Google’s video, music and entertainment platform is evolving. We recently saw a new episode in YouTube’s fight against ad blockers, but there’s also some good news: the company announced the arrival of platform changes and improvementseven for users who are not subscribed to Premium.
In fact, one of the functions that was until now exclusive to YouTube Premium users will now also be available to users who enjoy free access to videos. Let’s see everything that’s changing on the platform.
These are the improvements coming to YouTube on all devices
One of the goals of this YouTube update is to improve the experience of using the app on mobiles, desktops and smart TVs. The company listed the upcoming changes to the platform in a statement published on its official blog.
For example, the platform has improved fluidity and responsiveness of the interface on mobile devices, including changes in the design to facilitate navigation on the platform when we use the mobile phone in horizontal or panoramic format.
Another important new feature is a player overhaul Picture in pictureor PiP, which allows you to view the content in a small player floating above the general interface of the application, and we can even move it on the screen to place it in the area of our preference, for more comfort.
YouTube also announced that the Sleep Timer feature, which until now was only available to YouTube Premium subscribers, can now be used by all users of the platform without having to pay more. Additionally, they added more valuable control when adjusting the playback speed of a video.
Last but not least, YouTube has also improved the way posts are created and shared. collaborative playlists on the platform. After inviting more users to participate in creating a playlistit is possible to vote among all users to decide the order in which the songs will be played. It will also be possible to create a QR code to display in the Smart TV application and thus other people can join the playlist, ideal for a party or a meeting, for example.
These new features are already coming to YouTube on Android and in the app for smart TVs around the world, so we should have these improvements on our devices very soon.
By | TechCrunch
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