r/youtubepremium

Youtube is becoming unusable lately. The ads are more frequent than ever. I feel like google is listening to me and throwing an add as soon as I step away from my computer.
At the same time the experience of youtube from 15 years ago was way better. E.g. no shorts forced, dislike counts, etc.
My question is: “Are there any good alternatives?”
I would happily pay for a sub not from google. Ideally one that costs somewhat less than 20 euros. But even 20 is fine to keep corporations away from profiting on invasion of my privacy.

I get 3 months of free Youtube Premium with my new phone Pixel 11 Pro.
I already have Youtube Premium. Does anyone know how this works? Should I cancel my subscription? Do you get an activation code?

I’ve been using an Indian Apple ID with gift card balance for YouTube Premium for a while and it used to work without issues. Now I’m completely stuck and I can’t get it to renew no matter what I try...

The subscription expired today and shows as Inactive in Apple Settings. My balance is fine, I just successfully paid for Apple Arcade and Proton VPN with the exact same account and balance. But the second I try YouTube Premium everything falls apart.

In the YouTube app I get the classic “We couldn’t verify your country” message. When I try to renew purely through Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions I get “Unable to Complete Purchase” message, then it forces me into a login screen and eventually says it can’t connect.

I’ve already tried pretty much everything. Indian VPN, no VPN, the latest iOS 27 beta, deleting and reinstalling the YouTube app, even using a completely clean iPhone that has never had YouTube installed. I even created a brand new Indian Apple ID and the exact same errors still happen... It really feels like Google is somehow blocking the purchase on their end even when the payment is going through Apple. Other apps charge without any problem, but YouTube Premium just refuses.

Has anyone else run into this exact situation recently? Is the Indian Apple ID method for YouTube Premium basically broken for some accounts now, or is there still a way around it?

Any help would be appreciated :)

Im going abroad in next few weeks and is there anyway I can get YT premium at pakistan price subscription whilst I am abroad? I do have Pakistani bank card and just wanted to know whats the best method long term to sort this? & should I do YT family or individual membership to not flag anything cuz the other members will be living in the UK and i will return soon so dont want YT to detect any location differences etc and block the whole family subscription or to be safe, just do individual subscription whilst there?

Just pulled this fresh out of the oven!

I’ve been experiencing issues with my YouTube Premium Turkey subscription through Apple Turkey, just like everyone else. As you know, you either need a local Turkish mobile number or a local bank card to keep it active.

Here’s how I reactivated my account using a Turkish Virtual Credit Card (VCC):
Get a Turkish VCC app: Download a Turkish VCC provider (search online for Kliq VCC or similar).
Register: Sign up using your phone number (I used a UK number).

Verify: Verify your account with the same info/card you use to pay for YouTube.

Create VCC: Once activated, generate a virtual credit card inside the app.

Renew Apple ID: Go to the App Store, try to renew your existing account using available funds in your apple account, once new payment method required and select vcc method.

Apply VCC: Enter the VCC information you just generated.

And there you have it, enjoy your YouTube Premium Turkey subscription back!

I wanted to share my experience and see if anyone has gone through something similar. Over a year ago, I received 7 copyright strikes (around the same short time) that ultimately lead to my YouTube account being terminated. At the time I believed a YouTube copyright message meant certain uses were permitted and I misunderstood the rules.

I’m not seeking to become a creator again. My goal is to simply be allowed back as a regular user for basic Youtube features and to participate in the community.

I’ve explained my story in full detail with evidence in the Twitter link - https://x.com/marktonna1/status/2069400624739795071?s=46

However, I understand that not everyone may feel comfortable using a link so I've made a short video that quickly shows the Main tweet and replies I made along with documented evidence.

https://reddit.com/link/1v4ngi0/video/rgjpl4coi8fh1/player

I believe this is a greedy bug. Let me explain.

I pay for Youtube premium, but from time to time I notice that videos just stop at certain times, I have a feeling that when adds should pop up in a non payed account, the video pauses, then it realises it's a payed account, does not show me the add, but the video remains paused.

I noticed on Chromecast With Google TV because that is where I listen to music Playlists. It also happens for individual videos, but it's not as noticeable.

Has anyone else ran into this?