Similar threads are ages old. YouTube is supposed to support background and screen-off playback now, at least for official music videos, but it doesn't for me (I'm also an All Access subscriber which makes it doubly odd). As soon as I hit the multitask button or turn the display off, playback stops.
So ya, now that Pvstar+ is gone, what's the best app for YouTube video downloading and background audio (audio for normal videos, I don't care about music, I can do that in the google music app)? Preferably one that let's you select the quality to download.
Tubemate is the best option IMHO
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Tubemate is the best option IMHO
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Its not on the play store, do you know where to get the most current apk?
OK I got it, but same problem as the regular YouTube app. Says background playback is a feature, but playback stops if I multitask or turn the screen off.
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Similar threads are ages old. YouTube is supposed to support background and screen-off playback now, at least for official music videos, but it doesn't for me (I'm also an All Access subscriber which makes it doubly odd). As soon as I hit the multitask button or turn the display off, playback stops.
So ya, now that Pvstar+ is gone, what's the best app for YouTube video downloading and background audio (audio for normal videos, I don't care about music, I can do that in the google music app)? Preferably one that let's you select the quality to download.
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Don't think it has a background play feature but you can download.
https://f-droid.org/app/dentex.youtube.downloadr
.psd said:
Similar threads are ages old. YouTube is supposed to support background and screen-off playback now, at least for official music videos, but it doesn't for me (I'm also an All Access subscriber which makes it doubly odd). As soon as I hit the multitask button or turn the display off, playback stops.
So ya, now that Pvstar+ is gone, what's the best app for YouTube video downloading and background audio (audio for normal videos, I don't care about music, I can do that in the google music app)? Preferably one that let's you select the quality to download.
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check in settings if off screen playback set up to work with external sources only
There is one exposed module available which enables background playback.http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.youtubebackgroundplayback
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Is there such a program? thanks
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Meridian, just tested and it works.. also charged my fone fully and played music for an hour, earphones in full volume and only lost 3%!!!
I know your not after the music but it has a widget for it! Pretty cool an all..
Hope it helps!!
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thanks a bunch, i'll give it a try!
hm i don't get it...it doesn't work for me, it stops playback
i play a music video and i press the home button and it stops, what am i doing wrong?
i have the meridian player conservative, meridian player classic won't work, always force closes
My bad there i forgot to check like that.. all i tested was when screen was off which worked.. sorry about that!
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and i forgot to check "screen off"
thanks, that's good enough...could be better but screen off is fine for now
What is the point in playing a music video.. If you're not watching it?
Then you might as well just play the mp3 file instead.
Playing a movie uses more battery than playing a song.
a couple of years ago i downloaded about 6gb of music videos from youtube which contain some legendary stuff, i converted them to mp4 and would always want to keep them on my SD card
sometimes i watch the videos but most of the time i listen to music, and i can confirm what Mobzter said, when the screen is off, the power drain is just the same as when you listen to audio
Im glad its helped ya out a little..
Btw i used meridian again for an hr today, music full volume using earphones! didnt realise 3g was running an all (screen off, playlist on) and i only lost 1%!!! ridiculous o wat!!
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Running video in background ?
I to have historical videos, which I would sometimes would just like to listen and not watch,meridian does that, but it can't run in background,i mean android does support some level of multi tasking, doesn't it? It would also help in terms of battery use.is there any such video player?thnks in advance
Play only audio from your favorite video:
I have just found in market an app called: no video, which can play only audio from any video in your device,but it still can't play it in background,for time being it will help me
Is anyone aware of an app that will allow you to watch your youtube playlists, and it will jump to the next playlist item automatically? I've scoured appbrain and the app market and I haven't found anything similar yet.
I like to add a lot of random music I find on youtube to playlists and review it later, and it would be nice to listen to this while I'm driving, but the built-in youtube app just plays one item at a time and stops. I know there are a lot of apps that let you download youtube videos to your phone, but that is really too slow and overkill for what I'm trying to do.
I guess Flash on Froyo may be an option once it's available, but it seems like this wouldn't be that hard of an app to put together.
