YouTube Music and Premium surpass 100 million subscribers

YouTube has announced that YouTube Music and Premium now have over 100 million subscribers, including trial users. Continue reading “YouTube Music and Premium surpass 100 million subscribers”

YouTube Premium introduces Playables, enabling in-app gaming

YouTube Premium introduces Playables, enabling users to play games directly on the platform without the need for separate downloads. This feature, integrated by Google this week, prompts Premium members to activate it, accessible in the Explore tab. Continue reading “YouTube Premium introduces Playables, enabling in-app gaming”

YouTube testing AI-powered questions and comment summaries

YouTube is letting eligible Premium members test out some new features, including AI experiments, for a limited time. One of these features allows you to explore comment topics with the help of (AI) artificial intelligence. Continue reading “YouTube testing AI-powered questions and comment summaries”

YouTube Premium 1080p Enhanced bitrate rate now available for Android

Google introduced Enhanced Video Quality for YouTube Premium subscribers earlier this year. It was released for iOS a few months back, and for the Web in July. Earlier this week, YouTube has finally rolled out the feature for the Android users. Continue reading “YouTube Premium 1080p Enhanced bitrate rate now available for Android”

YouTube Premium 1080p Enhanced bitrate rate arrives for the web

Google introduced several features for YouTube Premium subscribers, including Enhanced Video Quality on iOS earlier this year. At that time, the company said that an experiment will be coming to the Web as well soon. After a test a few weeks back, YouTube has started rolling the feature widely. Continue reading “YouTube Premium 1080p Enhanced bitrate rate arrives for the web”

YouTube Premium gets higher video quality, SharePlay support, and more

Google has introduced a bunch of new features for YouTube Premium subscribers. YouTube launched audio tracks in different languages for creators in February. Continue reading “YouTube Premium gets higher video quality, SharePlay support, and more”

YouTube Music and Premium surpass 80 million subscribers

As of September 2022, the total number of paid and trial YouTube Music and Premium subscribers have surpassed 80 million globally, Google announced today. This is up from 50 million a year ago. Continue reading “YouTube Music and Premium surpass 80 million subscribers”

YouTube ends Premium subscription trial for 4K videos

A few weeks ago, Google partially tested a modification to YouTube Premium that would have prevented free users from watching 4K videos. Now, YouTube has confirmed that it ended its test where you needed a premium account to watch videos in 4K. Continue reading “YouTube ends Premium subscription trial for 4K videos”

YouTube tests requiring Premium subscription for 4K videos

YouTube is experimenting with placing its 4K content under a YouTube Premium membership. Several users reported witnessing playback of 2160p HD video restricted with wording designating it as a paid feature in recent weeks. Continue reading “YouTube tests requiring Premium subscription for 4K videos”

YouTube rolls out most replayed parts, single loop and more

YouTube has introduced a new feature that will help users discover the most popular portions of a video they’re viewing, as well as a number of other updates to its video player. According to the company, it will be adding a graph that will allow users to quickly identify and watch the most replayed segments of videos. Continue reading “YouTube rolls out most replayed parts, single loop and more”

YouTube Music launched in India, free Premium subscription for 3 months; YouTube Premium is also here

YouTube has finally launched YouTube Music streaming service in India, after it was announced back in May last year. Google launched its Play Music service in India back in 2016. YouTube Music lets you play official songs, albums, thousands of playlists and artist radio plus YouTube’s huge catalog of remixes, live performances, covers and music videos  – all simply organized and personalized.

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