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ryangattis1
ryangattis1
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Hey, I access YouTube through Firefox and play music, but whenever I go to the home screen, it stops playing immediately , Ive cleared cache, both in phone and in the app. also have reset phone fully. Help

Hey, I access YouTube through Firefox and play music, but whenever I go to the home screen, it stops playing immediately , Ive cleared cache, both in phone and in the app. also have reset phone fully. Help

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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This seems to be a change on the mobile YouTube site. A user in the following thread suggested the workaround of using Request Desktop Site:

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/62t0ar/firefox_android_youtube_doesnt_play_in_background/

Does that work on yours? Can you find an alternate workaround anywhere?