How to play a YouTube clip in background/minimised? The stock YouTube app (here on 2.1-eclair, but applies to all android versions) stops playing when I minimised, switched to another application or even when I lock the phone. And when I resume it restart downloading the clip from the beginning. Is there any way that I can play YouTube clips in the background? Note, I only the audio to continue playing.
Here's a solution using entirely free and open source software. The basic idea is that although YouTube can't play clips in the background, VLC for Android can play clips in the background, so all we need to do is pipe the clip to VLC where we can listen to it minimised.

That sounds complicated, but luckily there is software that does it for us. 


Install NewPipe (either from APK or from the Fossdroid app).
Install VLC Android.
Open NewPipe, and in Settings, make sure that Use External Player has a checkmark.
Open VLC, and in Preferences, make sure that Play videos in background has a checkmark.
Now, when you play a video in NewPipe, on the dialog that appears select VLC player. It will play in VLC and you can do other things while it plays.