Google just made YouTube worse on mobile, but it was bound to happen

Google has plugged a known loophole that allowed Android users to access background playback without a Premium subscription.

Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue

The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three ...

YouTube may be blocking background play on third-party browsers (Update: Google confirms)

YouTube's background play feature has stopped working on Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other browsers.
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Google (GOOGL) reports $11.383 billion of YouTube ad revenue in Q4 2025

YouTube ad revenue has surpassed $60 billion for the 2025 fiscal year.

Google launches YouTube Music AI feature that can create playlist based on your mood: Here’s how it works

YouTube Music now offers an AI Playlist feature for Premium subscribers, allowing users to generate custom music lists via ...