Recently Google made a huge shift from Play Music to YouTube music in order to streamline its media services. This means to enjoy all of Google’s video or music services you have to look at its YouTube platform. The new music app is a subscription service that will be preinstalled on all devices that run Android 10 out of the box — and it’ll take the place of Google Play Music.
YouTube Music is a direct competitor to the likes of Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. But, the major catch for Google’s music app is the power of YouTube. It should be noted that most local artists are highly like to posts their audio songs first on YouTube, unlike other platforms. Also, this means you will have access to all YouTube music videos.
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You can use this App just like any other music app on your phone but in order to get the most out of YouTube Music in countries Nigeria, Kenya, or Uganda you will be met by copyright legislation by music labels, licensing issues, government policies, among other factors. This attributed to the fact that the Premium service is not available in many regions.
To enjoy YouTube Music you will need to have access to YouTube Premium or you also enjoy it as a standalone app. So this article will serve as two in one– to show you how you can get access only to the music app but also the whole suite of YouTube Premium services. Google’s music app and YouTube are both Freemium services, meaning it has a Free, ad-supported plan and a Paid premium version with perks. So let’s check out how to get into YouTube’s Ad-free Premium content and the company’s interpretation of a great music streaming player.
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Step 1: Check out all YouTube Premium Service Perks
For YouTube Premium
- Ad-free videos: Watch millions of videos uninterrupted by ads.
- Download videos to watch offline: Save videos and playlists on mobile devices and play them offline. You can watch offline for up to 30 days without being connected to the Internet.
- Play in the background: Keep videos playing when using other apps or when your screen is off
For YouTube Music Premium perks
- Easily explore the world of music with the new and improved YouTube Music app
- Ad-free music: Listen to millions of songs uninterrupted by ads
- Download music to listen offline: Save music and playlists in the YouTube Music app and listen offline. You can listen offline for up to 30 days without being connected to the Internet.
- Play in the background: Keep music playing when using other apps or when your screen is off
- Ad-free and offline play in the YouTube Kids app
Step 2: Get VPN
Getting a VPN helps you by-pass geo-restrictions. You can get access to any VPN service provider you like but we recommend a paid VPN as they tend to be more secure. You can get a VPN app from the Google Play store.
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We recommend a VPN that can tunnel your connection through UAE, USA, UK or South Africa. Please note that in order to enjoy the benefits of YouTube Premium of YouTube Music you must always have your VPN on.
Step3: Get Music App
Download the YouTube Music app (iOS/Android) in case you don’t have it on your phone. You can also do the same in your existing YouTube app of your desktop. We shall use the mobile versions in this article.
Step 4: Sign Up for a YouTube Premium Account
On your Android phone, head on to the YouTube or YouTube Music App. At the home page tap on your profile picture icon at the top right of your screen. Go to Paid Membership sign in your bank details. You will then be asked to enter your credit card details. Do that and once your card is verified, and you can start your one-month free trial and that is it.
Premium, a paid membership that gives listeners background listening, downloads, and an ad-free experience for $9.99 (UGX 37,000)a month. Or you can try YouTube Premium to extend ad-free, background listening and offline playback across all of YouTube for $11.99 (USD).
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But to get the better deal, select option to be charged in Dirams this way you will be charged about AED 23.99 (UGX 23,990, KES 699.63 or 2533.49 Naira) per month which is a reasonable amount compared to USD charged to enjoy the Perks of YouTube services.
