The coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a strong effect on the world, pushing social distancing to the next level. As the world suffers from this pandemic, certain companies are offering their services for free in hopes of encouraging people to stay at home by giving them something to do.
YouTube has been making their services even easier with an experimental feature which allows users to read the lyrics on their screen!
YouTube Premium's services
In a recent article published by Techtimes, T-Mobile has decided to give its users a free whole two-month pass to YouTube Premium as part of their "T-Mobile Tuesdays" gimmick. They have packaged this use of the YouTube Premium with another deal that only costs $15 per month.
The free two-months of YouTube Premium, along with the low budget plan by T-Mobile, aims to keep their users entertained during these times of social distancing by giving them something to do in the comforts of their own home.
YouTube Premium's new feature
About a couple of weeks ago, YouTube music just recently launched a new playback screen that came alongside a new experimental feature that displays lyrics within the Android app. This feature has already made its way to current users of this application to enjoy.
Of course, you could always search for the actual lyrics of the song, but with this feature, everything becomes more convenient as you'll be able to sing along even without opening up your browser to search for your lyrics.
How do you access this feature?
To access this feature, tap the (i) button is located underneath the very video which is currently being viewed. This is quite an easy way for you to see the lyrics without any hassle whatsoever
That's how simple it is to view the lyrics of the videos you would want to stream should they be available. Most of the popular songs released by mainstream artists should have their lyrics available, but for less popular artists, the lack of lyrics could be more common.
The downside to this feature
The only downside to this feature is that the lyrics can only be viewed if they are available-- it means that some song's lyrics have not yet been available online thus won't be appearing on YouTube Premium.
The lack of lyrics could be due to many things and one would be that the artists themselves have not uploaded the lyrics online. The unavailability of the lyrics could be the fault of the artists or even the record labels' failure to upload their lyrics online to be made available for platforms like YouTube Premium.
Now that this feature is available on YouTube Premium, this could potentially change the future, according to Engadget.
The way for people to survive social distancing is by keeping themselves productive and entertained during the whole process. YouTube Premium, Netflix, and many other online streaming services have started to help provide a solution.
