New Delhi: Xiaomi has released a new update for its customers. If you also use Redmi, Poco and Xiaomi devices, then this update related to the new OS may disappoint you.
Actually, the company has made it clear that customers will no longer get the option of background video playback in MIUI 12.
What is the background video playback option?
In fact, this is a popular feature available to Xiaomi users. Users who played YouTube videos in the background.
Till now Xiaomi was providing this feature with its old OS. However, now with the new update Xiaomi users will not be able to avail this feature.
Why is this popular feature being removed?
Actually, the reason for this decision of Xiaomi is Google. Google provides background video playback for its video sharing platform YouTube.
However, this is a premium service. That means users will have to pay a fee to Google to play YouTube videos in the background when the screen is off.
In such a situation, Xiaomi users were taking advantage of this feature for a long time without paying Google.
The brand itself released a new update
The company has informed on the Mi Global Community page that if users with MIUI 12, MIUI 13, MIUI 14 and HyperOS (MIUI 15) interfaces upgrade their phones, they will not be able to play videos when the screen is off. This feature is being removed by the company.