Play Music allowed for storage of up to 50,000 of your offline songs to be streamed, access to a 35 million song catalogue, offline listening, and everything was, of course, ad-free. Originally, if you shelled out for YouTube Red, you'd get what was called a Google Play Music (later YouTube Music too) subscription for free. Access to Play Music and YouTube Music Premium This is the area that may sway some people over, say, Spotify, as it means video access with the ability to use the app as a music player. On top of that, you're able to play videos in the background. YouTube Premium works offline and in backgroundĪnother feature of YouTube Premium that adds more value to the subscription price is offline viewing on a phone or tablet, meaning downloading a movie to watch when on the train should be easy now. Also, this ad-free experience extends to other YouTube-branded apps, such as YouTube Music, YouTube Gaming, and YouTube Kids. So, if you're logging in on a smart television, you'll be able to watch videos instantly, without interruptions. That applies to anywhere the paid-for account is signed in. By allowing the viewer to pay, flitting between videos will no longer require waiting around for ads to finish. It also said this goes toward helping artists make money. Since Google-owned YouTube makes a lot of its money from ads, it can't really remove them without making you pay up. How does YouTube Premium work? YouTube Premium is ad-freeĪt it's core, YouTube Premium is about removing advertisements. YouTube Premium is a paid membership, available in certain countries, that gives you an ad-free, feature-rich (offline viewing), and enhanced experience across many of Google's video and music services, like YouTube, YouTube Music, YouTube Gaming, and YouTube Kids. What is Android TV, how does it work, and which devices offer it?.What is YouTube TV and how does it work?.Here's what you need to know about YouTube Premium, including how it works. However, in May 2018, Google dropped the brand name and re-launched the service as YouTube Premium. It's a paid-for subscription service that essentially allowed people to watch ad-free YouTube videos, among other things. (Pocket-lint) - A couple years ago, YouTube began offering a new service called YouTube Red.

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