YouTube non-premium users may soon be able to play videos in the background on the Microsoft Edge browser for Android.

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

Microsoft Edge's Canary build for Android is testing a free background video playback feature, a key perk of YouTube Premium, ...

You will be taken to the Experiments page in Edge. Now, type Microsoft Edge Split Screen in the search flags. Click on the Microsoft Edge Split Screen drop-down and select Enabled.