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I would hope that your new phone lasts more than 24 hours regardless. I also may not be terribly with it, but I'd also hope that no one is trying to stream video 12+ hours a day.

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I was surprised to see some of my younger relatives using Youtube as their free music streaming service. You can find almost any song, with static images in the video. They listen with their phone in their pocket, while streaming regular YouTube. One of them had an android phone that let you disable the touchscreen with a switch, along with some way to turn off the screen.

I have to admit I do the same sometimes with podcasts on YouTube.

I seem to remember that Youtube also has "keep playing audio when you turn the screen off" as a premium feature for their subscription?

Yeah, or just download YouTube Vanced and have this feature + downloading

They sure do.

For anyone interested, NewPipe and Youtube Vanced are solid alternatives that allow you turn the screen off during playback without a monthly charge.

YouTube Vanced is the one app I miss from android.

Now I’m reluctantly paying Google for Pro. It’s worth it to avoid the ads on my Roku etc, but I just hate giving them money :(

YoutubeVanced allowed this. You could disable the video stream and just stream the music.

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