Youtube Music Cheats for Playlists, Mixtapes and Downloads

YouTube Music is full of features that make it a really good streaming music service if you want to listen to music for free. In addition to being able to choose any song or album by clicking on the corresponding cover, in addition to being able to watch videos and listen to personalized playlists, it is also possible to use the intelligent function of the YouTube Music Mixtape, which thanks to artificial intelligence ensures continuous listening based on our preferences to discover new songs to add to playlists.
In this guide we therefore see the best tricks for Youtube Music, to take advantage of the Mixtape function and to download music, both for those who use it for free and with the Premium version (on the Youtube Music website and the apps for Android and iPhone ).

1) Search for songs from the lyrics

Each music streaming service has a search option, but no one can beat Google and Youtube for this feature. If you don't remember a title and want to find a specific song, you can search for it from the search bar by writing a part of the text you remember, maybe the beginning or the refrain. The feature works on both mobile apps and web apps.

2) Customize the jump forward or backward

On the playback screen of the YouTube Music app on smartphone, you can double-tap on both sides of the album cover to skip forward or rewind quickly. By default, the jump is set to go 10 seconds forward or backward, but you can customize it at will.
To do this, go to the profile icon in the upper right corner of the main screen, go to Settings and select the " double tap to go forward / backward " option. You can choose a maximum of 60 seconds and a minimum of five seconds.

3) Pause search history and playback history

In order for the Mixtape's smart tips to work accurately, YouTube Music wants to record both the searches done and the songs played in a timeline. If you don't want this, you can turn off the history in Settings, going to the Privacy and location menu and turn on the " Pause search history " switch. Keep in mind that this option is linked to normal Youtube, therefore deactivating the option in Youtube Music, it is also deactivated in Youtube.
The same setting can also be found on the Youtube Music website, by clicking on the profile image in the upper right corner and then going to Settings .
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4) Start a radio station from a single song

In Youtube Music you can start a personalized radio station with continuous music starting from a particular song that we like. The smart prediction service is based on the albums you listened to in the past and those rated with the thumb up key. To start a radio, just press the three-dot menu available next to any song or album.

5) Use YouTube music playlists as alarms

By using the Youtube Music app on an Android mobile phone, you can use it as an alarm clock. You can in fact connect Youtube Music with the Google Clock app . Once the Google time app is installed, open it, tap on the main menu to choose the alarm and select Youtube Music (you can also set Spotify). You can then put one of the recently listened songs as an alarm clock or search for one.

6) Restricted mode (Parents)

Youtube Music's restricted mode is for filtering and blocking videos with adult content. This option is available in the Settings of the application or site and is particularly effective in the case of using a family subscription.

7) Choose favorite artists

When you sign up for YouTube Music or use it for the first time, you are asked to choose a set of favorite singers so that you can get advice on what music to listen to. To change this choice or to reset it from the beginning, you can go to Settings on the app or on the site and then choose the option: " improve recommendations displayed for you ".

8) Create the Mixtape

The custom Mixtape, the one you see in the upper left corner of the Youtube Music homepage or on the main tab of the app, contains the songs that are listened to most frequently or that are similar to these and are recommended by the algorithm. If you encounter songs in this automatic selection that we are not interested in listening to, then you can press the I don't like button to exclude them. By pressing the Like button, you can emphasize that song and the songs similar to that, customizing the Mixtape at best.
If you want to edit the songs you liked with your thumb up, you can open the Collection tab and find the list of " Songs you liked " which includes the music videos you liked on YouTube. By touching the three dots button, you can remove the song from the list.

9) Download songs from Youtube Music to listen to them offline

With the Youtube Music app for Android and iPhone you can download songs or entire albums so you can listen to them even without an internet connection . By pressing the button with three dots next to the title of a song, you can touch the Download button to download the video or the audio-only version (in order to save memory on the phone). The same can be done by looking for an album and then pressing the download button (the arrow down) next to the cover. You can also download music from Youtube by downloading entire playlists or the Mixtape, going to Collections and selecting a Playlist . This option, however, is only available by paying for a subscription to Youtube Music Premium .

10) Manage downloads from Youtube Music

If you enable the download of songs from the YouTube Music Mixtape, up to 250 songs are automatically downloaded, which approximately take up about 1.8 GB on the memory. You can increase this limit by going to the download section and tapping on the gear icon to change the settings. Then move the cursor to the right for the downloaded songs to listen to the mixtape offline.
To remove songs from the offline mixtape, open the Downloads section and search for the song to delete it.
To download other music to add to the offline mixtape, you must instead listen to the songs and press the Like button (there is no specific option to add).
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