YouTube ads can get quite annoying, which is why many consider upgrading to YouTube Premium. But before you do, there are some things you need to know.
So you finally decided to fix those scratches on your car and give it a much-needed deep clean in the process. But because you’re no mechanic or auto detailer by nature, you, of course, went straight to YouTube to watch some tutorials. It’s all fine and dandy for the first couple of minutes until the ads start playing and disrupting your workflow. And because your hands are greasy and full of tools and cleaning supplies, you have no choice but to sit through the two miserable 30-second ads.
If you’re just as annoyed about ads as anyone else, YouTube Premium might be what you need. Not only do you get to avoid ads on YouTube and YouTube Music, but you can also use fancy features like downloads, automatic video resumption, PiP, and better video quality. However, before you get too excited and click on that inviting Get YouTube Premium button, there are a few things you probably didn’t know about YouTube and its premium service first.Experimental features
One perk of being on a Premium subscription is access to experimental features. Premium members have the privilege to explore newly developed features first before they become publicly available (or scratched, depending on the development team). To try out these experiments, all you have to do is visit the new features page, browse through the selection, and click the Try out button on your experiment of choice.
You can, however, only use one experiment at a time. If you feel bored with the first experiment and want to play around with the other available options, you can readily turn off the first one from the same features page. Each of the experiments only runs for a set timeframe, which you’ll find in the experiment’s description. Before the period ends, you’re free to send in your thoughts and feedback to YouTube.
At the moment, there’s only one available experimental feature up for testing: Playables. They’re games you can play straight from YouTube with no need for downloads or installations.Conditions on cheaper subscription plans
At $13.99 a month, individual YouTube Premium subscriptions can be quite pricey for some people. The good news is that you can always go for the cheaper options like the Annual plan, which you can get at $139.99, the Family plan for $22.99 a month for all five members plus the manager, and the Student plan for $7.99 a month. But while they are less expensive, they also come with some conditions.
Annual plans are for individual subscriptions only and are currently location-specific.
