Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

Both Premium and Premium Lite get you ad-free viewing, downloads, and background play. The biggest difference is that Lite provides these features for most videos, not all of them. YouTube explains ...

YouTube today updated its Premium Lite subscription plan with new features, including background play and downloads.

YouTube is adding background playback and offline downloads to YouTube Premium Lite, its $7.99-per-month subscription. With ...

YouTube is adding some major improvements to its Premium Lite subscription by implementing features from the more expensive plan.

Feb 17 (Reuters) - YouTube said on Tuesday it has resolved an issue that briefly affected access to the video-sharing ...

Until now, you needed to upgrade to a pricier plan for these features.

It's 2026. If you're still using ad blockers to watch YouTube instead of paying for YouTube Premium, we need to have a talk.