With the release of YouTube Music, many people were excited to try out a new service. However, some were disappointed that background playback was only available with a YouTube Premium account.

YouTube today announced that the YouTube Music app will enable background playback for free. The feature will be available first in Canada starting November 3 ...

YouTube Music free background listening will finally be a feature starting November 3. Unfortunately, this feature will only be available in Canada. There’s no word on when this feature might expand ...

October marks the first anniversary of the death of Google Play Music, leaving only the sad shadow of a replacement music service, YouTube Music, in Google's ecosystem. YouTube Music is showing just ...

Upcoming changes will allow background listening for unpaid users, but limit video playback to Premium. I've covered the technology field for a decade, beginning a freelance career in 2017 and working ...

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