YOUTUBE PREMIUM
Sometimes, the best things in life are even better when they’re not free… Craig Grannell reveals how to enjoy all-you-can-eat music, video and original TV shows – with no annoying ads
THE BASICS
■ Set things up
These days, every time you venture near YouTube it demands you buy YouTube Premium. Eventually, you’re going to give in, just to shut the thing up. Sign up in a browser or Android (not in the iOS app), and it’ll set you back £11.99 a month… unless you’re a student, in which case you’re charged £6.99 but presumably get way more videos about instant noodles. Families? £17.99 for up to six, as long as they’re all 13+.
■ Press a button
On mobile, YouTube changes a bit once you go premium. The ads vanish – forever. Given that they take up half the screen in some cases, that’s a good thing. You also get two large buttons towards the top of the screen: Originals takes you to Google’s own shows (which YouTube will auto-play trailers for) and Music opens the tune-playing app – because, yep, you get full-fat Google Music.