
Andy Walker / Android Authority
No, it’s not your browser; it’s YouTube.
This week, the company confirmed that it’s cracking down on background playback for non-Premium subscribers. Apps that previously and reliably supported YouTube background playback in the past, including Brave, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge, now unceremoniously halt video playback when minimized.
This isn’t a bug, but rather a concerted effort by YouTube to keep the value-adds offered by Premium sacred. However, where there’s…

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