YouTube Music update adds new Smart Downloads feature
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Google’s music streaming service, YouTube Music is bringing users a brand new feature that will allow them to listen to their favorite songs even when they’re offline. The new feature is called Smart Downloads and will automatically download up to 500 songs that a YouTube Music user “liked.”
That new feature will be available on Android devices first, but only for YouTube Music Premium subscribers. In order for the feature to work, you’ll have to enable Smart Downloads from the app’s menu. All downloads will happen while your phone is connected to Wi-Fi, hence the name Smart Downloads.
Make sure that you have enough free storage though and if you don’t think your phone can take all your “liked” songs, you can select how many you want YouTube Music to download from within the settings.
Unlike Offline Mixtape, a feature that’s available for YouTube Music users for quite some time, Smart Downloads doesn’t create a mix of songs that fit your taste profile and makes it available offline but rather downloads exactly the songs you like.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which YouTube Music subscribers will be able to use the new Smart Downloads feature?
Which YouTube Music subscribers will be able to use the new Smart Downloads feature?
The Smart Downloads feature will only be available to YouTube Music Premium subscribers. They will need to enable it from the app's menu on their device to begin using the service.
Q.On which type of mobile devices will Smart Downloads first become available?
On which type of mobile devices will Smart Downloads first become available?
The new Smart Downloads feature will initially be available on Android devices. There is no information in the article about its availability on other operating systems at this time.
Q.How does Smart Downloads differ from the existing Offline Mixtape feature?
How does Smart Downloads differ from the existing Offline Mixtape feature?
Smart Downloads directly downloads songs a user has 'liked', up to a maximum of 500. Offline Mixtape, in contrast, creates a mix of songs based on a user's taste profile for offline listening.
Q.What is the maximum number of songs Smart Downloads can automatically download?
What is the maximum number of songs Smart Downloads can automatically download?
The Smart Downloads feature can automatically download up to 500 songs that a YouTube Music user has 'liked'. Users can also adjust this number in the settings if they prefer fewer downloads.
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