Joe Hindy / Android Authority
TL;DR
- YouTube Music now enables you to obtain songs and podcasts for offline listening inside its internet app.
- This function brings the online model according to the cell app, providing higher comfort for customers.
YouTube Music, Google’s devoted music streaming service, is making offline listening extra accessible with the rollout of offline downloads for its internet app. This welcome function brings the web site according to its cell app counterpart, permitting customers to save lots of songs and playlists for enjoyment even with out an web connection (h/t 9to5Google).
YouTube has been testing this function out for some time now, nevertheless it appears to have gained wider availability as of March twenty ninth. Whereas the function isn’t displaying for everybody but, some customers are being greeted with a “New! Obtain music to hear offline” message beside their Library tab.
Saving music for offline use is straightforward. Navigate to an album or single’s web page and search for the obtain button nestled between the “Save to library” and three-dot overflow menu choices.
Whereas the cell app has lengthy supported offline listening, the dearth of a local desktop app made this function unavailable on computer systems. Similar to the YouTube Music cell app, downloaded content material on the internet will get its personal “Downloads” tab inside your library, and handy filters assist you to kind by playlists, podcasts, songs, or albums.
Offline downloads on the internet app will rely towards YouTube Music’s 10-device obtain restrict, which is beneficiant sufficient to not concern most customers. As is the case on the cell app, offline downloads will expire in case your machine doesn’t connect with the web at the very least as soon as each 30 days.
We are able to count on this function to roll out progressively to extra YouTube Music customers quickly.