It’s similar to how a square falls under the rectangle umbrella: YouTube Music falls under the YouTube Premium umbrella. The difference is in what you’re afforded when you subscribe to the former versus the latter. From here, you can also choose to limit mobile data, adjust mobile network quality, and more.Īnytime you “thumbs up” a song, it’s automatically added to the “thumbs up songs” playlist. Go to the homepage, tap your profile avatar, and select the cog icon labeled “settings.” Then slide the option to stream via Wi-Fi only. You can even take extra precautions to prevent streaming over data. If you intend to download music videos, make sure your phone has the space for it or pick up a microSD card if your phone supports it. You can download a music video, song, or playlist by tapping the three vertical circles and selecting download from the pull-up menu. Don’t have unlimited data? Download over Wi-Fi and listen anywhere This is disappointing for the likes of SoundGuys, but if you just want to hear music and don’t care much for its quality, selecting “high” audio quality should be fine. In an AMA a Google employee shared that YouTube Music has no intention to exceed 256kbps, citing FLAC streaming as a cost-inefficient option. It’s not great seeing how Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music Unlimited, and a handful of others support lossless formats like FLAC or at least a higher bitrate. This is the official quality for YouTube Music whether you’re on a mobile network or Wi-Fi.

Always high: 256 kbps AAC (maintains this even when the connection is poor).

High: 256kbps AAC (highest quality setting).

You can choose between a few different sound quality settings: When the service was first announced there wasn’t any official documentation of sound quality but that has since been added to the YouTube Music help page. You can’t actually create a custom EQ for YouTube Music though. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy S10e allows you to toggle Dolby Atmos and choose between a few dubious EQ presets. There is an EQ option under settings, but it relies on your phone’s sound quality options. Unlike other streaming platforms, audio adjustments are restrictive. The desktop layout of YouTube Music Premium is nearly identical to that of the mobile application.

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