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YouTube Premium vs. Premium Lite: Why the new cheaper tier may be all you need

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YouTube Premium Lite just got two new features.

Lite subscribers can now download videos and use background play.

Full Premium costs $14 a month, while Lite is $8 a month.

If you've been on the fence about whether a YouTube Premium subscription is worth the price, your choice just got a little easier.

YouTube this week announced two big additions to its $8-a-month Premium Lite -- the ability to download videos and the option to keep videos playing in the background for "most videos." Previously, these were reserved for the $14-a-month Premium option.

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