YouTube News & Updates

[iDJ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326947861305696263

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Rewind 2020 was bound to be most disliked video of next 300-400 years.

 

[Bapun]

Starting today, any creator using a supported encoder can stream in HDR to YouTube. And any viewer can watch live streams in HDR on supported devices, including the latest Android mobile devices or your HDR-capable smart TV or streaming stick. This launch marks the first step in our journey to bringing HDR live streams to YouTube. We’ll continue to iterate on this offering, including expanding options for creators to stream HDR from additional encoders and mobile devices.

Seeing is believing: Launching HDR for live streams

Stream HDR video on YouTube - YouTube Help

 

[iDJ]

How difficult is it to provide a filter for a subscription? Who would want news, music, original and sports in one tab when we could have separate tab for same?

 

[Siva]

Many Google websites are already Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which allows you to easily add them to your desktop or taskbar and use them in their own tab-less windows like native apps. Following YouTube Music and YouTube TV, the regular YouTube website is now also one of these PWAs, as 9to5Google spotted.

The change rolled out over the last few days, and you can tell that the option has reached you once you see the signature plus button in your browser's address bar that prompts you to install the app when you click it.

YouTube is now a PWA, making it easy to install on desktops

 

[Siva]

YouTube is always testing new features, some more controversial than others. The latest experiment revolves around sharing short, looping clips from longer videos. Creators and fans have been asking for a way to easily highlight memorable moments in long-form content, particularly when it comes to livestreams. With the new test, YouTube is working on bringing just that to the platform.

YouTube tests option to share short looping clips instead of full videos

 

[Siva]

The "/Sports experience," which is available via URL or through the Sports icon on the site, now includes a video carousel with top highlight reels. In addition to the typical trending and algorithmic picks and top stories, there are also sections featuring more highlights, live contests, and content direct from the athletes.

The new look is live on the web and mobile right now with TVs getting it later.



YouTube redesigns its sports page to promote highlights, athlete content, live games

 

[Prithi Deb]

So we can now change Audio Tracks on Youtube?

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[Siva]

For parents, the dilemma of whether or not to set up your kids' Google account as a child account, and suffer the consequences, is real. Google is finally acknowledging that one of the biggest downsides of that experience is being tied to YouTube Kids. The company just announced that it will soon start testing "supervised experiences," which will allow parents to let their tweens and teens access YouTube in a controlled manner.

What "supervised experiences" on YouTube offer​

Google says that they will feel more like YouTube than YouTube Kids. Parents will have the option to choose from three different content settings: Explore, Explore More, and Most of YouTube.



Google family accounts lose their biggest inconvenience

 

[Bapun]

Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer, on Platform Responsibility in India

Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer, speaks at the annual Raisina Dialogue forum about the role of platforms at the intersection of democracy and technology.

india.googleblog.com

 

[Bapun]

Reimagining video infrastructure to empower YouTube

In this installment of our Innovation series, we give a rare inside look into an important innovation that ushered in a new era of video infrastructure for YouTube.

blog.youtube