{"id":610251,"date":"2026-05-29T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610251\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:06:17","slug":"youtube-premium-is-getting-three-new-features-for-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610251\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Premium is getting three new features for podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"YouTube premium app on smartphone stock photo (3)\"  alt=\"YouTube premium app on smartphone stock photo (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YouTube-premium-app-on-smartphone-stock-photo-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium is getting three new features: On-the-go, Auto speed, and Ask Music for podcasts.<br \/>\nThey\u2019re available to Premium subscribers on Android and will roll out to iOS devices in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube is one of the biggest platforms for people to listen to podcasts. It has over one billion monthly active viewers watching podcast content. It also offers a plethora of useful features to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/youtube-winning-war-against-ad-blockers-3662287\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premium subscribers<\/a>, including background play, jump ahead, and faster playback speed options than non-Premium users. Now, it\u2019s getting even better for users who listen to podcasts on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768240152_738_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768240152_238_google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/new-youtube-premium-features-podcast-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> is introducing three new features designed to make your experience listening to podcasts easier and more enjoyable: On-the-go mode, Auto speed, and Ask Music \u2014 which is now expanding to podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>On-the-go mode offers easier access to listening controls for videos playing in the background \u2014 like skipping around back and forth. It\u2019s meant to offer Premium members a better experience while they\u2019re out and mobile.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also introducing Auto speed for more efficient listening. That\u2019s designed to smartly tweak playback speed to be faster when it detects slow speech, or optimize playback during parts that are packed with information.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"YouTube Premium on the go feature\"  alt=\"YouTube Premium on the go feature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YouTube-Premium-on-the-go-feature.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"YouTube Premium auto speed feature\"  alt=\"YouTube Premium auto speed feature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YouTube-Premium-auto-speed-feature.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On-the-go mode and Auto speed were already available as experimental features in the YouTube app, but are now rolling out for all for Premium members.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube\u2019s Ask Music feature is also expanding to podcasts, two years after its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/youtube-music-ask-music-3480814\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">initial launch<\/a>. Though it\u2019s not expanding to more countries, it will now be able to offer podcast recommendations based on a specific genre you\u2019re interested in or depending on your mood. It will also be able to surface podcasts that it thinks you might like according to shows you already enjoy listening to.<\/p>\n<p>On-the-go mode and Auto speed are available to Premium members on Android right now, and will roll out to iOS users in the coming months. Ask Music is already available to subscribers in select countries, and you should be able to use it for podcast recommendations right away.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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