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YouTube Premium, Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026

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YouTube Premium Features and Benefits

The session focused on demonstrating YouTube Premium’s key features compared to the free version.

  • Details
    • Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated how the free version of YouTube plays ads before and during videos, which cannot be skipped
    • Siena(She/Her): Explained that YouTube Premium eliminates all ads, allowing uninterrupted playback
    • Siena(She/Her): Showed that Premium allows downloading videos for offline viewing on mobile devices
    • Siena(She/Her): Noted that Premium remembers playback position across devices
    • Ivy: Questioned whether the $16 monthly cost is justified just for removing ads
    • Liz’s: Asked about the pricing and whether it applies to TV viewing as well
    • Conclusion
      • YouTube Premium costs $16 per month and includes YouTube Music
      • Premium removes all ads from videos and music
      • Users can download content for offline playback on mobile devices
      • The service works across all devices once signed in with a Google account
        • YouTube Music Service and Capabilities

        Discussion covered the features and advantages of YouTube Music included with Premium.

        • Details
          • Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated searching for songs, creating playlists, and saving music
          • Siena(She/Her): Explained that YouTube Music can access both official music tracks and YouTube videos
          • Ali: Noted that playlists can be transferred from Apple Music to YouTube Music
          • Ivy: Asked whether YouTube Music is better than Apple Music
          • Siena(She/Her): Stated that YouTube Music finds obscure songs more easily because it searches both the music library and YouTube videos
          • Liz’s: Inquired about pre-made playlists and creating custom playlists
          • Conclusion
            • YouTube Music provides access to a larger music catalog by including YouTube videos
            • Users can create custom playlists and access publicly available playlists
            • Playlists from other services can be easily transferred to YouTube Music
            • The service is particularly good for finding obscure or less common songs
              • Keyboard Shortcuts in YouTube Music

              The team reviewed available keyboard shortcuts for navigating YouTube Music.

              • Details
                • Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated pressing Shift + / to view all keyboard shortcuts
                • Siena(She/Her): Listed shortcuts including Space or semicolon for play/pause, J or Shift+N for next song, K or Shift+P for previous song
                • Palmer: Asked whether the K key works for pause in YouTube Music as it does in regular YouTube
                • Siena(She/Her): Confirmed that in YouTube Music, K plays the previous song rather than pause
                • Palmer: Tested and confirmed that semicolon works for play/pause in YouTube Music
                • Conclusion
                  • Keyboard shortcuts in YouTube Music differ slightly from regular YouTube
                  • Space or semicolon pauses/plays music
                  • Users can access the full shortcut list anytime by pressing Shift + /
                    • Collaborative Playlists Feature

                    Demonstration of creating and sharing collaborative playlists in YouTube Premium.

                    • Details
                      • Siena(She/Her): Created a new playlist called “Canadian Music” and enabled collaboration
                      • Siena(She/Her): Generated an invite link and sent it to Ali via email
                      • Ali: Received the link and joined the collaborative playlist
                      • Siena(She/Her): Explained that collaborators can add videos and songs to shared playlists
                      • Ali: Successfully added a song to the collaborative playlist
                      • Conclusion
                        • YouTube Premium allows users to create collaborative playlists
                        • Invite links can be generated and shared via email
                        • Multiple users can add content to the same playlist
                        • This feature is included with YouTube Premium subscription
                          • YouTube Premium on Television

                          Discussion about signing in and using YouTube Premium on TV devices.

                          • Details
                            • Liz’s: Asked how to set up YouTube Premium on television and whether she would need to enter credentials repeatedly
                            • Siena(She/Her): Confirmed that users only need to sign in once on TV
                            • Liz’s: Expressed concern about entering passwords using a TV remote
                            • Siena(She/Her): Recommended setting up the account on a phone or iPad first, then signing in on TV
                            • Ivy: Confirmed that entering credentials on TV with a remote is difficult even for sighted users
                            • Rob: Mentioned having difficulty signing in to YouTube on TV
                            • Conclusion
                              • YouTube Premium account setup should be done on a phone, tablet, or computer first
                              • Once signed in on TV, credentials are saved and do not need to be re-entered
                              • Entering passwords on TV remotes is challenging and should be avoided when possible
                                • Movies on YouTube Premium

                                Brief discussion about movie availability and rental options.

                                • Details
                                  • Ivy: Asked whether YouTube Premium includes access to movies or if they require additional payment
                                  • Ivy: Mentioned knowing someone who watches full-length old movies on YouTube
                                  • Siena(She/Her): Stated uncertainty about whether movie rentals are included in Premium or require separate payment
                                  • Siena(She/Her): Noted that the free version allows renting movies for a fee
                                  • Conclusion
                                    • Movie rental options exist on YouTube but it is unclear if Premium includes them
                                    • Some full-length movies are available for free on YouTube
                                    • This topic requires further exploration
                                      • Browser Recommendations for YouTube

                                      Discussion about which web browser works best with YouTube services.

                                      • Details
                                        • Ivy: Asked why Siena uses Chrome instead of Safari for YouTube
                                        • Ali: Stated that Chrome provides a better experience for all Google products
                                        • Siena(She/Her): Confirmed that Chrome works more smoothly with YouTube and Google services
                                        • Palmer: Noted that Safari pauses videos when trying to like them, which Chrome does not do
                                        • Rob: Suggested using Brave browser as an ad blocker alternative
                                        • Ali: Explained that Brave does not synchronize bookmarks across devices like Chrome does
                                        • Siena(She/Her): Agreed that synchronization is important and Chrome handles it better
                                        • Conclusion
                                          • Chrome is the recommended browser for YouTube and Google services
                                          • Chrome provides better accessibility and smoother performance than Safari
                                          • Brave browser blocks ads but lacks cross-device synchronization features
                                          • Chrome allows signing in with a Google account to sync bookmarks and settings across devices
                                            • Creating Multiple Playlists Issue

                                            Discussion about a bug preventing users from adding songs to multiple playlists simultaneously.

                                            • Details
                                              • Jackie: Reported that the free version of YouTube recently stopped allowing users to add videos to multiple playlists at once
                                              • Jackie: Explained that users must restart the app or phone to add a video to another playlist
                                              • Jackie: Asked whether YouTube Premium resolves this issue
                                              • Siena(She/Her): Suggested this might be a bug or a feature being pushed to Premium subscribers
                                              • Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated successfully adding a song to multiple playlists with Premium
                                              • Conclusion
                                                • Free YouTube users are experiencing issues adding content to multiple playlists simultaneously
                                                • This may be a bug or a feature restriction pushing users toward Premium
                                                • YouTube Premium appears to allow adding content to multiple playlists at once
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