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I'm a premium subscriber but the background playback thing is a pretty insulting idea to me. They can save like 95% of the bandwidth if I'm listening to somethi
by squeaky-clean 3y ago
I'm a premium subscriber but the background playback thing is a pretty insulting idea to me. They can save like 95% of the bandwidth if I'm listening to something audio-only. So why make it part of the more expensive option?
- ubercow13 3y agoIt's probably a licensing thing due to the large amount of music on Youtube.
- npteljes 3y agoNah, come on. It's just a popular feature that they locked behind the paywall, so that more people subscribe. Don't get me wrong, I really like my Premium. But this decision is a business one, not a technical one, and I was charitable.
- ubercow13 3y agoEven if it's a business decision, so what? It makes perfect sense, Youtube cant charge advertisers for video ads played when the app is in the background.