How to play YouTube in the background (on an iPhone)

One of the drawbacks of the Youtube app is, we do not get to play anything while the phone is locked. Mentioned below is a hack that helps overcome this drawback.
  • Open & start playing anything on YouTube in Safari browser (Say, Game of Thrones Seasons 6: Inside the Episode)
  • Lock the phone
(Song now stops playing)
  • From the locked screen, go to 'Control Centre' by swiping up or by using the Assistive touch
  • You find the media player. Once you unpause the media player you would then be able to continue to play the one in Safari browser

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