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May 30, 2024 · Starting on July 8, free YouTube Music users will lose access to the Canadian-exclusive ability to use background playback. Following this change, users will need to subscribe to YouTube Music or YouTube Premium. News of this change was first reported by Android Police.
May 30, 2024 · In short, YouTube Music is reverting the experience it trialed in Canada. Free users in that one country were able to listen to “continuous radio stations” in the background.
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May 30, 2024 · YouTube Music in Canada will soon need a subscription to listen to music in the background and use CarPlay/Android Auto. To offset this, free users will now be able to enjoy fully on-demand music instead of shuffle only. These changes go into effect on July 8th, 2024.
May 30, 2024 · YouTube Music has started emailing users in Canada to inform them that the app's free background playback feature will be discontinued, starting July 8.
Oct 21, 2021 · According to the concise document, YouTube Music free users in Canada will be able to enjoy music in the background, “shuffle play personalized playlists mixes,” “find the perfect mood...
May 30, 2024 · Key Takeaways. Starting July 8th, YouTube Music free users in Canada will lose background playback perks. Luckily, the free tier will add on-demand music playback, music videos, and...
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Oct 24, 2021 · However, alongside this update, YouTube announced those using YouTube Music for free in Canada won't be able to watch the music videos. Instead, it's an audio-only experience. The ability to watch the videos is now contained within the YouTube Music Premium subscription. It gets worse.