[leshenka]

Premium is not available worldwide.

I tried to trick google by creating an account using VPN in Europe. I even managed to subscribe for Premium. Even with an active Premium subscription Youtube app won't let me use its features such as downloading, background play and picture in picture (you know, basically everything)

Because "you live in the wrong part of the world". Creating a problem, selling the solution is what they do.

Like, I don't even care about downloading, but Google intentionally cripples their mobile website experience by suppressing pip and background play. It would cost zero dollars not to do this but they did.

[whywhywhywhy]

Baffling they enforce those fake restrictions in parts of the world the product to enable them doesn't exist.

The fact Apple allows Google to resell their multitasking and PIP features as part of their own subscription is pretty un-Apple.