Tired of YouTube stopping when you lock your phone? Microsoft Edge Canary quietly unlocks background playback on Android — no ...

Microsoft is currently testing a new function for the mobile version of his EDGE browser for Android devices, with which YouTube content can also be reproduced in the background when the device is ...

This suggests Google is still testing the waters with YouTube's anti-ad-blocking policy. And Google may reverse the decision to block the users with "Strict" settings later down the line.