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App availability is a fairly common complaint about Samsung’s wearables, but a couple of big names are debuting with the Galaxy Watch Active2. Alongside an official Twitter app, YouTube is also arriving on the Galaxy Watch Active2, and it’s also going to be coming to other Samsung Tizen smartwatches.

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Livestreaming gameplay has become very popular over the past few years, and YouTube is one huge platform for that content. In its latest update, the YouTube app for Android has added an option to livestream the content on your phone’s display, including Android games.

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It appears that YouTube is now adding the ability for Premium subscribers to now download videos in 1080p for the first time.

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YouTube has retained its position at the top of the charts in terms of user spending — at least for video apps — generating $138 million in that category for Q2 2019, according to a report by SensorTower.

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At VidCon 2019 today, YouTube introduced new ways for creators to monetize content and videos on the Google site. YouTube Super Stickers build off Super Chats, while Channel Memberships are gaining tier levels.

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As of late, YouTube creators have noticed an uptick in manual Content ID claims from copyright owners. The Google video service today announced fixes with a new time stamp requirement, while introducing new tools for YouTubers on the other side.

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A few months back, Google and Amazon made the exciting announcement that their feud would be ending and that they would offer video services on each other’s streaming platforms. Apparently, those apps are arriving today, with YouTube for Fire TV making its return, along with Chromecast and Android TV compatibility for Amazon Prime Video.

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Yesterday, YouTube updated its list of what it considers “harmful or dangerous content.” One notable addition is of “instructional hacking and phishing” videos, with the Google company reportedly already pulling existing content and issuing strikes to creators.

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One big critique of YouTube is its recommendations engine that can surface videos that would otherwise not have a wide audience. The Google video site today announced “more control” by letting you remove channels from Homepage and Up Next recommendations.

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Anyone who’s used YouTube for a long period of time knows that the platform’s comments section can be pretty nasty. Now, it seems YouTube wants to hide comments by default, hiding the section behind a button on its mobile application.
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YouTube in recent weeks has been besieged by various scandals and responded to some by strengthening hate speech rules. A new report today details one major change being discussed to better protect kids on the site.

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Making the case that great music videos are “works of art” on the level of museum paintings or sculptures, YouTube and Universal Music Group today announced a partnership to “remaster some of the most iconic music videos of all time.”

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Following I/O 2019, Google Search gained its first AR objects with 3D animals. Google ads on the web can now feature interactive 3D objects, while YouTube AR lipstick ads are another way the company is making advertising more appealing and useful.

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Google’s Search is set to get taken up a notch with the addition of video bookmarks for YouTube ‘how-to’ videos when you want guidance or help.
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With the Google Material Theme in 2018, the company introduced Google Sans as a site-optimized version of Product Sans. The YouTube Sans display font is now getting its own refresh following 10 months of work.

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One massive complaint from many fans and creators with YouTube is the odd way the system is currently handling video notifications. In a ‘Backstage at YouTube’ video, the team behind much of the system has given an update on the rollout of a fix for channel and video notifications.

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Over the past few days, YouTube has been embroiled in a controversy for turning a blind eye to harassment from a top creator. The Google company today announced a sweeping removal of “more hateful and supremacist content” on the video site.

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