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YouTube Takes a Page from Spotify with a New Two-Person Premium Plan
Anshuman Jain
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YouTube is testing a new two-person premium plan in India, France, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It offers access to two individual YouTube Premium accounts at a reduced cost of Rs 219 in India (approx $2.59). This is quite similar to Spotify's duo plan, which also offers two accounts at a discounted price.
Chrome Tests Persistent Picture-in-Picture for YouTube But Firefox Still Does It Better
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is working on a new flag called “Browser initiated automatic picture in picture” which pops out a small window that can be placed anywhere on the screen. Although it's a feature flag in Chrome Canary, users will be able to enable it from Site Settings, by enabling the Automatic picture-in-picture toggle. It's similar to Firefox's Pop out feature, but there are things that Firefox does better.
YouTube TV offers a vast selection of channels in its base plan but those of you with more of niche can opt for any of its available add-ons. In this guide, we will go over all the channels that are available with the YouTube TV base plan as well as the add-ons.
In this explainer, we break down YouTube TV pricing for its base plan and also go over its monthly cost, along with add-ons and other plans available for this subscription service. We also answer some frequently asked questions related to YouTube TV cost in this read.
YouTube’s Latest Feature Lets You Share Ad-Free Videos with Friends
Anshuman Jain
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YouTube is testing a new feature to let Premium users share ad-free video links with friends. You will be able to send up to 10 ad free videos in a month, and it works with most video content on the site. The feature is available with limited Premium users in certain regions only as of now.
YouTube may introduce a new feature allowing users to control sound quality in videos. The feature, found in the latest YouTube Beta app, will offer three audio presets: Auto, Normal, and High. However, it may be exclusive to YouTube Premium subscribers, which could be a disappointment for non-subscribers.
YouTube Music’s AI-Powered “Ask for Music” Feature Now Available on iPhones
Anshuman Jain
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YouTube Music's "Ask for Music" AI-powered feature is now available on iOS devices with version 8.10 and above. This feature allows users to create custom radio stations by selecting from prompts or typing their desired music style. It's only available with a YouTube Premium subscription and currently limited to the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
YouTube’s Cheaper Ad-Free Premium Lite Plan Finally Expands to the US
Anshuman Jain
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YouTube Premium Lite is now available in the US, priced at $7.99/month. This cheaper plan offers ad-free videos for creator-made content, excluding music and other features. The pilot program aims to expand to more regions including Thailand, Germany, and Australia. It's designed for die-hard YouTube fans who want ad-free content without a music service.
YouTube's parent company Alphabet is planning to introduce a lower-priced subscription option, called "Premium Lite," which will offer an ad-free experience for non-music content at a reduced price. The new plan is expected to be available in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand.
We have curated a list of 10 best YouTube alternatives for both creators and viewers. You can find ad-free platforms where interesting videos are published by thoughtful creators. You can also learn about new topics from other video-sharing platforms. Go through our entire list to find more about websites similar to YouTube.
In this guide, we have discussed how you can delete your YouTube watch history on the desktop website and the mobile app. We have also laid out steps to pause your YouTube watch history, set up auto delete and visit Incognito mode on the app for a similar effect.
2024 Was the Year I Switched to YouTube Music and I’m Here to Stay
Abubakar Mohammed
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I switched to YouTube Music in 2024 and have thoroughly enjoyed using it. The best part was, hands down, the music recommendations which helped me discover over 100 new music. Besides, the User Interface also received much needed improvements this year, alongside features like custom thumbnails, collaborative playlists, and AI-powered hum to search.
YouTube is testing a new voice comment feature, allowing users to record and share voice messages with a play button and transcript option. However, it's only available to a limited set of creators in the US, and they can only use it to reply to other comments in their videos.
YouTube is introducing a new virtual currency called Jewels to support creators through live streams. Viewers can buy Jewels and redeem them for gifts, with prices varying by quantity. Creators will earn "Rubies" for each gift received. The system will be limited to vertical live streams initially.
YouTube Tests New Video Player UI on Android; Looks Similar to Smart TV App
Sagnik Das Gupta
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The YouTube Android app will soon get a new design makeover to the video player UI. From the video title and channel name as well as the like, share and comment buttons being moved above the progress bar, to the subscriber and view count being visible upfront, quite a few changes are on their way. See all the changes here!
Ajaay Srinivasan
YouTube has announced a slew of upgrades to its Shorts section. As per the latest blog post, creators will be able to upload Shorts videos that are up to 3 minutes in length. The platform is also offering a templates feature to allow creators to re-use others' video styles and sounds for their own Shorts. Longer videos will be available starting from October 15 while other additions are rolling out as we speak.
YouTube’s New Dream Screen Feature Lets You Create AI Backgrounds for Shorts
Anshuman Jain
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Google announced Dream Screen, a new AI-powered feature for YouTube Shorts creators. This feature allows users to create custom image and video backgrounds for their Shorts based on a text prompt. Users can enter their prompt and select a style, then press Create and AI generates the background.
[UPDATE: Fixed] Songs from Popular Artists Are Actually Missing on YouTube
Anshuman Jain
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Songs from artists like Adele, and Nirvana are unplayable on YouTube, showing a message "This video contains content from SESAC." This is because YouTube's music license deal with SESAC expired. YouTube is in active conversations with SESAC to reach a new deal soon. However, this isn't the first time such an issue has occurred; a similar situation happened with Universal and TikTok.
