#27: We’ve Got a Long Way to Go
For years, people have tried to play a YouTube song on their smartphones while the phone is closed and failed. For some reason, smartphones don’t allow us to listen to music on YouTube (or the YouTube app) while the screen is closed. It has to be open – which is pretty annoying because that means we can’t just let it hang loose in our bag or pocket, because we might butt-dial someone or press random buttons.
You can see the plight here. It’s been a real headscratcher for years. People have tried to figure out ways around this bug, and once and again we all came to the conclusion that there’s no way around it, and we just gave up on listening to YouTube videos on our phones. In 2021, this feature is still not available.