# Background Play on Android Phones?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/background-play-on-android-phones/797324>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** android-mobile-legacy\
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/background-play-on-android-phones/797324 "2022-06-16T15:33:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/background-play-on-android-phones/797324/1 "2022-06-16T15:33:55Z")

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I have some shows. I like to listen to them during my morning walks. If I lock my phone, the video pauses. Is there a way to have the show continue while locked? I’m not looking to strip out the audio and convert it, as I would like to keep it as a video, so that I can return to it and watch it on my TV with video from where I left off.

I can do this with YouTube, as well as some other apps. Why not Plex?

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**Author:** ![Jaxel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaxel/32/282836_2.png) [@Jaxel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jaxel)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/background-play-on-android-phones/797324/2 "2022-07-15T15:19:32Z")

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Bump bump

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/background-play-on-android-phones/797324/3 "2022-10-13T15:20:00Z")

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