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ELI5: Why cant smartphones play multiple audio sources at the same time but computers can?

I have not seen a single smart phone device that is able to play multiple audio sources at once. Though I have seen it happen as a glitch so it seems like its not an intended feature. Is this due to limitations on the hardware or lack of demand? Why is it that on my computer I can have 10 different YouTube videos running but when I try to listen to a podcast and play a game on a phone I cant?
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it's entirely capable of doing so, but the os and software generally prevent this because a phone is designed to be easily usable by the common non-tech person. if there were suddenly 8 different things playing at the same time, there's no nice way to selectively turn them off or stop them on a phone's ui and form factor.