How to play YouTube videos in the background on your iPhone, without having to keep the app open

To play YouTube videos in the background while doing other things on your iPhone, you can use YouTube premium or Safari's desktop view mode.

What is YouTube Premium? How much the ad-free streaming service costs and whether it's worth it

YouTube Premium costs $11.99 per month and lets you watch YouTube videos without ads and download content for offline watching.
9to5google

YouTube committed to music, saw more full Premium upgrades than downgrades to Lite

In announcing the new Premium Lite subscription tier today, YouTube reaffirmed its commitment to music on the platform. YouTube Premium Lite at $7.99 per month in the ...

YouTube Premium Adds High-Quality Audio for Music Tracks, Faster Playback Speeds, More

YouTube Premium members are getting high-quality audio for music tracks on mobile, the ability to adjust playback speed in ...
Variety

YouTube Hits 125 Million Music and Premium Subscribers, Intros Cheaper ‘Lite’ Tier Without Music in U.S.

YouTube, the world’s biggest video platform, touted a new milestone: It now has more than 125 million subscribers worldwide for YouTube Music and Premium, up from 100 million just a year ago. In ...
The Verge

YouTube Premium’s legacy price breaks are going away for more users

Google already hiked prices for some YouTube Music Key and Google Play Music holdovers in the US, and now people in other countries are getting the same message. Google already hiked prices for some ...
The Hollywood Reporter

YouTube Launches Less Expensive Premium Tier as Subscribers Surge Past 125M

Premium Lite will cost $7.99 per month and include "most" videos in key genres. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The company had been testing Premium Lite in a handful of countries, but is now rolling it ...