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I think they rowed back on requiring a subscription for background play.

• uryga 6y ago
  nope, just installed the app to try it out and it pauses and prompts you to pay up :( [android/europe, ymmv elsewhere maybe?]
  • smdyc1 6y ago
    Yes, does that for me in Australia too.
  • culturedsystems 6y ago
    I'm also on Android in Europe, with no YouTube Music subscription, and it lets me play music in the background, without ads, if it's either on the device or in the "Uploads" section (which is where it's put music I'd purchased on Google Play Music). So it looks like they haven't completely removed that functionality, although the interface for accessing it is significantly more annoying.