Wanted to give a quick update since the channel has been quiet for a bit now. The channel crossed the 10,000 subscriber mark, which is incredible! Thanks to all who've subscribed!
To listen while using other apps, switch the player to Picture-in-Picture (PiP) during playback — it keeps playing in a small floating window (the screen stays on).
To listen with the screen fully off, in-browser playback stops by YouTube's design. Open the video in the YouTube app to keep listening where background playback is supported (e.g. with YouTube Premium).
Open in YouTube app