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Description of the issue:
Hi,
After updating to the latest version of Brave on Android (1.87.190), background play stopped working. It was working fine on February 18 and earlier versions. Iâm using a Samsung S26 Ultra phone, and the issue started appearing on February 20, 2026.
Just wanted to report this so it can be checked and hopefully fixed in an upcoming update.
Thanks for all the great work on Brave, itâs been my go-to browser for a long time.
How can this issue be reproduced?
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Open Brave browser
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Open youtube and play music or any video
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After the end of the song / video, doesnât the next video automatically - even though I have Background play enabled in settings
Expected result: Should go to next video
Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.87.190
Mobile Device details: Samsung S25 Ultra
Additional Information:
I actually just replied to another userâs thread with the same issue. However, this issue appears to have already had a fix put in by the Android team a few weeks ago.
That said, after updating to v1.87.190 Iâm seeing this a swell. Iâve reached out to the Android team for more information.
Thank you @Mattches for you response. I also tried reinstalling Brave for android, still the same issue - background play doesnât work (even with the setting âBackgound Playâ turned on - Brave version 1.87.190).
Could you please reach out the Android dev team and have this fixed? Thank you so much!
@rravindranath could you test with the Experimental list in settings/shields/content filtering. Then reload youtube?
Doesnt work with the experimental filter enabled, stops after each video.
Trying to reproduce this, here is my steps. Correct me if Iâm doing this incorrectly.
Using a Samsung Fold 7.
- I open tablet form, open Brave
- Open youtube.com and search for âLofi Girlâ for 24/7 music streaming
- Then close the phone
- Music keeps play will screen is off.
Another test;
- I open tablet form, open Brave
- Open youtube.com and search for âLofi Girlâ for 24/7 music streaming
- Send Brave into the background
- Open another application (like X/Twitter)
- Music keeps playing in the background
The issue is that it plays one song correctly in the background and then stops and doesnt jump to the next one, or it jumps to the next one and plays it a few seconds and then stops.
Not all bands have a 50min video that covers the entire album, that way you could listen to the whole album in background.
And youtube music also stops after one song and doesnt continue to the next one.
it still doesnât work - when I say doesnât work, it doesnât play the next song.
Yes, this is exactly the issue. After updating to v1.87.190 of brave, this issue started. Before that it worked (was going to next video/song after another continuously).
Brave Support - could you please have this fixed?
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Thereâs an updated version of Brave v 1.87.191 - the issue of âBackground play not workingâ hasnât been resolved in this version as well. I hope the team is working to release a fix for this ASAP.
Issue is not fixed in Brave - Nightly 1.89.81, Chromium 146.0.7680.32 either. At least not in YouTube Music.
Our team is working on fixing this. We appreciate your patience.
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