by dbadmin | Sep 10, 2025 | News, YouTube, YouTube Music
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music is experimenting with paywalling lyrics for its free users. The company is limiting the number of free lyrics views before prompting users to upgrade to a Premium account. This move is similar to what Spotify...
by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | News, YouTube, YouTube TV
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube TV is getting a temporary $33 discount for existing users. This brings the cost down to $49.99 a month. You only get the discounted price for two months, but a $66 benefit is better than none. If you’ve switched over from...
by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2025 | Features, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of days ago, Microsoft Edge’s latest Canary version added a new and very intriguing feature: video background playback. While the feature seemed cool and innocuous at first glance, we discovered that it could be used...
by dbadmin | Sep 2, 2025 | News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube seems to be cracking down on Premium Family plan members who don’t live in the same household as the plan manager. Users are reportedly receiving warning emails that their Premium access will be paused if they fail...
by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2025 | News, YouTube
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube’s “hype” feature is now live in 39 countries, including the US. Videos will now have a dedicated hype button that sits under the media player. Users can filter their Home feed with the new hyped category. There are...
by dbadmin | Aug 26, 2025 | Google, News, YouTube
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube has been secretly upscaling Shorts by certain creators without their consent. Creators have not been offered any notification or given any option to disable upscaling. The team has clarified that it is using “traditional...
