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 is celebrating its 20th birthday with a number of stats, while previewing new features that are coming this year.
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Some users have reported a new YouTube homepage bug that allows the recommendation page to appear with few or no videos. YouTube is aware of the new bug and seems to be working on a fix.
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Samsung just started rolling out its big One UI 7 update earlier this week, and with it comes an unexpected addition in the form of cross-device YouTube controls that appear through Live Notifications and the Now Bar.
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YouTube is continuing to remove grandfathered pricing for its Premium subscription service.
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Fake movie trailers are everywhere on YouTube, but now action is finally being taken against some of them after it was publicly revealed that movie studios were cashing in on those videos.
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Last week, YouTube acknowledged a widespread issue with low quality video playback on iOS devices, but now says that the problem is fixed.
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Google has confirmed it is investigating an issue causing low quality in playback of videos and Shorts through the YouTube app on iOS.
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We know that YouTube is becoming a new home for podcasts, but to help expand, the dedicated Android TV apps dedicated “Podcasts” sidebar tab is now rolling out widely.
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A bug with the YouTube app is causing Shorts to open as soon as the app starts up for some users.
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In announcing the new Premium Lite subscription tier today, YouTube reaffirmed its commitment to music on the platform.
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The YouTube app for TV — not to be confused with YouTube TV — is reportedly looking to take on a redesign in order to make more paid content available to users. This move would put the app in line to compete with other paid content providers like Amazon Prime Video or Disney+.
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Following reports last month, YouTube Premium Lite has just launched for $7.99/month in the US and promises to make “most” videos ad-free.
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Earlier this year, YouTube became the “most frequently used service for listening to podcasts in the U.S.” and it’s now seeing “1 billion monthly active viewers of podcast content.”
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Introduced a few months ago, the AI dubbing function is one of the few excellent uses of the technology to try and open videos to a wider global audience. To help with that YouTube on Android TV now has a “Dubbed” tag to help you see which videos have been translated using AI.
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YouTube is improving the experience of listening to songs and watching music videos on TVs with Display options, like live lyrics.
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Towards the end of last year, YouTube introduced a “new, softer shade of red” and a magenta gradient alongside other design changes to the app. The team behind it has now detailed the changes.
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YouTube has gotten around to fixing some visual bugs with the in-app miniplayer on Android. The redesign was introduced back in October.
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan today is out with an overview of “big bets for 2025,” with this year marking the site’s 20th birthday.
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YouTube appears to be removing the “Guest” profile from its TV apps, starting on Apple TV and Roku.
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YouTube already has a 2x speed multiplier for videos that seem to go on a little too long. The company is furthering that with an experimental 4x speed multiplier, available only to YouTube Premium subscribers for the time being.
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An update to the YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV has been released to fix issues with sign-in that many users were running into.
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It’s not the dream of a full bundle, but some Google One subscribers will soon get a discount on YouTube Premium in the US. Meanwhile, YouTube is starting to test a handful of new features that subscribers can opt-in to.
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At CES 2025, Delta Airlines has announced new efforts to improve the in-flight experience with 4K screens that offer YouTube Premium and YouTube Music.
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After rolling out a round of design updates and new features to the mobile app, YouTube is testing a “Play something” FAB.
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