YouTube APK teardown reveals 'Music Pass' feature for uninterrupted music
Rumours of YouTube’s subscription based music service have surfaced again and this time with some concrete proof of it coming...
Rumours of YouTube’s subscription-based music service have surfaced again and this time with some concrete proof of it coming. An APK teardown of the Android version of the app has shown more details about the subscription service, to be dubbed Music Pass.
Android Police split the APK apart to see the service called Music Pass that will let subscribers listen to “millions of songs” minus the irritation of advertisements. A few lines of strings in the version 5.3 of the app hint at the possibility of a separate page, or a pop-up, encouraging users to upgrade to Music Pass.
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There’s also offline playback found within the codes. This promises “no ads on millions of songs” and “uninterrupted listening”. It could be possible that YouTube will actually air ads on most songs, leaving only a few million of them ad free.
It’s interesting to note, however, that YouTube Music Pass’ rights were possibly negotiated separately from Google Play Music. The latter service is run by YouTube’s parent company Google. The area is still grey as information about this service remains patchy. YouTube’s Music Pass could even turn out to be Google Play All Access’ extension.
More from News AnalysisOffline video playback is definitely headed to YouTube soon and it is something the video sharing service itself had promised a while ago. The codes reveal that entire playlists can be cached for offline playback even while some uploaders will be allowed to opt out of this ability. There will be a 48-hour limitation on saved videos too.
An earlier report by Billboard had said that the offline viewing feature will come to YouTube later this year. It would indeed be a good move for Google to try and sell music subscriptions via YouTube. The website, after all, has become synonymous with streaming music on the Internet.
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