How to enjoy your favorite songs “offline” with YouTube Music | WIRED.jp

the coolest of the many choicesmusic streaming serviceIt’s not that, but personally, “YouTube Music” is used for daily listening. I watch a ton of videos as well as music, so I can get both without ads for $12 a month (1,180 yen in Japan)“YouTube Premium”is a great service.

It’s not just that the video and music are a set. Equipped with various useful features, YouTube Music has a solid user experience.

It happened when I went to the beach with my partner. Their “energy level” had completely recovered, but their internet connection level was unstable.That’s when I remembered one of my favorite features“Offline Mix”is.

Certainly, all you have to do is download the music data to your smartphone. But how often do you board a long-haul flight or embark on an off-grid adventure without downloading your latest playlist?

As for myself, it’s only when I’ve already arrived at the beach, had a few beers down my stomach, and it’s time to hit a fast-paced, uplifting tune that I finally remember.

In such a case, offline mix becomes a reliable ally. With this feature turned on, YouTube Music will automatically download a playlist of old and new favorites to your phone.

A “fountain of sound” where your favorite songs spring up

First thing you need“YouTube Music Premium”($10/month, 980 yen in Japan, mostly for music) or YouTube Premium (1,180 yen in Japan, for music and videos) and keep it active.

“YouTube” and “YouTube Music” are separate apps on smartphones, but the two apps work together when using the same Google account. For example, if you watch a Beyoncé video on YouTube and hit the like button, the song will be added to a YouTube Music playlist of all the songs the user has liked in the past.

Next, I will explain how to enjoy the “fountain of sound” that downloads your favorite songs endlessly with an offline mix (of course, this “endless” condition is “as long as you continue to pay the subscription fee”). attached).

First, open the YouTube Music app, go to Library, and select Downloads. A blue slider will appear at the top of the screen, from which you can select the number of songs (1-100) you want to download to your device.

You’ll then be shown the approximate duration of your offline playlist and how much storage you’ll need. If you don’t see the blue slider, tap the gear settings icon in the top-right corner of the screen and tap“Offline mix (temporary storage)”settings to the right.

The menu page that appears when you select the settings icon shows how much storage is available and when the offline mix was last updated. If you want to save data communication capacity, turn on “Temporarily save only when connected to Wi-Fi”.

By the way, offline mixes don’t work if your device doesn’t have any free space left for new downloads. If you need to free up storage space on your smartphone and want to delete all songs at once, select “Delete All Offline Videos”.