Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works It is no secret that YouTube has been trying to make it harder and harder for users to block ads on its app. Back in March, earlier this year, we reported on problems users, including us, noticed across various browsers including the likes of Chrome, Opera, and Firefox. Later in the same month, Google released its new paid subscription tier called "YouTube Premium Lite." However, this is not a completely ad-free service as users are still served adverts during their YouTube sessions, although the number of ads is far lower than what a user would see on the free app. The idea is quite similar to Netflix's Basic with Ads plan, which was released back in 2022. Besides a non-ad-free experience, the $7.99 Premium Lite subscription also removed several other cool features like the ability to download videos for offline viewing and background play, which can be quite convenient for listeni ... Read full article.