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Business Standard
05-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
YouTube tests shared Premium plan for two users at Rs 219 per month: Report
YouTube is piloting a new subscription plan that allows two users to share Premium or Music Premium membership. According to a MoneyControl report, the Google-owned video streaming platform is testing the plan in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with select users. The new two-person YouTube Premium subscription is priced at Rs 219 per month in India. In comparison, the existing family plan—supporting up to five users—is priced at Rs 299 per month. For Music Premium, the duo plan is reportedly being offered at Rs 149 per month. A YouTube spokesperson told MoneyControl: 'We're experimenting with new ways to provide greater flexibility and value to our YouTube Premium subscribers, including offering a two-person Premium plan option, allowing two people to share a subscription at a reduced cost.' YouTube's focus on subscription revenue YouTube has been actively working to increase its subscription-based revenue, moving beyond its traditional reliance on advertising. As part of this shift, the platform has cracked down on ad blockers and raised Premium subscription prices across several markets. In India, subscription prices were hiked by 12 to 58 per cent in August 2024, depending on the plan, according to MoneyControl. YouTube Premium: Plan overview Individual plan – Rs 149 per month Benefits: Ad-free experience, access to Music Premium and YouTube Premium Limitations: Single user only; must be 13+ with a Google Account Two-person sharing plan – Rs 219 per month (pilot phase) Benefits: Same as individual plan Limitations: Can invite one more person from the same household; both users must be 13+ and have Google Accounts Family plan – Rs 299 per month Benefits: Same as above, extended to six users Limitations: All members must reside in the same household, be 13+ with Google Accounts Student plan – Rs 89 per month Benefits: Same as individual plan
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fitbit warns about user data ahead of its 2026 Google account merge
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Fitbit has reportedly started sending emails to its users about its upcoming Google Account merge deadline, which is now February 2, 2026. Users who do not merge their Fitbit data with their Google Account will lose all of their stored health, fitness, and wellness information. Fitbit kickstarted the merge during the summer of 2023; however, it's original deadline was 2025, but that has now been moved. Fitbit is reportedly providing an extension on its upcoming account merge; however, it also comes with a warning to its users about a risk of data loss if they don't comply. In a new email from Fitbit, the company is now moving its Google Account merge deadline to February 2, 2026 (via 9to5Google). With this, Fitbit says users have until this new date to merge their data from its platform to Google's, lest they incur a data wipe. The email states, "your account and data will be deleted," as well as all "historical data" previously stored by Fitbit. The publication states users with "newer devices" (and likely new accounts) don't have to worry about this as this has likely already been done during the early setup stage. If you've yet to migrate, head into the Fitbit app > Settings > Move Account. Ensure your app is up to date, as this option may not appear otherwise. Once there, the app will run you through everything you need to know/review before moving over. After some hurdles, Google acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion in 2021. A year later, the company announced that it would soon begin merging all of its data with users' Google Accounts. The announcement said this change was to improve the user experience as you'd only have a "single login for Fitbit and other Google services, industry-leading account security, centralized privacy controls for Fitbit user data, and more features from Google on Fitbit." The merge started in the summer of 2023, and its original deadline was this year, 2025. Joining you in the merge will be your health and fitness history, as well as any wellness data. Security-wise, Google stated the merge should hopefully bring users peace of mind. Not only will its security act as the first line of defense, but you'll also have a range of privacy controls via the Privacy Center. Users can manage all of their stored Fitbit data directly from their account's Privacy Center. The latest Fitbit email is just one of a few different ways the company has been sending signals to keep its users aware of the merge. It's worth noting that if you don't merge your account, not only will your data get the boot, but you won't be able to access Fitbit's features, either. While you may have until February 2, 2026 to comply, it might be worth moving things over a little before then, just to be safe.
