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Handy app that enables YouTube videos to continue playing in the background after being minimized

Handy app that enables YouTube videos to continue playing in the background after being minimized

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Program license: Free

Developer: Yossef Faroh Zada

Version: 4.1.11

Works under: Android

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Program license

(1 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Yossef Faroh Zada

4.1.11

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Allows YouTube videos to play in the background while multitasking
  • Offers music-related controls including a lyric finder and sleep timer
  • Generates genre-based playlists with 'Music Stories' feature

Cons

  • Lacks advanced controls like adjusting video quality and adding captions
  • Cannot play YouTube videos on the lock screen
  • Offers fewer features compared to other music streaming apps

A nifty Android app, BG Player, solves the common issue of multitasking while YouTube is playing in the background.

Principal Function

BG Player, an ingenious Android application, offers a solution to a major problem faced by YouTube users - inability to multitask with the YouTube app playing. Instead of modifying YouTube's features, BG Player lets you access and play YouTube videos through its own interface. Impressively, the streaming and video quality remain unaltered while using the BG Player.

The app's layout is uncomplicated with a white background and five distinct tabs: Search, Stories, History, Playlists, and Player. Although BG Player's media player lacks some advanced controls found in the YouTube app, such as adjusting video quality, adding captions or subtitles, or flagging content, its controls are more music-oriented. For instance, it includes a functionality to find lyrics for music videos and a sleep timer. Instead of displaying information below the video, it offers a playlist of videos related to the user's search topic.

Extra Features

One unique feature that BG Player boasts over YouTube is the 'Music Stories' function. This feature generates a playlist of songs from a user-selected genre with a single click and immediately plays it on the app's music player.

Concluding Remarks

Apart from enabling YouTube videos to play in the background, BG Player does not offer many additional features. It lacks the convenience of playing YouTube videos on the lock screen, a feature desired by many YouTube users. For a curated playlist of favorite songs from a specific genre, other apps like Spotify might be a better choice. Overall, while BG Player possesses some good features that users might appreciate, it doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking.

Pros

  • Allows YouTube videos to play in the background while multitasking
  • Offers music-related controls including a lyric finder and sleep timer
  • Generates genre-based playlists with 'Music Stories' feature

Cons

  • Lacks advanced controls like adjusting video quality and adding captions
  • Cannot play YouTube videos on the lock screen
  • Offers fewer features compared to other music streaming apps