Because Android is Google's own operating system, it is subject to stricter review on Google Play. You can hardly find any apps that can be downloaded and play YouTube in the background. Unlike iOS, at least there are some. However, you can still install the APK file. To realize this function, NewPipe, which I will introduce in this article, is one of the good choices. It is easy to operate and does not have any ads. It can play in the background, download videos or music, and even import your YouTube subscription list. The functions are quite complete.
Introduction to NewPipe
NewPipe is not available on Google Play, so you need to download the APK file and install it yourself. We recommend downloading from APKMirror for the safest security (if you want to know more safe APK websites, we have compiled 4 of them in this article ):
This warning message will pop up when downloading the APK, just click OK:
After downloading, open and install:
Then you can Once you start using it, the homepage will recommend recently popular videos:
After entering the videos and music you are interested in, you will see the "background playback" and "download" functions below, and also supports floating windows:
Click on background playback, and the screen will automatically jump to the desktop. Confirm that both background and standby playback are successful. You can also control it in the notification bar:
This message will pop up in the download section for the first time. Click "Allow":
Choose whether you want to download video or audio, and the quality part can also be set:
Taking this Mayday video as an example, it provides the highest quality of 1080p, and the format is MPEG- 4 and WebM:
Unfortunately, the audio part does not support MP3, only m4a and opus. However, Android can also play it directly, so I personally think it is fine:
You can also create a playlist , there is no quantity limit:
Although this set does not support YouTube account login, you can transfer the records of your YouTube account through the import method, and SoundCloud is also available:
Detailed information For operation instruction, after clicking on the specified URL, the login account information will be exported:
Download and playlist categories can be found in the menu on the left. In addition, you can notice that there is a small triangle icon above, click You can then switch to the SoundCloud, MediaCCC, and FramaTube pages. However, these are still Beat beta versions and may not be as stable as YouTube:
Supplementary information
App name: NewPipe
Nature: Free
Supported operating system: Android
APK download page
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