Now that unlimited data plans are nowhere to be found, boys and girls have to manage data. Especially now that everyone is addicted to streaming.
Ensuring your allowance is still buoyant before the month ends is pretty key. But how about altering the way you make use of your favorite apps to make sure you enjoy what they offer and not hurt your pocket at the same time? This article explains how you can listen to YouTube without video via your Android device.
As you already know, Audio’s data usage is small compared to Video. HD Video, meanwhile, is no friend of your data. Depending on the content you hope to listen to on YouTube, you could be using up a large portion of your data. I engage in listening to radio stations on YouTube frequently and they are intentionally tuned to display only static image so it uses reduced data. If what you listen to is playlist or a selected mix, it cannot work for you.
Listen To YouTube With No Video
You should be aware by now that the YouTube app in Android does not fancy sitting idle in the background and will play clips whether you are making use of another app simultaneously or minimizing it. This is not good news for any data as it downloads clips even when you are viewing them.
You have 2 options to listen to YouTube with no video. One, you can pay for YouTube Music Premium membership and make use of audio mode which does precisely what we crave for. Or you can install an unofficial app for the exact reason without paying a dime.
You can even install a separate browser and minimize it during playback.
YouTube Music Premium Membership
YouTube Music Premium Membership is expensive but gives you 1 month trial that you do not pay for. You get an ad-free playback, access to several songs and other content, downloading legally onto your device and lots of other goodies. Despite being costly, it does not provide you with the sort of amazing content that a Spotify will give you. But it might still be your preferred choice so you can check it out. If you decide to roll with it, you will be granted access to audio mode which only plays the music from YouTube and will leave out the video.
Listen To YouTube Without Video Via An App
As at now, i do not think there is an officially supported app on the Play Store that will let you get rid of video, leaving audio alone. An app on XDA Developers can get this done though. It is named YMusic, and it allows you to play music from YouTube without downloading the video it was recorded with.
The official website is where the latest version of the app can be gotten. There are zero suspicious codes or anything negative and it does not crash. You will need to sideload it because there is no version of it on the Play Store but that aside, it is a magnificent app.
Playback is clear and it functions rapidly. It even aids the integration into YouTube to let you search and locate songs to listen to. It makes use of Jockey Player for playback which is an open source project and supports playlists and several other features you will fancy.
If YMusic does not do it for you, FireTube is a great alternative. It has to be sideloaded too because it is not on the Play Store but it also aids you to stream just audio and displays a static image instead of a video to reduce download.
Listen To YouTube With No Video Via A Browser
Installation of a 3rd party browser like Firefox can aid you to reduce playback and thus, waste data. Chrome is not as effective with this but Firefox or another browser aid it to work fine. There is video download present here but is very minimal.
- Download Firefox or other browsers like Dolphin and install.
- Head to YouTube and begin playback.
- Minimize Firefox on your device.
