Hi folks, I am new to Android TV world and when I first set up my nvidia shield I had Youtube app that could work in background and it didn't re-start the app every time I ran it, instead it used to pause it in background.
Now the app updated to what it seems to be just a wrapper for youtube.com/tv and it cannot work in background any more. Also if I minimize it and run it again it will re-run the app instead of just unpause it.
Is there a way to get this app to work in the background?
Thanks!
use the standard Android version of the YouTube app
Default YouTube only allows background play for YouTube Red subscribers.
Sideloading F-Droid store and download the New Pipe app. It's an extremely stripped down version of YouTube but it has background play and no ads.
I don't think you can with the built-in YouTube app anymore.
I suggest you check out Smart YouTube TV
Link:
https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/
You will need to sideload it the first time, but it's fully AndroidTV compatible and has 4K support as well.
It will allow you to pause and navigate away from YouTube without forcing you to restart the entire app when you re-open it.
I have been using it on my Shield instead of the system YouTube app.
I don't believe so.
Uninstall the update on the youtube app in the play store turn off automatic updates