Youtube’s Cheaper Subscription Is Getting Background Play And Downloads

YouTube is adding inheritance playback and offline downloads to YouTube Premium Lite, its $7.99-per-month subscription. With nan change, you’ll beryllium capable to support YouTube videos going while you usage different app connected your telephone aliases prevention videos to watch erstwhile you’re offline.

YouTube Premium Lite came to nan US just astir a twelvemonth ago arsenic a much affordable measurement to watch YouTube pinch less ads, but it lacked inheritance playback and offline downloads. In its blog post, nan institution said that it had “heard feedback astir wanting these further features included successful nan service.” The features are rolling retired opening Tuesday and will beryllium disposable everyplace that Premium Lite is successful “the coming weeks.”

With YouTube Premium Lite, “most” videos are ad-free, but you mightiness still spot ads pinch euphony content, Shorts, and “when you hunt aliases browse,” according to YouTube. If you want to spell afloat ad-free pinch YouTube and YouTube Music, you’ll request to salary for nan afloat YouTube Premium subscription, which costs $13.99 per month. (YouTube besides offers Premium plans for families and for students.)