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YouTube Music sends erroneous ‘preview ends soon’ notification 

The YouTube Music app on Android and iOS this evening (Pacific Time) sent a “preview ends soon” notification in error to many users.

The “Your preview ends soon” YouTube Music notification tells you to “Extend your trial to keep listening to ad-free music.” It was sent to many paying subscribers that are not on a trial, including those subscribed to the higher-tier YouTube Premium. People on family plans might be especially confused by this alert.

This alert features a link to “Extend trial” and opens the “Get Music Premium” page that correctly confirms “You have YouTube Premium [or Music Premium],” i.e., full service. You can also tap your profile avatar in the top-right corner > Paid memberships to verify your plan and see information like the next billing date.

This is clearly a mistake on Google’s part involving a not properly directed alert. As of November 2022, YouTube Music and Premium has 80 million subscribers, including those on trials. Hopefully, it was not sent to the entire user base.

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