Picture in picture - Sony XA2 Ultra Questions & Answers

Has anyone been able to get PIP to work on this device? According to Sony (https://support.sonymobile.com/sg/xperiaxa2ultra/kb/8019307455ff6184015e92f63324005926/#gref) it should work out of box but it doesn't. At least not on mine.

najoor said:
Has anyone been able to get PIP to work on this device? According to Sony (https://support.sonymobile.com/sg/xperiaxa2ultra/kb/8019307455ff6184015e92f63324005926/#gref) it should work out of box but it doesn't. At least not on mine.
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It only works on apps like youtube or if you video call someone, you can use chrome while maintaining the video call. Same with youtube, you can watch a video while doing something else.
From my understanding, this feature is specific to Android Oreo 8.0 and higher, which means it should work on any device that has Android 8.0+

li0nh3art3d said:
It only works on apps like youtube or if you video call someone, you can use chrome while maintaining the video call. Same with youtube, you can watch a video while doing something else.
From my understanding, this feature is specific to Android Oreo 8.0 and higher, which means it should work on any device that has Android 8.0+
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I wonder if you have tried it yourself because, as I said in the original post, it does not work. For example when I play a video in chrome and make it full screen and then hit the home button (these are Sony's instructions) the picture in picture doesn't happen. In case of YouTube it isn't supposed to happen anyway because it requires a premium subscription.

najoor said:
I wonder if you have tried it yourself because, as I said in the original post, it does not work. For example when I play a video in chrome and make it full screen and then hit the home button (these are Sony's instructions) the picture in picture doesn't happen. In case of YouTube it isn't supposed to happen anyway because it requires a premium subscription.
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Yes I have tried it. It's especially useful during video calls, but it also works with youtube Vanced (which is basically hacked youtube.
It does indeed work I use it almost everyday in fact.
Also, if you have GPS navigation going, it'll keep a small window open while you do other things

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Youtube.com full screen don't work.

When I try to watch videos on the desktop version of Youtube my screen goes black and theres no audio. After that the browser stops loading pages but internet works on other apps. So to make the browser work again I need to reboot the tablet.
Anyone know how I can make desktop Youtube work in full screen? I am using stock browser and I have flash installed on my device.
Thanks
Lirkaren said:
When I try to watch videos on the desktop version of Youtube my screen goes black and theres no audio. After that the browser stops loading pages but internet works on other apps. So to make the browser work again I need to reboot the tablet.
Anyone know how I can make desktop Youtube work in full screen? I am using stock browser and I have flash installed on my device.
Thanks
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I have that problem whenever I try to go full screen on any flash video. You could try using the youtube app. Instead of rebooting your tablet, you could just go to settings->apps->running (or something like that) and force stop the browser. Doesn't fix your issue, but makes it faster to get the browser working again.
TXKSSnapper said:
I have that problem whenever I try to go full screen on any flash video. You could try using the youtube app. Instead of rebooting your tablet, you could just go to settings->apps->running (or something like that) and force stop the browser. Doesn't fix your issue, but makes it faster to get the browser working again.
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Can't use the youtube app. Some guy has put up all the math courses I need on Youtube and on the first video on each course there are links in the video to all part of the course that I need to click on and that don't work on the Youtube app.
Chrome works in full screen but it uses mobile youtube and theres no links on mobile youtube
Lirkaren said:
Can't use the youtube app. Some guy has put up all the math courses I need on Youtube and on the first video on each course there are links in the video to all part of the course that I need to click on and that don't work on the Youtube app.
Chrome works in full screen but it uses mobile youtube and theres no links on mobile youtube
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Couldn't you have chrome request the desktop version?
TXKSSnapper said:
Couldn't you have chrome request the desktop version?
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It still goes to mobile site when watching videos when i request desktop version.
Lirkaren said:
It still goes to mobile site when watching videos when i request desktop version.
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From what I'm reading in the reviews for Chrome Beta, it doesn't have flash support. That is why it goes straight to mobile youtube, even though you have it on desktop mode.
jgaf said:
From what I'm reading in the reviews for Chrome Beta, it doesn't have flash support. That is why it goes straight to mobile youtube, even though you have it on desktop mode.
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Okay. Hope they fix the stock browser so people can watch flash videos.
Where exactly are the links to the other videos? In the description? Because I can see links on video descriptions on youtube mobile, and I'm able to click on them.
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Where exactly are the links to the other videos? In the description? Because I can see links on video descriptions on youtube mobile, and I'm able to click on them.
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The liks are in the video, not the description. The links only shows on desktop version.
The best thing you could do, until they fix full screen, is use dolphin or Opera browsers and use the large player option in youtube also make sure the video is in the highest quality possible and just zoom in until you are comfortable with the screen.
Ok people I got it to work on Opera Mobile app. Someone posted in the transformerforums, that they unnistalled Flash Player and installed it again and it worked. So I tried this, and I got it working on Opera Mobile full screen. At first when I went into full screen the video image didn't show, so I just changed the video quality and booom the image showed

