Listening to Videos on Android with the Screen Off
Android apps can make it surprisingly difficult to listen to videos. Often times, I want to turn on a video, then just turn the screen off and listen to it. Luckily, FireFox with some plugins will let me do that.
Install
- Install the FireFox app
- Open the following links in your Firefox app and tap "+ Add to Firefox":
- Video Background Play Fix (I'm on version 1.2.1)
- uBlock Origin (I'm on version 1.17.4)
Now open a video site in FireFox, start the video, and tap that power button to make your phone sleep. If it keeps playing, you did it!