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 has something for everyone, and its bottomless well of content makes paying for an ad-free Premium experience one of the smartest decisions you can make in streaming today. If you were on the fence about paying for full-price Premium, a couple years ago Google started promoting YouTube Premium Lite as an option for paying to remove ads, but without all of Premium’s extra perks. Last March, Premium Lite expanded to the US for just $7.99 a month, and as we come up on that anniversary, Google shares how it’s making Lite even better.
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