by dbadmin | Feb 25, 2026 | Features, YouTube, YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium Lite — Google’s excellent low-cost subscription for ad-free YouTube videos — got a couple of major upgrades this week. In addition to removing ads from videos, Premium Lite now supports background playback and offline downloads. These two features were...
by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
TL;DR YouTube Premium Lite removes most ads for $7.99 a month, but has lacked other Premium features. Google is now bringing background play and downloads to Premium Lite subscribers. Access begins today, and should hit everyone eligible within a few weeks. YouTube...
by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Google Home, News, YouTube Premium
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Some YouTube Premium users say Google Home devices are suddenly playing ads between songs. Others report long delays, random music selections, and casting issues on Home and Nest hardware. Google says it’s aware of a...
by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Google, News, Polls, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube’s war against ad blockers is not new, and the platform is even right in its pursuit of monetization. YouTube’s most recent tactic to dissuade the use of ad blockers on its platform was to start blocking comments and even...
by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2026 | Features, Streaming, YouTube, YouTube Premium
I watch YouTube every single day, but I don’t like sitting through advertisements before and during my videos. Because of this, I pay $14/month for YouTube Premium to remove those ads and get on with my day — as do millions of other YouTube Premium subscribers....
by dbadmin | Feb 16, 2026 | News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is limiting comments and video descriptions for certain users. The common root cause appears to be their use of an ad blocker on the web. The issue also affects some YouTube Premium users. With it being the...