YouTube app

What's up,
So I've had my Tablet Z for just about a month and the only real complaint I have is the YouTube app video quality is pretty bad! What little setting adjustments there are don't do anything to help. It looks like my player is playing lo-res 480p video on an HD screen even when HD is highlighted as the play option.
Netflix, Sony Video player and inline/embedded videos all look great so I know it's specific to the YouTube player.
Hoping that the update that's due out this week will alleviate the problem, part of the update addresses the YouTube app. I didn't know that manufacturer's had their own versions of the Google core apps, learn something new everyday.
Anybody else?
Thanks.
They don't have their own version of the apps. They can't. Youtube, like many other apps, is closed source. The fix includes something in the file system related to YT, but not the app itself. I guess the update is related to videos most of the times stop working in the middle of it for no reason. Embed with a browser, and other apps, work just fine.
Felimenta97 said:
They don't have their own version of the apps. They can't. Youtube, like many other apps, is closed source. The fix includes something in the file system related to YT, but not the app itself. I guess the update is related to videos most of the times stop working in the middle of it for no reason. Embed with a browser, and other apps, work just fine.
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Thanks for the info.
How's the pic quality of your YouTube app?
Madcypher said:
Thanks for the info.
How's the pic quality of your YouTube app?
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Check out the app called viral it solves the problem plus you can use it in floating mode or minimize it to play while screen is off when I started using viral it could go to 1080p which looks gorgeous on this device but for some reason I can only choose up to 720p but it's not tacky like it is on the official app
Madcypher said:
Thanks for the info.
How's the pic quality of your YouTube app?
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I think it runs at least 720p on supported videos... I think there is a hack to force use 1080p, not sure...
So I uninstalled the most recent update and the video quality dramatically improves! I'll stay with 4.5.17 until they have another major updates.I'll miss some of the cooler navigation features of the new version, but is rather have the picture quality back.
I'm surprised I'm there's only one this affected.
Madcypher said:
So I uninstalled the most recent update and the video quality dramatically improves! I'll stay with 4.5.17 until they have another major updates.I'll miss some of the cooler navigation features of the new version, but is rather have the picture quality back.
I'm surprised I'm there's only one this affected.
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You're not the only one.... Same issues here, as well as on my dad's XTZ and my Nexus 5.... Seems like the new version of the app doesn't upscale from 720p to 1080p very nicely at all.....

[APP][4.0+] Screen Mirroring, Broadcasting to Twitch, Youtube, ... and recording app

