Can I Play YouTube Music on Xbox While Gaming?

Part 1. Is YouTube Music on Xbox?

As we mentioned above, playing YouTube music on Xbox directly is not natively supported since there is no YouTube Music on Xbox. However, for Xbox One and X or S users, accessing YouTube Music app with an Xbox account, or connecting their mobile devices to the Xbox via Bluetooth are feasible ways to get YouTube Music while gaming. In this section, these two methods will be introduced in detail.

Method 1. Stream Online YouTube Music via YouTube Music App

To access YouTube Music, you can opt to use the Edge Browser on your Xbox to get into the YouTube Music media player. All you need to do is to navigate to YouTube Music website on Edge Browser by pressing your controller button. After logging in your YouTube Music account, you can play any YouTube music you like. However, it's worth noting that this method requires the Edge browser and may not provide the same features or user experience as a standalone YouTube Music app. Furthermore, an internet connection is required to stream music from the YouTube Music website. Therefore, you'd better download YouTube Music app to your Xbox to get its full service. The simple steps are as follows.

1. Install YouTube Music app by searching https://music.youtube.com in the Microsoft Store on your Xbox.



2. After installation, log in with your Google account to connect to the app.
3. Press your controller's Xbox button while playing games, which will send you to the Home screen.



4. Once you see the YouTube Music icon, click it and now you can enjoy your favorite songs without stopping the game you are playing. You can also control the playback of songs using your Xbox controller.

Method 2. Play Online YouTube Music via Mobile Devices

Another way to get YouTube Music on your Xbox is to cast the YouTube Music playing on your mobile devices to your Xbox. By using the Cast feature of YouTube Music on your smartphone, tablet or PC, you are able to cast the audio to your Xbox under the same WiFi network connection. Also, you can connect your device to Xbox via Bluetooth. Here are the detailed steps:

1. Launch the YouTube Music app on your mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Then play the music you like from the library, playlist or recommendations.
2. Locate the "Cast" icon at the top right corner of the screen and select your Xbox name in the pop-up list of available devices.



3. Once you successfully cast YouTube Music on Xbox, the music will start playing on your Xbox. You can both control the playback on your mobile device or by using your Xbox Controller to pause or adjust volume.

After casting YouTube Music on Xbox, you can use your mobile device as normal, like browser website, and text messages. If you want to stop the casting, just click the Cast icon again, then select "Disconnect" or "Stop Casting".

Part 2. Alternative Way to Get Unlimited YouTube Music on Xbox

You can play YouTube Music on Xbox via YT Music app, but a subscription is required if you want to enjoy unlimited offline YouTube music on Xbox. Since Xbox has a specific media player called Simple Background Music Player, which enables you to play MP3, M4A, MP4, FLAC, and WMA tracks stored on a USB drive. Then you can download YouTube music to Xbox-supported audio formats and transfer them to your Xbox, without the subscription of YouTube Music.

To get offline YouTube music, a third-party tool is necessary. Here we highly recommend ViWizard YouTube Music Converter, a versatile and professional software which will help you record and save YouTube music in various formats (MP3, WAV, FLAC and more) without any loss of sound quality. The features like editing recorded music and personalized ID3 tags also make this tool standing out. Not only YouTube Music, Spotify and Tidal Music as well as other audio sources also can be captured by this powerful tool.

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• Split, merge, and edit audio recordings flexibly in the way you like

Now the following instruction will teach you how to download YouTube Music to your Xbox to play offline music and games at the same time.

Step 1Install ViWizard Audio Capture and Choose the Target Browser

Download ViWizard Audio Capture from its official website. Once the installation is completed, launch it and select a browser in which you want to open YouTube Music website by clicking the bar at the top left corner. If your desired program does not appear in the list, tap on the plus icon at the bottom of the list, then select the browser you want from the pop-up computer's folder.

Step 2Configure Output YouTube Music Format

From the lower-left "Format" bar, set the format of the output audio as you like. Configuring sample rate, bit rate and channel is also supported here.

Step 3Capture YouTube Music

After all the preparatory work is done, start capturing by clicking the "Start" button at the top of the interface. Then the browser you have chosen will be automatically launched. Navigate to YouTube Music web player by entering https://music.youtube.com/ into the search box within the browser. Then play your favorite YouTube music, and at the same time, ViWizard will detect and capture the audio. Click "Stop" to end the capturing.

Step 4Make Edition and Save the Captured YouTube Music

Once you are dissatisfied with the captured music, you can cut or split it by using ViWizard built-in editing tools. Tap on the "Save" button to download it to your computer local folder, and all the captured audio can be found in the History section at the left column.

Step 5Transfer the Downloaded YouTube Music to USB Drive

Insert your USB Drive into your computer and locate the folder in which the downloaded music files are stored. Transfer by copying and pasting these music files to your USB drive folder.

Step 6Import the Downloaded YouTube Music from USB Drive to Xbox

Detach the USB drive from your computer and insert it into your Xbox's usb port. Use your Xbox controller to get into the "Media Player" app from the Xbox dashboard, which is usually found in the "Apps" or "My Games & Apps" section. Within the Simple Background Music Player, select your USB drive from the list of available devices. Navigate to the folder that stores the YouTube music files and choose one of the music files and press the "A" button on your controller to start playback.

Part 3. FAQs about Playing Music on Xbox

Conclusion

This post gives you a comprehensive instruction of playing YouTube Music on Xbox while you are playing games. You can directly download YouTube Music app on your Xbox, or cast the music playing from your mobile devices on Xbox. However, the most cost-efficient way is to download YouTube music to your computer and transfer them to your Xbox with a USB drive, which enables you to enjoy unlimited offline YouTube music without any payment. Meanwhile, once you download YouTube music to your computer, you can also transfer them to your car, mp3 player and other devices with a USB cable.