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.
YouTube for Android TV has a new dual-column channel side menu that obscures less of the content you’re trying to watch.
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YouTube’s constant evolution on Android TV continues unabated, with an updated ‘slight’ “Who’s watching” account switcher launch screen.
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Over the past few hours, YouTube appears to have accidentally removed channels and banned accounts for violating its “spam, deceptive practices, and scams policy” even for users that have never uploaded videos in what looks to be a bug.
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On Saturday, YouTube and YouTube Music lost a ton of songs, but a deal with SESAC has now been reached and removed content is soon returning.
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Due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a ton of songs have been removed from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. YouTube remains in “active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.”
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YouTube has started rolling out its conversational AI feature that can answer questions about the video you’re already watching. The newly available feature will only be available for those who pay for YouTube Premium and use an Android device to watch.
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With numerous recorded price increases, YouTube Premium is set for another price hike in a number of European regions.
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YouTube for Android is rolling out a transparent status bar that makes for a nice qualify-of-life improvement.
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At Made on YouTube 2024, Google announced the latest features for Creators that also enhance the viewer experience.
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Google is well known for tinkering, but the latest change is a fused ‘like’ and ‘dislike’ button in the YouTube app for Android TV.
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YouTube is adding a new format for ads on your TV which shows up when you pause the video, and that’s starting to roll out to users.
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YouTube is adding a Family Center that will let parents see “insights into their teens’ channel activity,” like the number of uploads, subscriptions and comments.
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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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