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Jim Boreth
This is not just for videos/YouTube. I use it with my mp3 players. Some lockscreens don't have the controls I like, but with this I can keep the app in the foreground with my desired controls, PLUS I don't have to go through the hassle of unlocking the screen when needed. The notification shade is also available when this is in use, so I can check the song info without even having to activate the screen. The only thing I'd add is the ability to have it auto-start when rebooting the phone.
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Six
Black Screen does exactly as stated: plays other apps in BACKGROUND MODE- and does so reliably. Doesn't crash, impose ads, or steal my valuable time or energy. I'm able to play YouTube with Screen off and the keys don't get inadvertently hit so the videos play as they should without skipping around. I still have to listen to the ads, (or partially...till I skip ad, which requires attentiveness on my part) ---but that's cause I refuse to pay for YouTube. NOT attributed to Black Screen app!
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Bruce Colton
I wish the screen was totally black with no slight glow what so ever, just as if I had pushed the side sleep button. There is a slight glow that one can detect in the dark; but then that might not be technically possible. But if there is a way or mode, that would allow that, even if the device could not be re-awakened using the touch screen, but only be reawakened by side button push; that would be wonderful. When youtube is casting to a TV, the screen can be total off using side button.
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