Screen Stream Mirroring is a powerful app for mirroring or broadcasting your Android screen and audio in real time !
http://mobzapp.com/mirroring
You can share Android screen "live" just like a dual screen to any device or pc on the same network through media player, web browser, Chromecast, and UPnP / DLNA devices (Smart TV or other compatible devices).
You can make powerful presentation for work, education, or gaming.
You can broadcast your Android screen to internet popular streaming servers (Twitch, Ustream, Youtube, ...).
You can also record it to MP4 video files.
Main features are:
No root required: Prior to Android 5.0 you need to run our startup tool from your computer to activate screen mirroring.
Mirroring with media players and tools such as VLC, XBMC/KODI, OBS (Open Broadcaster Software), and others...
Mirroring with web browsers
Broadcast online to Twitch, Youtube, Ustream, and others...
Mirroring with UPnP / DLNA devices such as Smart TV and others compatible devices
Google Cast™ Ready (Chromecast)
Recording to MP4 file
Camera overlay while you stream or record
internal audio (ROOTED Android 4.4+ devices) and microphone
Mixed audio (internal + microphone) available
Compatible with Network Tethering (wifi, bluetooth, USB)
Many settings to optimize performances
Secure stream with username + password (RTSP)
Logs to know who is connected
Any number of connections can be made, so multiple people can connect at the same time
Links to Play Store:
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Full version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream
App screenshots are also attached to the thread...
App web site is here: http://mobzapp.com/mirroring
App FAQ: mobzapp.com/mirroring/faq.html
Instructions for non rooted devices and < Android 5.0: mobzapp.com/mirroring/instructions.html
You can help translate the app in your language -> http://transcommu.yasesprox.com/transcommu/Applications/View/186 or directly in app from preferences.
Whats the difference between this app and "screen mirroing " of chromecast apk
Bruno_Tec said:
Whats the difference between this app and "screen mirroing " of chromecast apk
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Differences are :
Chromecast mirroring is only one of the features of this app (you can also mirror to many other kind of target devices, broadcast to Internet, and record)
Official Chromecast mirroring gives better latency
It's works for some devices for which Chromecast mirroring is not possible with Google's app
You can choose to stream with internal audio OR microphone audio OR both
You can change many settings such framerate, bitrate, and resolution to tweak quality
Software encoding provides many live video effects
probably few other differences but I think I told you most important
VLC
VLC crashes after I change the screen orientation. How to fix this?
Everything is ok. I was using old version of VLC, after updating it works properly. Sorry.
great ! Yes I was just about to tell you to update to the last VLC version. They handle rotation properly now...
Galaxy s5 audio issues
I am able to stream my screen to xbmc and chrome. However, no matter what I do I am unable to get the internal audio to stream. I am using Moar Rom 6.2 lolipop galaxy s5. Is there something I could do to get this app to work with audio?
huyn54 said:
I am able to stream my screen to xbmc and chrome. However, no matter what I do I am unable to get the internal audio to stream. I am using Moar Rom 6.2 lolipop galaxy s5. Is there something I could do to get this app to work with audio?
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It might be because of the ROM you are using, but I am not sure.
I'll try to check if this is a problem related to this device, but it would be great to know if it is the same with Samsung's Lollipop ROM...
I can only get it to have Su access like 1 out of 8 times. But Su actually grants access evertime it just seems the app doesn't know. Then when it does work I can't get it to actually stream to twitch. It just says "Mirroring is paused" when I press play. Then if I press stop it automatically goes back to the opening screen giving me instructions for if i'm not rooted or Android 5.0.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition Stock ROM Rooted.
Sychodrama said:
I can only get it to have Su access like 1 out of 8 times. But Su actually grants access evertime it just seems the app doesn't know. Then when it does work I can't get it to actually stream to twitch. It just says "Mirroring is paused" when I press play. Then if I press stop it automatically goes back to the opening screen giving me instructions for if i'm not rooted or Android 5.0.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition Stock ROM Rooted.
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Hi,
what app version do you have ? Please be sure you are using the last available update.
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App crashes when camera is turned on
Greetings all,
Im running android 4.1.2 and each time i try to record my phone screen it just crashes .It happens when i turn on the camera all and just shows in the application the following message .
Application closed , invalid access to resource .
I did use the tutorial to use the application even thou i don't have root privilege .
Eratos
EratosDev said:
Greetings all,
Im running android 4.1.2 and each time i try to record my phone screen it just crashes .It happens when i turn on the camera all and just shows in the application the following message .
Application closed , invalid access to resource .
I did use the tutorial to use the application even thou i don't have root privilege .
