Joe Hindy / Android Authority
TL;DR
- YouTube Music now lets you download songs and podcasts for offline listening inside its net app.
- This function brings the net model consistent with the cell app, providing better 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 net app. This welcome function brings the website consistent with 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. While the function isn’t displaying for everybody but, some customers are being greeted with a “New! Download music to listen offline” message beside their Library tab.
Saving music for offline use is easy. Navigate to an album or single’s web page and search for the download button nestled between the “Save to library” and three-dot overflow menu choices.
While the cell app has lengthy supported offline listening, the shortage of a local desktop app made this function unavailable on computer systems. Just just like the YouTube Music cell app, downloaded content material on the net will get its personal “Downloads” tab inside your library, and handy filters permit you to type by playlists, podcasts, songs, or albums.
Offline downloads on the net app will depend towards YouTube Music’s 10-device download 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 gadget doesn’t hook up with the web at the very least as soon as each 30 days.
We can count on this function to roll out steadily to extra YouTube Music customers quickly.