This app is able to disable the mediascanner at boot. which would probably make the bootlag a bit less annoying for some people.
you can find it at market, just search for "aditya"
remember to download the root version, as the regular one can't stop the service.
also, usb-debugging must be enabled.
i have no idea how this will impact the folios performance, but it's worth a shot.
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Edit: i'm really sorry... this was meant to go in the folio 100 subforum. i guess i'm extremely tired :\ please delete as i will repost it in the correct forum.
Wonder why this media scan toggle app is disabling my ability to view pictures in gallery as well as the music player not showing any songs at all, even my mp3 ringtone in the music player is no longer playing and no longer an option under settings>sounds>ringtones ?
In other words, I thought that this app only stopped scanning/rescanning of media which would be GREAT but it not only stops the scanning, it also disables me from viewing any pictures in gallery and disables me from playing songs in Music Player and to top it off it also disables my mp3 ringtones when the phone is sopposed to ring.
(so with this app enabled my phone does not ring unless I select a built-in ringtone)
Perhaps I am doing something wrong or I just don't understand what this app is really intended for?
HELP! (I do want the media scanner not to scan unless I turn it on)
BUT I do want to be able to use mp3 song ringtones and want music player to play my mp3 songs and I do want to view all my pictures in the Gallery.
If I NEVER restart the phone this "rescan Media" media scanner app works as advertised
but after rebooting the phone it not only disables the media scanner but it also prevents me from viewing any pictures or videos in the gallery plus in Music Player no songs show up at all........
My phone is a Samsung Captivate using Froyo 2.2 firmware.
Thanks!
I don't have any problems with it.
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Does anybody have a YouTube app or client that allows video playback while screen is off?
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Try Play Tube free. It plays videos in background and screen off. Even let's you create playlists.
Its in the play store.
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Ahhh here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213945
I've used a few modded youtube apps and I love this one by far the best. The developer, OsamaGhareeb is amazing. Constant updates and is usually very active in his threads. It's calld OG Youtube Downloader. It allows you to download youtube videos to your sd card, also has the option to download it in MP3 format if there's a song on there you wanna keep. However, for your purposes the screen off playback option works great! I use to use it all the time listening to youtube videos and falling asleep lol.
Good morning,
I would like to ask, why I cannot choose to play a streaming video (like youtube videos) with mx-player and I can only play the stream with the browser built-in player. I use opera browser, but I have already tested a lot of different browsers without seeing any difference; the browsers don't give me the option to use another player, they don't see mx-player as an appropriate app.
Also I tried, to copy and past the videos URL into Network Stream box, but it doesn't work anyway.
Thank You for the support.
I use tubemate to watch youtube videos with less res.
Instead of downloading you can select watch it and select any player you want.
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I use tubemate to watch youtube videos with less res.
Instead of downloading you can select watch it and select any player you want.
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Tankyou
Still want to know though
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Tankyou
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I still would like to figure out if there is a way to stream/play youtube video's automatically to my MX player...
The reason I want to find out, is that youtube is fast becoming the new music player of today... just type in a search for a band/artist (ie. "michael jackson") or general selection like (ie: "salsa music") and you'll be listening for hours to your favorite music.
But using the youtube app or the native browser is not satisfactory, because they will both stop playing/streaming once you lock the screen of your phone.
So if I want to listen to my favorite music while running, I can not use these sources.
MX player has the ability to keep streaming/playing music while the screen is locked...
And that is why I'm looking for a way to stream from youtube to this player.
Help!?!
pluggie said:
I still would like to figure out if there is a way to stream/play youtube video's automatically to my MX player...
The reason I want to find out, is that youtube is fast becoming the new music player of today... just type in a search for a band/artist (ie. "michael jackson") or general selection like (ie: "salsa music") and you'll be listening for hours to your favorite music.
But using the youtube app or the native browser is not satisfactory, because they will both stop playing/streaming once you lock the screen of your phone.
So if I want to listen to my favorite music while running, I can not use these sources.
MX player has the ability to keep streaming/playing music while the screen is locked...
And that is why I'm looking for a way to stream from youtube to this player.
Help!?!
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try firetube, it streams youtube audio in the background and has an auto-generated playlist function
http://www.amazon.com/PalmerinTech-FireTube/dp/B00OZXX7AI