Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Patching app Morphe will bring YouTube’s Premium playing queue feature in its upcoming v1.31 patch update. The playing queue feature bypasses previous server-side restrictions by creating a temporary queue that users can play, open, or save as a playlist. Following user feedback, developers have also added persistence to the … Read More “Morphe just patched a highly-requested YouTube Premium feature” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s app for smart TVs is getting the recently announced conversation AI search feature. Ask YouTube, announced at Google I/O, curates YouTube results similar to AI Mode in Search. It’s available for a small set of YouTube Premium subscribers in the US. At I/O 2026 a few weeks ago, … Read More “YouTube for TVs is getting another dose of Gemini, but it could make sense for once” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Premium is getting three new features: On-the-go, Auto speed, and Ask Music for podcasts. They’re available to Premium subscribers on Android and will roll out to iOS devices in the coming months. YouTube is one of the biggest platforms for people to listen to podcasts. It has over … Read More “YouTube Premium is getting three new features for podcasts” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority Google One used to be a suite of subscription services primarily centered around cloud storage. When that dreaded “Account storage is full” notification popped up on my devices, I had to decide whether I wanted to spend my day clearing out my Gmail and Drive or pay up for Google … Read More “I have a bad feeling about the future of Google One prices” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority These two changes have dramatically improved the usefulness and value proposition of Google One, and at Google I/O 2026, Google announced another big change — one that’s potentially even more impactful. Are you happy with how YouTube Premium is joining Google One? 151 votes Yes! This is a great change. … Read More “YouTube Premium is now part of Google One, and I couldn’t be happier” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s AI Pro subscription now includes YouTube Premium Lite at no extra cost. YouTube Premium Lite normally costs $8.99/month and offers ad-free viewing, background play, and downloads. The added perk makes Google AI Pro an even more attractive subscription bundle at $19.99/month. The Google AI Pro subscription just became … Read More “Google’s AI Pro subscription now includes YouTube Premium Lite!” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s Premium subscribers are increasing at a faster rate than ever. The revenue from YouTube Premium has surpassed that from ads on the platform. It appears that YouTube’s strife against ad blockers is finally paying off. YouTube has been toiling hard to keep freeloaders away by inventing new ways … Read More “YouTube Premium is quietly winning the war against ad blockers” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube Premium is one of those subscriptions plenty of people reluctantly pay for because, once you get used to it, the idea of going back is tough to take. No ads, background playback, downloads, YouTube Music — it’s easy to see why it ends up feeling essential for users, even … Read More “The YouTube Premium price hike has a lot of you thinking twice” »
