The YouTube Music homepage has been a bland black color since the service launched, and to be honest, I thought this was because Google was attempting to find ways to implement Material You or perhaps a light mode (I’ve reached out to support about this). I kind of feel awkward saying this, but I do […]
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Android: How to download songs from Youtube Music to listen offline
YouTube Music has come a long way since its beginnings back in 2015. In its plight to fully replace the legacy Google Play Music service that many loved, it has slowly but surely been adding features to compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. One of these features is downloading songs for offline […]
Continue ReadingAt long last, Youtube Music is coming to supervised Google Family Link accounts
First discovered via an email sent out to a Google Family Link user on Reddit, Google’s popular music streaming service, Youtube Music, is finally becoming available to supervised accounts! In the email, Team Youtube states that every child is unique and it works hard to provide parents and caregivers with options that support the individual […]
Continue ReadingYoutube and Youtube Music Premium now have annual subscription options
Youtube has always worked on a strictly month-to-month subscription tier, but as of today, it’s adding a new option for a once per year payment. If you’re interested in re-upping your plan with Youtube Premium or Youtube Music Premium, you can now do so annually. A new splash page for the offer is now appearing […]
Continue ReadingOnly 6 years late, YouTube Music finally enables native cast support in the web player
This goes beyond a feature being “a long time coming.” Since November of 2015, YouTube Music has existed, had a web component, and has been without proper cast support. While this wasn’t terrible in the early days, it clearly became a more invasive problem the day Google chose to shut down Google Play Music and […]
Continue ReadingListen back on your year with Youtube Music’s new “2021 Recap” feature, rolling out now
Several users on Reddit are stumbling upon a pretty cool feature that’s appearing in Youtube Music right now. A new “2021 Recap” can be accessed through your account image at the top-right of the app and tapping it launches an exciting overview of your “year in music”. As you can see above in the video […]
Continue ReadingYoutube Music’s “Video” capabilities will soon be for Premium subscribers only
During an “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session on the Youtube Music Help site recently, a Community Manager for Team Youtube took time to answer some questions directly. In addition to Canada getting free background listening soon, the Youtube Music app will soon restrict non-paying members to audio-only content. For those who haven’t tried yet, you […]
Continue ReadingYoutube Music is making background listening free, could be tied to possible Google Podcasts merger
Listening to your music with your phone screen off in the Youtube app used to be free. It was just a natural part of the app experience back in around 2013, but then once Google separated the listening experience for music into its own app, this was placed behind a paywall. Now, it’s being offered […]
Continue ReadingSix years after launch, Youtube Music for the web finally gains native cast support
Launched to the public in November of 2015, Youtube Music lived alongside Google Play Music for five years before it took center stage and Google’s original efforts in the music space wound down. Just last year, Youtube Music became the default experience for users, and visiting Play Music on the web would redirect you to […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is listening: YouTube Music native casting and offline listening headed to Chromebooks
It’s no secret that I tend to rant quite often about YouTube Music and the shortcomings found there. I was a Google Play Music user and loved that service, so winning me over is tough for sure. As Google Play Music began winding down last year, I knew the time was coming to move all […]
Continue ReadingGoogle releases a dedicated YouTube Music Chromebook PWA in the Play Store
In yet another installment of the PWA-in-Google-Play-Store saga, Google is now moving the web version of YouTube Music into a more fully-realized PWA (progressive web app) and is delivering it via the Play Store for Chromebooks. This one comes with a few interesting and unique caveats, so there are a couple things to go over, […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Music vanishes from the Play Store for Chromebooks, hints at PWA replacement
I’ve sat on this for over a week because I wanted to be sure this exit was not simply a bug, and after repeated testing, it seems to be a permanent situation for now. At this point, you can’t install the YouTube Music on a Chromebook via the Google Play Store. While there is a […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Music is getting a Spotify-like ‘Year in Review’ feature that I’ve envied for years
I’ve been called a contrarian by those close to me for years. I don’t think that I desperately desire to be different for difference sake, but I do like to explore fringe opportunities and unorthodox ways of getting common tasks done. For the most part, that is why Chrome Unboxed exists in the first place. […]
Continue ReadingYou may soon be able to share Youtube Music songs as Instagram and Snapchat stories
Aside from last night’s widespread service outage, Youtube Music seems to be hitting their stride lately. They’ve been adding features left and right to make up for their hasty jump from the Google Play Music ship and it’s starting to feel like home for my listening needs a bit more every day. This latest update […]
Continue ReadingHere’s my ridiculous workaround until YouTube Music decides to add a cast button on the web
It’s been a bit of time since I last ranted about one of my biggest hangups with YouTube Music’s forceful takeover of Google Play Music, so I figured the time was right to get another complaint out there for Google’s consideration. It is well-documented by now that my biggest frustration with YouTube Music as it […]
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