How to Watch YouTube While Using Another Tab in Chrome 1

How to Watch YouTube While Using Another Tab in Chrome

Often times, you want to watch a YouTube video while doing some work in another tab on the computer. If it was on mobiles, you could easily do it using the YouTube app with the premium version. But what about the PC? How to watch video in other tabs of Chrome on PC? Find the answer in this post.

You can use this feature to listen to music from YouTube in the background or watch a live broadcast while reading an article. Whether you’re on a PC or mobile device, you don’t need to have a premium version to run YouTube in the background.

Let’s check out how to do this on PC, Android and iOS.

Play YouTube Video While Browsing Other Tabs in Chrome on PC

There are two ways to watch YouTube while browsing. Let’s check both.

Method 1: Watch YouTube While Browsing YouTube Site

This method allows you to watch a YouTube video while browsing content on the YouTube site only. You will see a mini player in the lower right corner of the screen. In this method you will have to stay in the same tab.

Open the YouTube video in Chrome to enable the mini player. Then click on the Mini player icon. You can also press the ‘i’ button on your keyboard to launch the mini player. You can go to any YouTube page and the video will continue to play.

watch youtube in another tab 10

Method 2: Watch YouTube While Browsing Other Tabs

In this method you can open any website in a different tab and your video will play above your current tab. Here are the steps:

Stage 1: Launch Youtube.com in Chrome and play a video.

step 2: Right-click anywhere in the video. You will get the following menu. Don’t click anything.

In relation :  How to Record RAW Videos on Your Android Phone
watch youtube in another tab 11

Stage 3: Right click on the video again. You will now get a different menu. Click Picture in Picture. You have to right-click on a YouTube video twice.

watch youtube in another tab 12

You will see a floating video player at the bottom right. You can change its position by dragging it. You can even increase or decrease the size using its edges.

watch youtube in another tab 13

If at any point you want to open the full video, hover over the small video and click the Back to tab icon.

watch youtube in another tab 14

Watch YouTube While Browsing Other Tabs in Chrome on Mobile

Let’s start with Android first, then iOS.

Play YouTube Video While Browsing Other Tabs in Chrome on Android

There are two ways to achieve this.

Method 1: Using Split Screen

In this method, you need help from the split screen feature. When enabled, YouTube offers the option to play the video in the second half of the split screen. So you can use the first space to browse other Chrome tabs. Let’s see in detail how to do it.

Stage 1: Launch m.youtube.com in the Chrome browser on your Android phone and play a video.

step 2: Open the Recent apps screen. It is the screen where you see the currently open applications on your phone. Depending on how your phone supports it, you can open it using the bottom navigation button or with a gesture.

watch youtube in another tab 1

Stage 3: While on the Recent apps screen, tap and hold the Chrome icon and select Split screen from that icon.

watch youtube in another tab 2

Step 4: Chrome will stick to one half of the screen. At the top you will see two three-dot icons. Now, tap on the three-dot icon of Chrome, not YouTube. Select ‘Move to other window’.

watch youtube in another tab 3
watch youtube in another tab 4

When you do this you will notice that the tab playing the YouTube window will slide to the other half of the screen and you can use Chrome tabs normally on the other half.

watch youtube in another tab 5

Fly: You can increase or decrease the size of the windows in the split screen by using the border in the middle.

Method 2: Using Desktop Mode

If you only want to listen to the YouTube video in the background while using other Chrome tabs, simply open a new tab; The video will run in the background.

In relation :  How to Get Pixel 4 Live Wallpapers on Any Android Device

Note: Obviously, you cannot view the video using this method. You can only hear the sound.

If that doesn’t work, you can do this with the help of the Desktop site feature. Here are the steps:

Stage 1: Open m.youtube.com in Chrome browser and play the video you want.

Step 2: Tap on Chrome’s three-dot icon at the top. Select Desktop site from it.

Note: You will see two three-dot icons. Press the first.

watch youtube in another tab 6
watch youtube in another tab 7

Stage 3: Press the play button on the video if paused. Then switch to a new tab or hit the home button to play the video in the background.

note: If the video is not playing in the background, enable notifications for Chrome and reset App preferences.

Watch YouTube While Browsing Other Tabs in Chrome on iOS

On iOS, if you open a new tab while playing a video on YouTube’s mobile site, the video will continue to play in the background. If not, you can use the Desktop feature.

To do this, tap the share icon while playing a video on YouTube in Chrome. Select Request desktop site. Next, open a new app or a new tab.

watch youtube in another tab 8
watch youtube in another tab 9

Split Wide Open

YouTube is loaded with hidden features, and picture-in-picture mode on PC is one of them. We hope you enjoy learning how to watch YouTube videos while doing other tasks on mobile phone and computer. If you don’t like YouTube for any other reason, check out six (6) sites to watch YouTube without YouTube.

Next: Do you use YouTube daily? Check out these 5 awesome tricks to experience YouTube in the best possible way from the next link.

Moyens I/O Staff has motivated you, giving you tips on technology, personal development, lifestyle and strategies that will help you.