YouTube Music's web app now gives you offline downloads for travel tunes

Date:
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:30:40 +0000

Description:
You'll be able to download your favorite tracks and podcasts, but first, you need a YouTube Premium subscription.

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YouTube Musics browser app is giving Premium subscribers the ability to download songs for offline listening.

Details of this upcoming change originate from a Reddit user who posted multiple screenshots of the altered service. Theres not much to go off at the moment. The images show there will be a new blue Download button in between Save to Library and the three-dot expandable menu above an albums tracklist. Clicking it causes a Downloading window to pop up in the bottom left-hand corner denoting progress. Downloads on Web App from r/YoutubeMusic

Once finished, you can head on over to the new Downloads tab on the Library page to find the song. A line of text underneath states music will stay on your device indefinitely so long as it connects to the internet once every 30 days. 9To5Google in their report states the feature will have filters
allowing users to sort content by Playlists, Podcasts, Songs, and Albums. Limited roll out

Its important to mention that offline downloading may only be available to a handful of people. We happened to be one of the lucky few to have received
the update on our YouTube Premium subscription (YouTube hasn't made any official announcement). If you look closely at our screenshot, the Download button is actually white instead of blue. (Image credit: Future)

Some online reports claim people are unable to download podcasts. However, that doesnt seem to be the case because we were able to grab a couple of episodes. All you have to do is click the three-dot menu to the right of the play button and select Download. The podcast will show up in your Library
soon after. This is a big deal as Google Podcasts will be shutting down this April in the United States, forcing listeners over to YouTube Music. It looks like the platform is preparing for the inevitable flood of new people migrating over. (Image credit: Future)

Its unknown when this feature will officially roll out, although judging by its recent appearance, a release may be happening soon. YouTube Music users seem to be looking forward to getting the patch. On another Reddit post talking about the update, youll see multiple comments talking about how excited they are that offline downloading is just over the horizon.

In our opinion, you can't listen to music without a good pair of headphones. For recommendations, check out TechRadar's list of the best headphones for 2024 . You might also like The best free music downloader apps for your PC 2024 The YouTube Kids app on smart TVs will stop working in July, and that's
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/youtube-musics-web-app-now-gives- you-offline-downloads-for-travel-tunes


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