It's been a while, pal. Let me share where I've been and give a little update. P.s. this mic is not the best for asmr. i will play with the settings, but probs just go back to my fancy mic next time. (: So glad you're here. x Wish
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