AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube experiments with new screen locking feature for Premium userstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkYouTube experiments with new screen locking feature for Premium userstechcrunch.comAccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAccidentalLemming@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThe most benevolent theory I could come up with is that they give paying users early access to new features, and plan to roll it out for free users too if the test is successful. But who knows.
minus-squareentropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI dunno. Background playing, picture-in-picture, and playing audio when the screen is off are also premium features, right?
minus-squaremarmo7ade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoYes. Google is a business and they like money. It’s not weird, surprising, nor does it require a theory.
minus-squareSmashingSquid@notyour.rodeolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoBackground playing and pip are available to free users now except on music videos.
The most benevolent theory I could come up with is that they give paying users early access to new features, and plan to roll it out for free users too if the test is successful. But who knows.
I dunno. Background playing, picture-in-picture, and playing audio when the screen is off are also premium features, right?
Yes. Google is a business and they like money. It’s not weird, surprising, nor does it require a theory.
Background playing and pip are available to free users now except on music videos.