YouTube Red launches on October 28 with offline and background playback, no ads

21 October, 2015
After almost a year since first announcing it, YouTube's subscription service is now ready for everyone to use. The beta tag will be taken off on October 28, which is also when a name change will happen - the service will be known as YouTube Red, and not as YouTube Music Key anymore.

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  • Anonymous
  • 9xM
  • 23 Oct 2015

How long before we start seeing "Only available on Youtube Red" whilst using Youtube . . .

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    • AnonD-362866
    • NHU
    • 22 Oct 2015

    Anonymous, 22 Oct 2015If you are spending $30 on lunch every day, you're doing it... moreMyself? What's wrong with that?

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      • Anonymous
      • NT9
      • 22 Oct 2015

      AnonD-362866, 22 Oct 2015$10 is peanuts dude, Apple Music + Youtube Red = $20, who i... moreIf you are spending $30 on lunch every day, you're doing it wrong. That's insane. Unless you are talking about lunch for more than just for yourself?

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        • AnonD-305089
        • YTF
        • 22 Oct 2015

        lol, 22 Oct 2015"YouTube Red seems to be limited to the US at first"...Aww ... moreWell makes sense since they are familiar with Licencing laws etc of the U.S. Same reason why Pandora & Spotify haven't released in eastern asian countries like India etc.

        Also it has a subscription tag, something that Google's favorite country doesn't like paying (India)

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          • AnonD-77635
          • rA3
          • 22 Oct 2015

          AnonD-362866, 22 Oct 2015Nope I'll just use both, Apple music is the best when it co... moreQuality is basically the same, Apple music is actually a lower bitrate. Google Music is baked into the OS and extremely easy to use. Not sure about content.

          "Why not use both"?

          Because you'd have to pay for 2 services. I personally wouldn't pay for either.

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            • Dan
            • LaA
            • 22 Oct 2015

            AnonD-362866, 22 Oct 2015$10 is peanuts dude, Apple Music + Youtube Red = $20, who i... moreTry leaving in Eastern Europe

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              • AnonD-194030
              • vGC
              • 22 Oct 2015

              Omar Mohamed, 22 Oct 2015I already have all of these features on my WindowsPhone -_-... moreI use Tubecast. One problem is it doesn't account for history.

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                • YUf
                • 22 Oct 2015

                "YouTube Red seems to be limited to the US at first"...Aww c'mon Google! Make it available for the rest of us!

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                  • AnonD-19153
                  • gyx
                  • 22 Oct 2015

                  RedTube

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                    • AnonD-458108
                    • qID
                    • 22 Oct 2015

                    You can use Playlist Buddy to convert your Spotify playlists to YouTube Red.

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                      • AnonD-362866
                      • NHU
                      • 22 Oct 2015

                      AnonD-77635, 22 Oct 2015It includes Google Music, so it might be enough to convert ... moreNope I'll just use both, Apple music is the best when it comes to music streaming, it has the best content, 90% of the time it has exclusive content a week before Spotify or any other streaming service, it is baked into the OS making it smooth and extremely easy to use. Not to mention the audio quality being so awesome (you can also use lower quality over LTE if data is a concern). So why not just use both? I won't use google music that's for damn sure, I'd just use the youtube functionality.

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                        • AnonD-362866
                        • NHU
                        • 22 Oct 2015

                        AnonD-442781, 22 Oct 2015Once you compare it to the competition there is little chan... more$10 is peanuts dude, Apple Music + Youtube Red = $20, who in this day and age doesn't have $20 to waste? Heck my lunch everyday comes up to about $30. The only people who will complain about the price are those who always complain about the price on everything.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vM6
                          • 22 Oct 2015

                          Download ogyoutube does the same for free on android

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                            • AnonD-77635
                            • rAp
                            • 22 Oct 2015

                            9.99 nah, 22 Oct 2015Not many will bat an eye at this price, it would be differe... moreIt includes Google Music, so it might be enough to convert people from Apple Music or Spotify.

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                              • AnonD-410194
                              • 0Rk
                              • 22 Oct 2015

                              Omar Mohamed, 22 Oct 2015I already have all of these features on my WindowsPhone -_-... moreLOL Me too (MyTube!)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • HjB
                                • 22 Oct 2015

                                I was about to get excited until I saw the $9.99 per month price tag. Meh. Not going to happen. Im out.

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                                  • Mangkanor
                                  • 2Au
                                  • 22 Oct 2015

                                  And Oh, YouTube Red "has a special bonus"...
                                  lams na this! haha potang pepe!

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                                    • AnonD-442781
                                    • JiR
                                    • 22 Oct 2015

                                    9.99 nah, 22 Oct 2015Not many will bat an eye at this price, it would be differe... moreOnce you compare it to the competition there is little chance of that happening. Apple music costs the same amount and you get a lot less.

                                    Maybe they will split it so you can get only some features for a discount, but I doubt it.

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                                      • AnonD-442781
                                      • JiR
                                      • 22 Oct 2015

                                      AnonD-351867, 21 Oct 2015Background playback, seriously google, we had fun jokeing f... moreThere's always the quick fix of using multitasking, but that still takes a tiny bit of screen, and it obviously doesn't work with the screen turned off.

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                                        • 9.99 nah
                                        • Hkj
                                        • 22 Oct 2015

                                        Not many will bat an eye at this price, it would be different if it were to be 3.99...hmmm