A long-awaited feature will soon start rolling out on YouTube for creators. YouTube has announced that it has been testing a new feature called "Test & Compare," the company's name for what is ...

YouTube is testing out a new UI design. The new design moves the video title, description, and comments to the right side panel. Video recommendations appear right below the video you’re watching.

YouTube says it isn't testing 90-second non-skippable ads. Users on Reddit and X say otherwise, reporting unskippable ads ...

YouTube is rolling out thumbnail A/B testing to all channels. It lets you test up to three thumbnails per video. A winner will be determined by the highest watch time. YouTube is rolling out thumbnail ...

YouTube is testing a new way to search for videos on desktop with ‘Search Chips’ that allow users to refine results with suggested keywords. For video creators, this feature could lead to more chances ...

YouTube routinely experiments with new features on its Premium tier, and its latest test involves a sleep timer that pauses the video after, well, a set period of time. It’s not an earth-shattering ...

Update 8/8/2024: YouTube has begun sending invitations to participate in testing the new Community Notes feature, as spotted by 9to5Google. Eligible users can sign up by opening the YouTube app, ...

When Posts are shown in Shorts, creators can show up to 10 images in a post with text overlays and royalty-free music. YouTube says this is the “first of many” updates coming to expand the Posts ...

YouTube has begun to publicly test its upcoming "playables" feature, integrating games into the video hosting website alongside movie rentals, YouTube Shorts, music, and whatever else is on the ...

YouTube is testing a new membership gifting feature with a small group of creators, the company announced this week. The company launched a beta version of Channel ...

YouTube is currently testing out a direct messaging feature on the platform, which the company previously removed years ago. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Almost ...

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