Stream all you want without ever hearing an ad. You can download songs and videos for offline listening, and even set whether you want to get them only via Wi-Fi to ration your cellular data. Set the audio quality at one level on mobile data, and another over Wi-Fi, which is another way to ration data further. Normal is kbps quality, while kbps is High.
Low is a paltry 48kbps, which also takes up far less data. Tidal and Deezer have high-resolution options for audiophiles, but even the standard settings on others, like Spotify , are generally higher, including on the free tiers. This is also where pros and cons set in. YouTube Music has a major advantage in its ability to include songs posted on YouTube. Remixes, live performances and music videos especially stand out, and you can add them to any created playlist, making for an eclectic mix.
That you can download them for offline playback is also cool, be it audio or video. On the flip side, this is only about music, so there are no podcasts, comedy or other spoken word content at all. If you want that, you will have to look elsewhere. There are three different Music Premium subscription options to choose from. There is a day trial before you commit to anything.
There is some confusion to clear up here, though. They are not the same thing, yet they kind of are in the grander scheme. Let me explain. That means watching videos ad-free and downloading them for offline viewing. It also gives you the same full access to Music Premium. To get all that, you would be paying more per month on top of the music subscription.
Otherwise, you will, if you have a different service as the default. That also works in the car when running Android Auto. It gets interesting here because you have video involved to some degree. When I hear back from Google about that, I will update this article. YouTube does add useful settings to help mitigate data overages. This method, which I first saw written up in Digital Trends works in Chrome and may work in other mobile browsers as well. Playing a free YouTube video — any video — on an iPhone is even more tricky, especially because some methods that previously worked were hammered by iOS I finally found a method that actually works most of the time, anyway in a video produced by Daniel About Tech.
I had no trouble playing a single video in the background using this method. But while I was able to play a single video in background, as in the Android workaround, I was unable to play more than a single track. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links.
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No, you don't. You can use the app on your phone to play music that you have on your device without signing in. If you have a lot of purchased music on your device you can access this and play this music. It will be sorted by playlist, album, artist and song and it will play in the background when the screen is off too.
You don't have to sign into the web version either: you'll get the ad-supported version of YouTube Music so you can watch and listen on your laptop. If you do sign into the web version, you'll get access to any music you transferred over from Play Music in your browser too.
If you want to use any of the streaming side of the service through the smartphone app, you'll have to sign into your Google Account. The app doesn't even show any of the streaming content without signing in.
But once you do, you'll be able to access the free service with no subscription necessary. That will let you listen to the tracks and watch the videos, with occasional adverts. If you don't have a subscription, you won't be able to have background playback either, i. There's a small loophole that will let you play the free version of YouTube Music on your device without having a subscription.
It's essentially the same process needed to play YouTube in the backgound, which we detailed for the iPhone here.
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