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Background apps like YouTube always refreshing?

My YouTube app is constantly refreshing in the background meaning if I’m watching a video and lock or even use another app it will lose what video and the progress of that video how do I fix this cause on my XS I never have this issue.


2020 Ipad 11inch

iPad Pro, iPadOS 13

Posted on May 29, 2020 7:29 PM

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Posted on May 29, 2020 7:32 PM

Hello,


This is the expected behavior of the YouTube application. I personally prefer watching YouTube through Safari as these types of restrictions are not enforced.

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Background apps like YouTube always refreshing?

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