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But, it's got my one 'killer' feature YouTube doesn't have: Background play. And that's enough for me. Also, I have numerous YT alternative apps installed, plu
by BLKNSLVR 5y ago
But, it's got my one 'killer' feature YouTube doesn't have: Background play. And that's enough for me.
Also, I have numerous YT alternative apps installed, plus official YT app, so if I need any of the missing features, then I use one of the other apps that has it. And begrudgingly fall back to official YT when all else fails.
- jeroenhd 5y agoYoutube has it, as long as you're willing to pay. They go out of their way to disable background playback on their mobile website as well. It's not a missing feature, it's a paywalled feature...
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoThat's why I point it out as a missing feature: It's so basic, and yet it's "premium". I'm also intentionally separating YouTube from YouTube Premium* in terms of features, in which context YouTube is missing the background play feature. *It may be the same app that you open, but the features are distinctly different, so I treat them as separate apps in my mental model. I would do the same for Spotify, for example.
- ls15 5y ago> It's not a missing feature, it's a paywalled feature... Diner: "Waiter, this soup is missing salt!" Waiter: "I am very sorry, salt is only part of the Soup+ package, but you ordered the Soup Essentials package. Would you like to upgrade to Soup+?"