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YouTube

Sharing options for a video, including Twitter, Facebook, and email.
May 9, 2024

You can add a timestamp to any YouTube video in just a few clicks from the desktop website on your computer but not from YouTube's iOS or Android app. Until YouTube adds a "start time" when sharing vi ...

YouTube app interface showing watch history status.
Aug 22, 2023

If you're an avid YouTube viewer, you may find yourself overwhelmed on the home page by recommendations from your past viewing habits. But now, you can have a clean slate on your YouTube home screen, ...

Screenshot of a mobile device displaying a video streaming app interface.
Dec 19, 2022

YouTube has offered viewers a video queue on desktop browsers for some time, and the world's most popular video site is preparing to finally bring the queue feature to its Android and iOS mobile apps. ...

Kendrick Lamar's music video for "Rich Spirit" playing with video duration displayed.
Nov 18, 2022

When it comes to finding the exact moment you want to see in a video, the seeking function can be hit or miss depending on the streaming service you're using. On YouTube, though, it just got much bett ...

Animated characters depicting a scene related to "How Thor Love and Thunder Should Have Ended."
Nov 2, 2022

To celebrate YouTube's 17th birthday, Google has gifted the app with new features, including pinch to zoom, precise seeking, and a darker dark theme. But the highlight is a new cosmetic upgrade called ...

Smartphone screen displaying various app icons with "Gadget Hacks" header.
Jul 18, 2022

Apple has given third-party developers access to Picture in Picture on iPad since iOS 9 and, more recently, on iPhone since iOS 14, but YouTube has been one of the few not to support the feature outsi ...

Smartphone screen displaying a photo gallery with various images and a highlighted image of a landscape.
Jul 18, 2022

Aside from home screen widgets, one of the most exciting updates to the iPhone with iOS 14 is Picture in Picture mode. With it, you can watch minimized versions of videos on top of other apps so you c ...

Settings menu displayed on a smartphone screen.
Nov 6, 2020

How frustrating is it to watch YouTube in 4K on your computer, Roku, or Amazon Fire Stick, only to settle for measly 1080p on your brand-new iPhone? For years, those of us on iOS had no option for str ...

Playback interface showing a music track titled "My Stummy Hurt" by Playboi Carti.
Nov 2, 2020

It's pretty clear with all of the annoying "Get YouTube Premium" pop-ups that litter the YouTube app that Google really wants you to pay for its Premium membership tier. That's why you'll see that "Ge ...

Person demonstrating a product on a table.
Sep 4, 2020

Even if you pay for YouTube Premium, you are not exempt from ads. YouTube will stop adding pre-roll and interstitial ads, but content creators still have their own advertisements baked into videos. Th ...