.1:
Then follow the instructions on the screen to download and install. If you install the APK file by yourself, some warning messages will pop up. Don’t worry. People suggest skipping it and continuing to use the official YouTube App:
After opening it, you can start listening to songs. The sources are all YouTube Music. There is a search function on the homepage, and there are scenarios below. Recommended lists with genres, such as relaxing, commuting, partying, sadness, fitness, sleeping, etc., as well as new albums:
YouTube login function is also provided, which can be found in the content options of settings. Pre-set The recommended music is based on your current location. If you want to listen to music from another country, you can go to the "Default Content Country" to modify it. For example, I live in Japan and I want to listen to Taiwan, so I change it to Taiwan. :
You can also listen to the songs you want directly without logging in to your YouTube account. Of course, the source of the playlist is also YouTube Music. Click play to listen:
Actual test background playback, standby There is no problem with the playback, and it will continue to play even after exiting the app. There is no need to press it manually:
There are many practical functions available in the playback interface. Also, because the source is YouTube Music, there will be no video, so I want If you want to watch YouTube videos, please use other apps:
There is a built-in sleep timer function, you can specify the time, and there is also a thoughtful "this song has finished playing" setting:
Open the menu You can find more functions, including offline download, click download and it will download, very fast:
Also provides equalizer function:
There are also dynamic lyrics, this pair of people who like to sing It is very convenient for friends, you can listen and read the lyrics at the same time:
For those who have no budget and want to listen to YouTube Music in the background, this App is indeed a good temporary alternative, but it can Of course, it is recommended to buy a membership.
In addition, this type of App may disappear after a while or become unavailable. For example, many Android Apps we introduced before are like this, so if you can’t find it when you try it And so on, it should be invalid, otherwise you should wait for the developer to update the version and try again.