
This is disappointing for the likes of SoundGuys, but if you just want to hear music and don’t care much for its quality, selecting “high” audio quality should be fine. In an AMA a Google employee shared that YouTube Music has no intention to exceed 256kbps, citing FLAC streaming as a cost-inefficient option. It’s not great seeing how Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music Unlimited, and a handful of others support lossless formats like FLAC or at least a higher bitrate.
This is the official quality for YouTube Music whether you’re on a mobile network or Wi-Fi.
Always high: 256 kbps AAC (maintains this even when the connection is poor). High: 256kbps AAC (highest quality setting). You can choose between a few different sound quality settings: When the service was first announced there wasn’t any official documentation of sound quality but that has since been added to the YouTube Music help page. Feedback, and Bugs/Issues are greatly appreciated in both Issues on GitHub & within the Discord. You can’t actually create a custom EQ for YouTube Music though. Update to latest Development build with a few patches to make it more appropriate for sharing. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy S10e allows you to toggle Dolby Atmos and choose between a few dubious EQ presets. Like Google Play Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music, you can download music and listen to them without using all your data. There is an EQ option under settings, but it relies on your phone’s sound quality options. YouTube Music Premium allows you to download content and listen to it from anywhere, saving you from running over your data cap. Unlike other streaming platforms, audio adjustments are restrictive.