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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 YouTube Music playback issue on some Google Home devices and is investigating.
It’s not the only perk, but it’s fair to say that most people pay for YouTube Premium to avoid the ads. If you’re one of them, an uninterrupted experience is the minimum you expect when your subscription fee leaves your account each month, so you can imagine the frustration of some Google Home users today who say that promise just got broken today.
A thread on r/googlehome highlights multiple users saying their Google Home and Nest devices began playing ads before and between tracks on YouTube Music, despite having active Premium subscriptions. The original poster, who says they’ve been subscribed since the Google Play Music days, tried power cycling their Home Hub but still heard ads.