Last week, rumors and even signs emerged that the web app might support YouTube Music offline downloading. The feature is now starting to roll out to some users.
How will the YouTube Music offline download feature work on the web app?
On the Album/single page of the YouTube Music web app, you will see a download button at the top that says “Save to library.” A “Downloading…” indicator will appear in the lower left corner to indicate the progress note.
There will then be a new Downloads tab on the Library page. This tab will have categories such as Filters, Playlists, Podcasts, Songs, and Albums. Google says in a text below the play bar, “It will indicate when there is no internet connection.
Content you download via the YouTube Music offline download method will remain available provided your device has an active internet connection at least every 30 days.
This was a long awaited feature. It was a nice solution to YouTube Music not offering a desktop application. Currently, this feature is not released on every device, it seems to be being rolled out slowly.
Downloading content will likely require a YouTube Premium subscription. However, for some unknown reason, people still do not use the YouTube Music service. What do you think, as users? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments section.