The cheapest YouTube subscription gets background playback and downloads

YouTube He adds Background playback and offline downloads on YouTube Premium Lite, $7.99 per month. With this change, you’ll be able to continue playing YouTube videos while using another app on your phone or save videos to watch when you’re offline.

YouTube Premium Lite has arrived in the US Only about a year ago As an affordable way to watch YouTube with fewer ads, it lacked background playback and offline downloads. The company said in its blog post that it “heard comments about its desire to include these additional features in the service.” The features will be rolled out starting Tuesday and will be available everywhere Premium Lite is available in the “coming weeks.”

With YouTube Premium Lite, most videos are ad-free, but you may still see ads with music content, Shorts, and When Searching or Browsing ads. According to YouTube. If you want to enjoy ad-free content on YouTube and YouTube Music, you’ll need to pay for the full YouTube Premium subscription, which costs $13.99 per month. (YouTube also offers premium plans for families and students.)