# I signed up to a YouTube Premium free trial, and it was annoyingly brilliant — but there’s one setback that’s keeping me from returning

> Of all the paywalled services out there, YouTube Premium is the one that I’ve never thought twice about signing up to. After all, I’ve been pretty fine just using its free version — but that changed a few weeks back.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/i-signed-up-to-a-youtube-premium-free-trial-and-it-was-annoyingly-brilliant-but-theres-one-setback-thats-keeping-me-from-returning?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69e3ceec5e340aedf461f752)
- **Published:** 2026-04-18
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #free #premium #youtube #signed #trial #annoyingly #brilliant #keeping
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