"Xiaomi Discontinues YouTube Background Play Feature on MIUI and HyperOS"
Xiaomi is removing the feature that allowed users to play YouTube videos in the background without a Premium subscription due to "compliance requirements," which the company attributes to pressure from Google and other content distributors. This change affects all devices running HyperOS, MIUI 14, MIUI 13, and MIUI 12, and the feature is being removed through Over-The-Air updates.