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YouTube Premium Lite Expands: Offline Downloads & Background Playback!

2/24/2026

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YouTube is expanding YouTube Premium Lite at $7.99 by adding background playback and offline downloads, features previously exclusive to the YouTube Premium plan.
Launched in March 2025, Premium Lite removes most ads but still shows ads on music content.
The updates respond to user feedback to make Lite more appealing.
Global rollout begins Tuesday, while YouTube Music and Premium together number over 125 million users as of March 2025.

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Story summary

YouTube is expanding YouTube Premium Lite at $7.99 by adding background playback and offline downloads, features previously exclusive to the YouTube Premium plan.
Launched in March 2025, Premium Lite removes most ads but still shows ads on music content.
The updates respond to user feedback to make Lite more appealing.
Global rollout begins Tuesday, while YouTube Music and Premium together number over 125 million users as of March 2025.