Eratos
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Hi,
so are you able to stream or record, and do you have troubles only with camera ?
By the way what app version do you have ?
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Sloosh said:
Hi,
so are you able to stream or record, and do you have troubles only with camera ?
By the way what app version do you have ?
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Sorry for the wait,
I am able to stream to google with some lagg, but i cant do the local desktop recording.
1.-I can open the app.
2.- I select record on local file option.
3.- I start the recording.
-its recording well if i don't start the camera app on the desktop.
If I do that it crashes or doesn't save the video or saves but doesn't play the full video.
My version is 2.1.5 .
EratosDev said:
Sorry for the wait,
I am able to stream to google with some lagg, but i cant do the local desktop recording.
1.-I can open the app.
2.- I select record on local file option.
3.- I start the recording.
-its recording well if i don't start the camera app on the desktop.
If I do that it crashes or doesn't save the video or saves but doesn't play the full video.
My version is 2.1.5 .
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Ok you seem to have a recent version but you seem to have a problem with use of camera.
If it ask you to send a bug report when it crashes, please send it. I'll do my best to fix it.
Thanks.
More information
Sloosh said:
Ok you seem to have a recent version but you seem to have a problem with use of camera.
If it ask you to send a bug report when it crashes, please send it. I'll do my best to fix it.
Thanks.
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Hi Sloosh,
In the quest of helping you fix this problem , I will send all the details of the device . My device android version is 4.1.2 and its on a samsung camera s3 . For what i saw , I needed the code to run it on root that you guys provided(start service.sh) .I think the problem lands on the class you used for the recording on the application . Once it starts the screen recording and the camera app at the same time there could be a conflict on the class or the resources.
*Updated my app
I did all the process and at the end when i open the camera app it looks like it works well. When i see the video the video is just damaged , it doesn't play the full video and stops each 3 seconds . I have to play it again and again and the camera part doesn't show .
I would like to help you more but the Screen Stream app is driving me crazy . With all the bugs and the publicity it takes me like 5 minutes to run the application . If i want to use it again the next day, I have to run startservice.sh again.
EratosDev
Hi, I'm having issues with the audio, if I have it set to internal and enable it to play on my device as well it will echo really bad on the stream (using it to stream on Twitch). Its not so bad if I don't have it play on my device, but I really like to have it play on my phone as well when playing a game.
EratosDev said:
Hi Sloosh,
In the quest of helping you fix this problem , I will send all the details of the device . My device android version is 4.1.2 and its on a samsung camera s3 . For what i saw , I needed the code to run it on root that you guys provided(start service.sh) .I think the problem lands on the class you used for the recording on the application . Once it starts the screen recording and the camera app at the same time there could be a conflict on the class or the resources.
*Updated my app
I did all the process and at the end when i open the camera app it looks like it works well. When i see the video the video is just damaged , it doesn't play the full video and stops each 3 seconds . I have to play it again and again and the camera part doesn't show .
I would like to help you more but the Screen Stream app is driving me crazy . With all the bugs and the publicity it takes me like 5 minutes to run the application . If i want to use it again the next day, I have to run startservice.sh again.
EratosDev
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Camera uses a lot of things, it might also be an opengl issue because it uses opengl for video effects.
So if I understand well now the camera works well, but you have troubles with recording a good video file, is it correct ?
If so, can you please let me know the settings you are using ?
Have you tried to enable hardware encoding option ? It should be disabled by default with your device because it is running Android 4.1, this is a quite old Android version now and causes some troubles...
grilledbacon32 said:
Hi, I'm having issues with the audio, if I have it set to internal and enable it to play on my device as well it will echo really bad on the stream (using it to stream on Twitch). Its not so bad if I don't have it play on my device, but I really like to have it play on my phone as well when playing a game.
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What do you mean by it will "echo really bad on the stream" ? Do you mean it cuts audio or produces scratches on the stream side ?
Sloosh said:
What do you mean by it will "echo really bad on the stream" ? Do you mean it cuts audio or produces scratches on the stream side ?
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On the stream side, it sounds like its playing the audio twice, one is faint but you can for sure hear it. It almost sounds like it my phones microphone picking it up, but I do not have it set to mic/internal (mixed), I only have it set to Internal and then check the "keep on phone" option. If I do not have that option selected it works fine.

