- Jan 8, 2011
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- https://9to5google.com/2022/10/03/youtube-premium-4k-test/
According to multiple reports [1, 2] across Reddit over the past month, YouTube has been testing a change to that status quo. For those in Google’s experiment group, when selecting a specific resolution for a video, non-subscribers members will see the word “Premium” next to the option for 4K/2160p.
Simply put, the experiment adds a new restriction to free users of YouTube while simultaneously serving as a new “perk” of YouTube Premium.
As it stands today, the YouTube Premium subscription removes advertising from the platform, lets you play videos in the background on Android, and even download videos to watch offline. The subscription also bundles Google’s music streaming service YouTube Music.