5 YouTube Premium advantages most subscribers do not use

Though I really feel like YouTube Premium has lost much of the value it as soon as had on account of rising costs, there’s nonetheless lots that the service has to supply for folks in search of extra than simply an ad-blocker.

Do not get me unsuitable, the primary attraction for me is the shortage of advertisements, however some additional goodies are in there to sweeten the pot for subscribers. If the value ever hiked again to what it as soon as was, or I may get it for free, these are among the options I would fortunately benefit from. If you happen to’re a present subscriber, you may not even know concerning the additional advantages you at present have entry to.

1 Image-in-picture viewing

A extremely underrated function

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One of many first issues I observed after unsubscribing to YouTube Premium is the app robotically closes out on my pill after I change to one thing else. Premium subscribers get computerized picture-in-picture that minimizes the video you are watching and places it into a bit field if you happen to again out of YouTube. It is a useful function that allows you to scroll via Reddit whereas nonetheless watching your video. Often the video would stutter out or freeze, which meant I had to return into YouTube and repair it, however it labored extra instances than not.

I found the function utterly accidentally, contemplating I by no means closed out of the YouTube app whereas watching one thing. It was a pleasing shock, and I look again on it as one of the crucial underrated options of YouTube Premium.

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2 Elevated bitrate on movies

Verify your high quality settings

YouTube Premium subscribers get entry to increased bitrate on some movies, and which means you may benefit from movies that look a bit higher than they often would. You’ll be able to test the standard settings on a video to see if it applies. If it does, you may usually wish to select the choice that claims “1080p Premium” or 4K if it is obtainable.

Premium subscribers would possibly have already got this selection chosen for them, however it does not harm to test at first of each video because it’s simply hitting a number of buttons. Not each video has the choice obtainable, and it comes all the way down to what decision it was initially uploaded as. An SD video, for instance, does not have an possibility for elevated bitrate. Fortunately, there aren’t many movies in at the moment’s YouTube panorama with a decision that low.

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3 The continue-watching function

One other underrated profit

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That is one other YouTube Premium I did not notice was unique. In case you are watching one thing in your cellphone however wish to change to your TV app, you are able to do it simply with Premium. Upon opening up the app in your TV, you may be greeted with the video you did not end and be prompted to proceed watching. This solely applies to movies you have not completed, so it is likely to be one thing that slipped beneath the radar with out you even realizing it.

It definitely looks as if a function that needs to be included with the bottom YouTube app, however it’s behind a paywall. You’ll be able to nonetheless proceed watching a video in a while with out a subscription, however it’s a must to discover it in your watch historical past, so it is a number of additional steps.

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4 Leap to sure segments

Pace issues up

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You understand what it is like if you’re watching a video, after which it takes a break to present you a phrase from the sponsor. Whereas Premium skips advertisements, there is not any skipping it if the creator baked it proper into the video. With Premium, you may double-tap or maintain down a part of the video and soar to the subsequent part that viewers often fast-forward to. This can be a good strategy to skip forward previous the advertisements, and it is one thing solely Premium customers can do.

If you do not have Premium, you may nonetheless fast-forward via the video the common method, however you run the danger of working into an advert if you happen to do it. Admittedly, I did not use the function in any respect as a subscriber, however it exists for individuals who do not wish to sit via any sort of commercial. It is particularly helpful if the creator you are watching places lots of sponsors into their content material.

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5 YouTube Music Premium

A great way to take heed to music

If you happen to ask most individuals what app they use to take heed to music, you’d probably hear Spotify or Apple Music, however YouTube Music is not a foul possibility both. You get entry to YouTube Music Premium via a subscription to YouTube Premium. This allows you to take heed to music ad-free and obtain songs to take heed to with out the necessity for an web connection. One other good perform is you get to take heed to music within the background whilst you proceed to make use of different apps in your gadget.

There’s additionally an audio-only mode that allows you to take heed to music with out watching a video to associate with it. Whereas YouTube Music is not going to interchange my Apple Music subscription any time quickly, it is a good different for anyone who desires ad-free YouTube viewing together with a music subscription.

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