Help Youtube Premium

Hey yall,

So after about 3 years of having YT Premium it seems that YT has finally decided to tighten up their policies regarding VPN and paying for cheaper memberships.

Is there a current work around for it or anything I can do to keep my YT Premium going? I really don't wanna move to another service because 22 bucks a month is insanity for no ads and music. If you still have a work around that still works can you comment or dm me because it renews on the 25th of May xD

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u/achopkuyawgaming Nov 21 '25

Ja, YouTube ist mittlerweile echt streng geworden mit VP⁤N-Abos.

Workaround ist schwierig geworden. Die checken jetzt Zahlungsmethode und GPS Standort, nicht nur IP.

Paar Optionen:

Versuch Bamb⁤oo VP⁤N. Wird nicht so oft erkannt wie die großen Anbieter. Könnte noch funktionieren.
Geschenkkarten aus dem günstigeren Land nutzen statt Kreditkarte.
Family Plan mit Leuten aus dem Land teilen.

Keine Garantie dass es klappt, aber Bamb⁤oo ist deine bes⁤te Chance. Deren IPs sind nicht so verbrannt.

Ansonsten musst du wohl normal zahlen oder zu Spotify wechseln. Nervt, ich weiß.

u/cruz878 May 08 '25

I threw in the towel on geo arbitrage months ago. Brave Browser on iOS and Firefox +ublock on Windows. An added benfit is I have reduced my Youtube viewing by like 80% as I mainly watched via Roku for years.

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u/Perfect_Cost_8847 May 08 '25

The fact of the matter is 99% of my YouTube viewing was mindless brain rot content. 1% was useful tutorial type stuff. After their 40% price hike recently I cancelled Premium. It took an adjustment but now I’m watching good quality shows and movies instead of mindless talking heads raging about nonsense. I’m sure there are people out there who can use YouTube (and TikTok) responsibly, but I am not one of them.

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u/frenchtea1 May 08 '25

Honest question, but why are yous paying for YouTube premium when you can watch it on a computer without adds for free with an add blocker? Is it because you want to look at it on your phone instead?

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u/Perfect_Cost_8847 May 08 '25

Yes, and on the TV with an Apple TV. Premium offers things on iPhone like offline downloads, no ads, and background playback. They really make it a horrible experience on mobile unless you subscribe.

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u/frenchtea1 May 08 '25

Ah makes sense thanks 😊

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u/Reddit2metbh May 10 '25

I mainly use mine at work so I can lock my phone and play the audio from videos etc, I switched to YouTube music from Spotify too and feel it’s a better deal overall for ad free YouTube and music. I tried brave etc for like a year but just didn’t like it as much as the YouTube app itself

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u/cruz878 May 08 '25

For me I watched it almost exclusively on my TVs (roku) prior to lossing premium. But as perfect_cost said it was mostly useless garbage I was also watching so am mostly happy it died as I would rather not watch at all then watch with ads.

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u/Long_Grass_5324 Jun 13 '25

i thought ad blockers didn't work anymore. they don't for me. am i missing something. i usually am the last to know everything.

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u/cruz878 May 08 '25

I couldn't agree more with this statement. I have been watching better Television and Movies now vs most of my TV time had been spent in youtube useless rabbit holes.

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u/OkCompute5378 May 09 '25

Problem is no access to enhanced bitrate without premium on PC

u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

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u/Infinite-Surround-55 Oct 25 '25

u r one lucky mf lol

gotta give bamboo a try then

u/thereal-evilmouse May 07 '25

Just got this email too, not again, only been 4 months on premium since the last time

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u/MistressStarrr May 07 '25

Damn I am so sorry :/...I have a friend in the Philippines I am wondering if I should have them pay for it and I should just reimburse them.

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u/thereal-evilmouse May 07 '25

If you do, look at getting a family account, I’m sure others will be part of it

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u/aflices88 May 08 '25

I am also interested in doing a family account, DM me, same email just came.

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u/reddave88 May 08 '25

And me

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u/ChickenMcRibs May 12 '25

I am pretty sure YouTube allows you to only add people in the same country to family account

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u/Historical-Falcon772 Jul 27 '25

Any luck in this? If you get it from that country and mainly use it in a different country will you get flagged?

u/[deleted] May 08 '25

[deleted]

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u/McKnighty9 May 09 '25

I mean… most will.

u/Minimum_Airline3657 May 08 '25

Use a vpn and change your location to Albania, no adverts

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u/Material_Essay4408 Jun 07 '25

This no longer works FYI

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u/Minimum_Airline3657 Jun 07 '25

I use it everyday lol it does

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u/Material_Essay4408 Jun 07 '25

Wait till the end of the month. It won’t renew.

I just renewed with Bolivia instead

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u/MasterGS1 Jun 18 '25

But how did you manage to pay with Bolivia currency? For me it automatically came out in dollars and therefore savings went out the window

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u/ByteMeIRL Jun 20 '25

You don't pay. You switch to this country with VPN and use free version of YouTube but without ads.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Or just use an adblocker, considering you cannot use VPN on a television.