How to enable YouTube playback in background ?

Coming from an iPhone 7 Plus, I used the feature of YouTube playing in the background on a daily basis.
On Android I start playing a news clip or song then tab out to my web browser or stop watch, or any other app, and the media goes off.
How do I keep YouTube playing the background ?
The only way on YouTube app is by having YouTube Red subscription. It's a feature for red on Android. Others could point something out but from what I've checked and seen when using YouTube is by YouTube Red.
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Not sure that its possible without root and xposed. Xposed hasn't been updated to work with Nougat yet though and that could still be some time away unfortunately. Might just have to live with it as is for the time being.
Thanks for the replies. I recall on previous Android phones that are rooted I used that Xposed module. But Xposed isn't compatible with Android N and the S8+ is locked down no root anyways for me.
Dang, that's unfortunate. YouTube Red might be your best bet then. Depends on how much you want it and whether you're willing to pay a monthly subscription to get it I suppose.
Sometimes I use the multi window feature to watch YouTube videos while using another app. It is a bit of a pain though if you just want audio as the minimum window size is still 1/3 of the screen.
I've tried a few apps that claim to play YouTube videos in the background but none of them worked very well.
There a app call OG YouTube somewhere in xda that have playback.
Try swapping top corning down to make the screen smaller. You can still hear and see the video and also move the smaller screen anywhere you want.
Use Firefox browser. It let's you play YouTube in background or screen off
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Zorachus said:
Coming from an iPhone 7 Plus, I used the feature of YouTube playing in the background on a daily basis.
On Android I start playing a news clip or song then tab out to my web browser or stop watch, or any other app, and the media goes off.
How do I keep YouTube playing the background ?
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Can you explain how it works on iOS? It seems crazy to me that YouTube requires you to pay a monthly subscription fee for background play on Android, but offers it for free on iOS.
If you mean playing within a web browser, and then going to another tab of the browser, I think Firefox for Android allows you to do that. If, instead, you mean the YouTube app itself, then you need YouTube red or some other (probably unsanctioned) method.
d_phekt said:
Use Firefox browser. It let's you play YouTube in background or screen off
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I just install Firefox started to play a YouTube video and then back to the home screen but the music turned off
eyc said:
Can you explain how it works on iOS? It seems crazy to me that YouTube requires you to pay a monthly subscription fee for background play on Android, but offers it for free on iOS.
If you mean playing within a web browser, and then going to another tab of the browser, I think Firefox for Android allows you to do that. If, instead, you mean the YouTube app itself, then you need YouTube red or some other (probably unsanctioned) method.
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On my iPhone 7 Plus, I was using some program called 'ProTube' on stock iOS, not jailbreak or anything;
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/protube-for-youtube/id931201696?mt=8
I could start a video, and then move to do something else, and it would remain playing in the background until I manually closed it down. I get so used to it, and really liked it, now it's a shock not to have something like it on Android.
Basic11 said:
There a app call OG YouTube somewhere in xda that have playback.
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Yep you have to download the APK. They stopped support so the latest APK would be the last one you can use.
So you have to search XDA as the website took down the download links for OGYoutube.
The app still works without problems and should be a while until YouTube updates something to make it obsolete.
The lat update is OGYoutube 3.5.
Only thing is that you won't have the crop to fit. If in case you used it.
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Zorachus said:
I just install Firefox started to play a YouTube video and then back to the home screen but the music turned off
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I couldn't get it to work at first either. Try going to options in Firefox and check "Request desktop site". After doing that I was able to return to the home screen with the audio still playing in the background. It seems to work with the screen off as well! :good:
Go to Youtube app, play video then turn off screen with the power button (just a click). Video will pause. Click on power button again and youll see time on top. Swipe the time left or right and youll see the youtube play button . Click play and it should work. It will not work any other way if you want to text or call or be on your phone but it will if you want to hear music and conserve battery. This is on my S8+ .....PS make sure your Pandora or any other music app is off.
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Go to Youtube app, play video then turn off screen with the power button (just a click). Video will pause. Click on power button again and youll see time on top. Swipe the time left or right and youll see the youtube play button . Click play and it should work. It will not work any other way if you want to text or call or be on your phone but it will if you want to hear music and conserve battery. This is on my S8+ .....PS make sure your Pandora or any other music app is off.
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This didn't work for me. I saw the play for YouTube but it doesn't do anything.
•Uninstall YouTube.
•Download the magisk module from @Anova's Origin
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8lY7pYQ4GSzQVdJR09QcEtfalU
•Open Magisk, go to 'modules' and click the yellow + sign at the bottom. Select iYTBP 12.19.56 arm64 - Magisk.zip and choose 'open'
Reboot and enjoy ;]
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•Uninstall YouTube.
•Download the magisk module from @Anova's Origin
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8lY7pYQ4GSzQVdJR09QcEtfalU
•Open Magisk, go to 'modules' and click the yellow + sign at the bottom. Select iYTBP 12.19.56 arm64 - Magisk.zip and choose 'open'
Reboot and enjoy ;]
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You can't do this on snapdragon versions, which is what op has.
You have to choose desktop mode in the Firefox browser. I know how you feel I switched from iPhone as well
og youtube works like a charm

How to record videos without stopping music play

Hello, as you all know recording a video stops any music reproduction.
I found a post about using Instagram and Snapchat to get around the problem, but I don't want to use any of those two. And since I don't think it's possible to do that from the default camera app, do you know of any third-party ones that allow to do that?
Cheers
wow !!!!such a important question!
wiwarez said:
Hello, as you all know recording a video stops any music reproduction.
I found a post about using Instagram and Snapchat to get around the problem, but I don't want to use any of those two. And since I don't think it's possible to do that from the default camera app, do you know of any third-party ones that allow to do that?
Cheers
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What you are looking for is an option to record video from your phone while capturing "internal audio". The only options that I know of require connecting an android device to PC and using the PC to capture video along with the audio. There are no android apps that allow this that I know of unless you have android 10, android 10 can supposedly use the ADV Screen recorder app..
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i.daniyal said:
wow !!!!such a important question!
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Yeah, it kinda is. Since the issue's always been around and I'm sure a lot of people other than myself find it quite bothering. And as such, it deserves to be discussed on a forum dedicated to making the most out of our devices. But thanks for checking in!
Droidriven said:
What you are looking for is an option to record video from your phone while capturing "internal audio". The only options that I know of require connecting an android device to PC and using the PC to capture video along with the audio. There are no android apps that allow this that I know of unless you have android 10, android 10 can supposedly use the ADV Screen recorder app..
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I see, guess I have another reason to flash Android 10 as soon as it's available . Cheers mate!

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