YouTube Music - Short Review

I recently switched from Google Play Music to YouTube Music.

Given my previous experiences, I was already trying to figure out the best way to switch to Spotify. But to my surprise, it doesn't really suck.

Don't get me wrong, except for looking a little better there is no advantage in the switch, but it is not bad enough that I'm willing to switch from it.

Advantages:
- Can finally see album art properly.
- YouTube Premium is super cheap if you have YouTube Music - less than US$1 more here. This was available previously, but in a crazy move by one of the biggest companies in the world, you had to sign up for YouTube Premium, and then cancel GPM, and talk to support to get your money back. Bizarre. And obviously, this worried people that they might lose their music libraries, so I didn't do it. There isn't all that much to watch in YouTube Premium, but for that price even removing the ads is worth it.

Disadvantages:
- for whatever reason, scrolling through a playlist means it pauses occasionally to add new items. In a top of the line phone in 2020. Wow.
- The extra window in the web version with the current music and controls seems to be gone. This was great when playing a game in the main screen, and helpful when working. Same with the shortcut keys.
- No support to play local MP3s with a playlist. In all fairness, this is confusing for the users.

Overall, it is acceptable. I certainly won't be recommending at this point, though.

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