Youtube Premium is the subscription I have that I wish I didn't the most [1].
I mean, getting rid of the ads is great, but you still have to fast forward through the in-video ads from the content creators. "But first, a message from our sponsor..." is exactly the thing I'm paying to get rid of, but I can't even be free from that.
The thing that makes me the most upset is how they tie the YT premium subscription to the ability to turn off my iPad screen without turning off the audio. This kills me for two reasons. First, it used to be the case that you could do this for free on the original Apple iPad app. Then it became a paid feature. So that still bugs me.
But moreover, it's sets a terrible precedent. The iPad hardware is mine. The state of the hardware should be of no concern to the app. What's next, the video stops playing if the audio is muted? Or I can't mute ads? I subscribed to Peacock because it was $1.99, and now they show ads when the video is paused. We're slowly rolling to the future where you have to stand up and scream "McDonald's" before you video will resume playing, and I don't know how to stop it [2]. Subscribing to YT Premium seems like giving in and admitting defeat.
p.s. This is kind of an edge case, but the other thing that's terrible about YT Premium is the support. I was recently locked out of my Google account, and that meant I couldn't get into YT Premium. Google offers 0 support in recovering accounts, the forum was useless and locked my question, and the only place I could find help was Reddit. Meanwhile, I couldn't cancel my YT premium subscription, because I had to be logged in to do that, which I couldn't do. So because Google offers 0 customer support to people locked out of their accounts, the only solution to canceling the YT premium subscription was to cancel my credit card, which is a huge hassle.
[1] I have it because my wife wants it. Can't say no to that.
Have you tried using SponsorBlock? It skips over the sponsorships and other unwanted sections of YouTube videos and I don't believe it deprives the creator of their sponsorship income either.
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Youtube Premium is the subscription I have that I wish I didn't the most [1].
I mean, getting rid of the ads is great, but you still have to fast forward through the in-video ads from the content creators. "But first, a message from our sponsor..." is exactly the thing I'm paying to get rid of, but I can't even be free from that.
The thing that makes me the most upset is how they tie the YT premium subscription to the ability to turn off my iPad screen without turning off the audio. This kills me for two reasons. First, it used to be the case that you could do this for free on the original Apple iPad app. Then it became a paid feature. So that still bugs me.
But moreover, it's sets a terrible precedent. The iPad hardware is mine. The state of the hardware should be of no concern to the app. What's next, the video stops playing if the audio is muted? Or I can't mute ads? I subscribed to Peacock because it was $1.99, and now they show ads when the video is paused. We're slowly rolling to the future where you have to stand up and scream "McDonald's" before you video will resume playing, and I don't know how to stop it [2]. Subscribing to YT Premium seems like giving in and admitting defeat.
p.s. This is kind of an edge case, but the other thing that's terrible about YT Premium is the support. I was recently locked out of my Google account, and that meant I couldn't get into YT Premium. Google offers 0 support in recovering accounts, the forum was useless and locked my question, and the only place I could find help was Reddit. Meanwhile, I couldn't cancel my YT premium subscription, because I had to be logged in to do that, which I couldn't do. So because Google offers 0 customer support to people locked out of their accounts, the only solution to canceling the YT premium subscription was to cancel my credit card, which is a huge hassle.
[1] I have it because my wife wants it. Can't say no to that.
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Have you tried using SponsorBlock? It skips over the sponsorships and other unwanted sections of YouTube videos and I don't believe it deprives the creator of their sponsorship income either.
Wow. It’s like streaming services want to lose customers. Baffling.