When YouTube launched its Premium Lite tier last year, it introduced ad-free viewing across most videos at a lower price than its full-priced subscription. However, Premium Lite missed out on a few popular features. Now, Premium Lite supports offline viewing and the ability to play videos in the background on mobile devices.
Like much of the internet in the 21st century, YouTube is riddled with ads. Before videos, during videos, and even after videos, you’re faced with a barrage of advertisements, many of which are unskippable. In recent years, if you wanted to dodge YouTube advertising, a $16.99 monthly Premium plan has been the main method.
YouTube’s main subscription tier removes ads from videos, while granting access to the YouTube Music streaming service. YouTube Premium Lite, on the other hand, which costs $8.99 per month in Australia, doesn’t include ad-free music streaming. Instead, it only removes ads on non-music-related videos.
According to a recent announcement from YouTube, both offline viewing and background play will roll out to Premium Lite subscribers in the coming weeks. Previously, Premium Lite didn’t let you download videos for offline viewing. Nor did it allow background viewing on mobile, pausing videos when the screen turns off, or the YouTube app is minimised.
Some users found a workaround by accessing YouTube in a mobile browser instead of the app, making background viewing possible without a subscription. That workaround appears to be on its last legs, though, with YouTube cracking down on the practice.
So while YouTube Premium Lite isn’t quite at feature parity with the more expensive tier, it’s now better value than it once was. If you already have a music streaming subscription elsewhere, Premium Lite might be the ticket to avoiding an onslaught of unskippable ads.
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