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Wait a minute, why is mine $13.99 a month? But agree, totally worth it if you at all value your time.

baby_souffle 10mo ago
> Wait a minute, why is mine $13.99 a month? Only the earliest google music people are still grandfathered in at the insanely low rate. The rest of us have been "upgraded" to at least $14/mo.
- stephen_cagle 10mo ago
  Damn, I just looked up how long I have been paying using https://payments.google.com/ https://payments.google.com/ . Looks like I've been paying for youtube music since October 2014. These grandfathered people must be really really early. :]
  - graton 10mo ago
    I started paying $7.99/month for Google Play Music in June of 2013. And it is now YouTube Premium and still $7.99/month.
    - sphars 10mo ago
      Same here, joined up when GPM was in beta. Still on the $7.99/month. I really only use it for YTM, so if they ever up my price, I'll cancel and use Tidal or Deezer.
- SoftTalker 10mo ago
  They also have a family plan that costs a bit more I think.
  - tracker1 10mo ago
    I've been on the family plan for a long while... was before they redid Google Music and YT Music, but it included YT ad free and Google Music, so I did that and dropped Spotify around a decade ago. I watch so much YT content, it's been worth it to keep... Though I'm glad that Rumble is there and seeing some improvements in UX, still not nearly as good as YT, but getting better. Mostly watch via Android TV (NVidia Shield TV).
ternus 10mo ago
If you don't care about music or background play, and all you want is to eliminate ads, YouTube Premium Lite is $8/month. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15968883 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15968883
- BLKNSLVR 10mo ago
  I still can't believe that they paywalled the ability for the video to keep playing when the screen is turned off. Probably a business decision that's made them a lot of money, well done. Thank goodness for ReVanced.
  - charcircuit 10mo ago
    It's only for music where background play isn't supported for free.
    - jayknight 10mo ago
      Is this true? Nothing will play for me with my screen off.
      - SoftTalker 10mo ago
        Yes YouTube Premium will play with the screen off (using the app. No idea about using a browser).
        tcfhgj 10mo ago
        So does ReVanced YouTube
        cuu508 10mo ago
        In a browser, it works even without Youtube Premium :-) Firefox mobile, m.youtube.com, "Video Background Play Fix" browser extension.

> Wait a minute, why is mine $13.99 a month? Only the earliest google music people are still grandfathered in at the insanely low rate. The rest of us have been "upgraded" to at least $14/mo.

stephen_cagle 10mo ago
Damn, I just looked up how long I have been paying using https://payments.google.com/ https://payments.google.com/ . Looks like I've been paying for youtube music since October 2014. These grandfathered people must be really really early. :]
- graton 10mo ago
  I started paying $7.99/month for Google Play Music in June of 2013. And it is now YouTube Premium and still $7.99/month.
  - sphars 10mo ago
    Same here, joined up when GPM was in beta. Still on the $7.99/month. I really only use it for YTM, so if they ever up my price, I'll cancel and use Tidal or Deezer.
SoftTalker 10mo ago
They also have a family plan that costs a bit more I think.
- tracker1 10mo ago
  I've been on the family plan for a long while... was before they redid Google Music and YT Music, but it included YT ad free and Google Music, so I did that and dropped Spotify around a decade ago. I watch so much YT content, it's been worth it to keep... Though I'm glad that Rumble is there and seeing some improvements in UX, still not nearly as good as YT, but getting better. Mostly watch via Android TV (NVidia Shield TV).

ternus 10mo ago

If you don't care about music or background play, and all you want is to eliminate ads, YouTube Premium Lite is $8/month. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15968883 https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15968883

BLKNSLVR 10mo ago
I still can't believe that they paywalled the ability for the video to keep playing when the screen is turned off. Probably a business decision that's made them a lot of money, well done. Thank goodness for ReVanced.
- charcircuit 10mo ago
  It's only for music where background play isn't supported for free.
  - jayknight 10mo ago
    Is this true? Nothing will play for me with my screen off.
    - SoftTalker 10mo ago
      Yes YouTube Premium will play with the screen off (using the app. No idea about using a browser).
      - tcfhgj 10mo ago
        So does ReVanced YouTube
      - cuu508 10mo ago
        In a browser, it works even without Youtube Premium :-) Firefox mobile, m.youtube.com, "Video Background Play Fix" browser extension.