• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Hey, thanks, you may be right. I just checked my settings and it was originally clicked on the last one, restricted. So I switched it to the top one. unrestricted.

    And I vaguely recall getting a notification sometime ago that YouTube was taking up too much battery and they asked me if I wanted to optimize the settings? I’m like “sure yeah whatever.”

    But since then I think that’s when I haven’t been able to play the video while phone is hibernating or while I multitasking on different apps.

    Thank you. hopefully now that I switch the setting I can go back to my full premium perks.

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      11 months ago

      Or, you know, try LibreTube. Does the job for free, and it includes SponsorBlock. Just don’t forget to change the battery setting to unrestricted.

      • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        +1 for LibreWolf, I love it. Would you mind explaining why it’s important to set the battery to unrestricted? I’ve been running it on optimized for a long time and never had any issues.

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          11 months ago

          Valid question. If I leave LW on optimized, Android will kill it about a minute after I turn my screen off, which ruins my podcast experience (I like to sometimes watch my podcasts as well as some of them are enhanced by visuals)