YouTube is Google's massive video streaming platform, accepting videos from creators large and small
YouTube is a major video platform owned by Google — and it has grown to be one of the most famous social media destinations on the web.
Following handles for easier IDs and mentions, YouTube now offers QR codes as another way to share channels.
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The latest change to YouTube mobile includes an easier way to share a specific timestamp or clip from a video via the in-app share sheet.
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Compared to other Google apps, YouTube maintains its own mobile design language. That looks to be continuing, with YouTube testing a blurred bottom bar on Android.
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YouTube is testing out a new sleep timer in its mobile app and on desktop that stops playback after a set period of time.
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A widespread outage of YouTube in Russia is preventing users from accessing the world’s largest video platform, and it comes amid rumors that the country intends to block Android and Google services.
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The internet is full of misinformation and, to help combat that, YouTube is testing out a new feature that lets users play a part in setting the record straight, and it works just like Community Notes on Twitter/X.
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YouTube for Android is testing a redesign of the miniplayer that serves as an in-app picture-in-picture (PiP).
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While “Google TV” has a clear future as seen with the upcoming “Streamer,” it is losing the ability to buy television shows on all platforms and form factors.
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YouTube is giving creators access to an improved tool, “Erase Song,” which allows a copyrighted song to be removed without affecting other audio in the video.
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In addition to announcing the latest features for Premium subscribers today, YouTube shared updates on top feature requests.
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YouTube is announcing the latest Premium features today for subscribers like Jump Ahead and Shorts Picture-in-Picture.
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YouTube is improving the podcasting experience outside of its Music app with a dedicated “Your podcasts” page.
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YouTube is testing a “Hype” feature that lets viewers boost the likelihood of a video “appearing in the rankings with other hyped videos that week.”
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After being available on mobile for some time, YouTube’s “stable volume” feature is now expanding to Android TV and Google TV devices.
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According to tidbits in the latest app update, YouTube for Android may be adding support for a sleep timer on mobile.
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With iOS 14.5, Apple required app developers to tell users about and have them opt-in to broader tracking. In 2021, Google apps stopped certain tracking methods (IDFA) to comply and not have to show that prompt. YouTube will soon ask iOS users if they want to opt into “more personalized advertising” with an App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt.
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Google appears to be cracking down and canceling cheap YouTube Premium memberships obtained via a VPN service.
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YouTube is testing letting viewers leave “helpful notes” on videos that “provide relevant, timely, and easy-to-understand context.”
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YouTube’s crackdown on tools that block advertising continues with server-side ad injection.
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YouTube is preparing to roll out a new thumbnail testing feature to creators, which means you’ll probably notice thumbnails on videos changing more often.
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In a rather interesting move, the search bar in YouTube for Android has gained a new Google Lens integration.
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Over the past month or so, YouTube has been testing a new desktop design that most users don’t seem to like. Now, YouTube is giving its Premium subscribers a chance to test the redesign themselves.
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In an ongoing bug, YouTube is not showing the “like “Like” button for many users.
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YouTube has a new most-popular channel, with MrBeast taking the crown from T-Series.
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