Overview
- Many non-paying users report playback stops and lock-screen controls vanish when the display turns off.
- Reports cluster around Samsung Internet, with similar complaints from Brave, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge.
- 9to5Google reproduced the cutoff on an unpaid account, with audio ending seconds after the screen went dark.
- Similar behavior appeared on Safari on iOS, while Premium accounts retained a lock-screen card that allowed resuming.
- Some users note intermittent success in Brave, pointing to inconsistent enforcement across devices and videos.