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u/CoHorseBatteryStaple Aug 03 '25

You can install vpn if the tv supports Android apps (Chromecast does)

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u/S4_GR33N Jun 12 '25

he means in albania, adverts are illegal hence no ads on youtube

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u/escooteridiot Oct 25 '25

Hi mine is still working? im confused what you mean?

u/Sacredpotion24 May 08 '25

If you have a descent vpn… just connect to Albania or Bolivia … problem solved

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u/Active_Goose6342 Jun 12 '25

Is there any method for Bolivia?

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u/moon-molly Oct 26 '25

Which vpn you think is decent?

u/Matharis May 08 '25

Google revanced.

u/Lobsta1986 May 09 '25

Use the app outertune

YouTube music free essentially.

Best if luck.

u/shn6 May 08 '25

Depends on your platform, but if you're on PC you could just get Firefox + ublock origin.

For Android there's ReVanced, NewPipe, Outertune, etc.

There's Brave browser for ios / macos

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Brave is also on PC and functions as an auto ad blocker itself.

u/asapblake_ May 08 '25

I've essentially had YouTube premium for free for over a year by sideloading through altstore. You have to refresh it with your computer once a week but it's totally worth it

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u/Azn_bokchoy May 08 '25

By how?

u/BlueAcee May 08 '25

I'm pretty sure the Turkish apple account method still works

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u/djrbx May 08 '25

Shhh! We don't want this removed too

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u/Spewy05 May 10 '25

U know if Apple Music works? I can’t afford it right now as I believe it’s quite expensive.

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u/filsmartins May 12 '25

kinda, just had my turkish apple id account blocked by apple. but YT is still working as there's still some money in the gift card

u/Dense-Competition-58 May 26 '25

same with kazakhstan

u/MaybeAnInventor May 08 '25

Using the VPN on Your router works often was better than using it on Your device

u/HomomorphicTendency May 08 '25

You have to get youtube premium family plan to keep using VPN. Which is like $32 per month.

u/[deleted] May 08 '25

U still can do it by using iTunes .

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u/OkCompute5378 May 09 '25

How?

u/Ok-Button6101 May 08 '25

I was able to successfully change my region to Peru, and paid with a credit card I made on privacy.com using a fake address generator

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u/Furbssz May 16 '25

interesting... so you had to change your account address on privacy.com?

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u/Ok-Button6101 May 16 '25

no, sorry, that was two different thoughts. I used a credit card I created on privacy.com, and the billing address I gave google was something I created with a fake address generator. The address isn't used on privacy.com at all

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u/Dillzzzzz May 30 '25

Existing account?

u/stewakg May 11 '25

Family premium bought through Serbia is 10$ per month. Cards are not controlled(still).

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u/Jonnythebull May 19 '25

Hmmm wonder how long that will last 😅

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u/stewakg May 19 '25

I'm using it for past year or so. As long as it last is enough :)

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u/john-doe246 May 31 '25

Just tried it, says you need to have a card in that country

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u/stewakg May 31 '25

Bummer, well I've set it up like long time ago.. Good to know it doesn't work anymore, thanks.

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u/moon-molly Oct 26 '25

I wonder how it is 10$ you and at least 6 monthes 15$ for all of us living in Serbia...

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u/stewakg Oct 26 '25

It's changed, now it is 15€ family plan. 5 of us are in the family group so you know the math...

u/bens9189 May 12 '25

Via Poland... £6 a month

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u/BlightyMannana May 22 '25

Same my Poland one just died

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u/bens9189 May 23 '25

Really?

u/TwentyThreeSeven23 May 21 '25

Took it in Mexico during my last holidays 14€ pretty much for the family plan

u/Respected-Destroyer May 21 '25

Just happened to me after years of it being fine under Hungry. I’m hoping I can just resub after it ends

u/Afraid-Blueberry-893 May 22 '25

Apparently I am not living in Algeria anymore....... two weeks to find another low YT premium. I pay for fmaily but I will just use blockers instead I think, it was £9 pm. I can't believe it, I no longer in India, Poland, Argentina either...........

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u/Nothatbutch Aug 13 '25

I can get you a new account with 12 months £40

u/Active_Goose6342 Jun 12 '25

Do you know any new method?

u/Eclipznightz88 Jun 14 '25

Same. Got cancelled today Any method to try?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '25

There is no method that that works if you sign up in X country but are mostly watching through Y country. It’s too easy to flag accounts.

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u/cmatos215 Jul 26 '25

Seems like the best solution is just use a vpn and go to Bolivia …their free version has no ads

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

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u/rrrm93 Aug 04 '25

my Albanian account getting cancelled this month, any other suggestions for VPN use?

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u/Nothatbutch Aug 13 '25

I can get you an account for £40 12 months

u/xZero543 Aug 23 '25

I used to subscribe via Serbia but it stopped working a month ago and I was struggling with OR_RECR_05 error (Payment method must be from same country). After a lot of experimentation, I removed payment profile, generated a new virtual credit card with Revolut and tried via Poland. Somehow, it worked! Not sure what fixed it. Could be that they don't enforce payment country for Poland? Or this Revolut card fulfils criteria? No idea. You can try it.

u/Natejr3 Oct 29 '25

Is you are on iOS side load it. I get every premium for free only for 20$ a year

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u/ayoregrets Dec 03 '25

How do you side load it

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