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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about YouTube background play focus on workarounds that let you play YouTube audio in the background on mobile devices without a YouTube Premium subscription. A recurring theme is Microsoft Edge Canary on Android, which has been observed restoring background playback for free, at least temporarily. This is notable because Google typically restricts this feature to paid subscribers. The topic also touches on the rising cost of YouTube Premium, which is reported to increase to $15.99 per month in the U.S. by June 2026. These threads explore browser-based solutions and the broader implications of Google's subscription model for non-paying users.
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    Edge Canary on Android Restores YouTube Background Playback (For Now)

    Microsoft Edge’s latest Canary build has turned into an unlikely pressure valve for one of the most frustrating shifts in YouTube’s mobile strategy: background play is being walled off behind YouTube Premium, yet Edge Canary on Android appears to restore it for free, at least for now. That makes...
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