Shashank Shakya
If you are looking for movies to watch on YouTube., here are the 15 best free movies that are available to watch on the platform!
YouTube Premium Gets a Price Hike in India; Check out the New Prices
Abubakar Mohammed
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YouTube Premium prices have been hiked in India. According to the new plan, the monthly Individual, Family, and Student plans will cost Rs 149, Rs 299, and Rs 89. The prices of prepaid individual plans have been hiked with the annual Premium individual plan costing Rs 1,490 from Rs 1,290.
YouTube Premium offers ad-free video playback with a bunch of really useful features that elevate your video consumption experience, but is it worth paying $13.99 a month for? Features like Continue Playing, Picture-in-picture, Background playback, offline and smart downloads are great. Besides, YouTube Premium also gives you subscription to YouTube Premium, which is a great alternative to Spotify.
Downloading YouTube Shorts to watch later is pretty easy when you have a YouTube Premium subscription. In case you aren't subscribed to Premium, you can still download shorts using a third-party website like Savetube. All you need to do is copy the video's link and paste it in the empty text field.
To view and delete your YouTube comment history, you'll need to go to the You tab > Settings > Manage history and tap on the X icon to delete comments one after the other. On PC, you can go to the hamburger menu > History and click comments. There you can do the same and delete your YouTube comment history. There's unfortunately no way to bulk delete comments on phone or PC.
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4K Downloader Plus is a tool for downloading videos from various platforms, including YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook, in high quality up to 8K resolution. It features an in-app browser, automatic downloads for new videos in subscribed channels, and a dedicated Android app. It allows for bulk downloading of playlists and saves user preferences.
The primary way to enable dark theme on YouTube is to enable dark mode on your Android device. Another way, which works on Android and iPhone, is to open the YouTube app > Profile > Settings > General > Appearance > Dark theme. On the web, it's easier, and you just have to visit YouTube > Profile icon > Appearance > Dark theme.
YouTube Premium users are getting features like Smart Downloads and Picture-in-picture in Shorts that many users already use when watching long-form content. Besides, the platform is also rolling out Jump Ahead alongside comments summarization and a chatbot to ask questions about videos which are all Premium-exclusive.
If you've abandoned your YouTube to tackle other issues in life and want to permanently delete it now, you can do it from the YouTube Studio. Just visit YouTube Studio, go to settings, and click remove YouTube content. From there a new tab will open and you can then follow the instructions to permanently delete your YouTube channel.
YouTube is taking another action against ad blockers, by skipping videos to the end or causing them to buffer endlessly. This occurs when using ad blockers. Some users on Reddit have also reported that videos don't have any sound and even adjusting the volume slider doesn't restore audio. YouTube's goal is to encourage users to watch ads or subscribe to their Premium service.
To download YouTube videos to your Android phone, use the Download option within YouTube available with the Premium subscription. Open source app Seal or YouTube client NewPipe, and SSYouTube let you download YouTube videos to your phone's storage.
Google is working on a new YouTube Music extension for Gemini which will let you play, search and ask for music suggestions using the AI chatbot directly. The feature needs to be enabled from the Extensions menu first from the app. It will use your account details to learn about your preferences and show you suggestions based on them. The feature is still in development and might be available soon.
YouTube is exploring the idea of displaying ads on paused videos, following positive results from initial tests on smart TVs. The ads will pop-up when you pause a video shrinking the video down and you will have to dismiss the ad to continue playing the content you were watching. This could be a move to drive more users to YouTube Premium.
YouTube's new AI "Ask" button, allows viewers to ask video-related questions and receive real-time responses without pausing the video. It's currently available for YouTube Premium users in the US, for English videos only. It can provide summaries, discuss specific sections, or translate educational content into simpler language. This feature is a convenient tool, but could potentially affect video watch time.
Google Tightens Grip on YouTube: Third-Party Ad Blockers Targeted
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google has announced that it will now strictly go against third-party YouTube apps and Ad blockers that go against its terms of service. The strict measures to ban Ad blockers tell us that Google is pushing users toward purchasing YouTube Premium, which gives you access to Ad-free video playback and YouTube Music
If you want to go frame-by-frame on a YouTube video then you can do so by using the "." or "," keys on your keyboard. You can also use the left an right arrow keys to browse each frame after pausing the video. Additionally, slowing down the video's playback speed can also be a helpful solution if you want to analyze something in motion.
YouTube CEO Says OpenAI Could’ve Violated Platform Rules For Sora Training
Arjun Sha
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Speaking to Bloomberg, the YouTube CEO, Neal Mohan said that OpenAI would violate YouTube's Terms of Service if the company used YouTube videos to train its Sora model. Google also uses some corpus of YouTube videos to train its Gemini model, but signs licensing contracts with individual creators. Earlier, the CTO of OpenAI, Mira Murati, refused to clarify whether Sora was trained on YouTube videos.
Kanika Gogia
YouTube confirms that a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app is on the roadmap. Right now, you can only use YouTube on Safari or the Juno app to watch YouTube videos on Apple's Spatial Computer. However, they do not support the huge library of 360 and 3D YouTube videos. Apple spokesperson said that they are working on supporting WebXR content to allow Vision Pro users to watch YouTube VR videos on Safari. The exact launch of the YouTube app for Vision Pro isn't clear at the moment.
Radojka Travar
YouTuber Celyn Haf has discovered an amazing art form that involves Minecraft mobs and items. She creates them in real life using wooden cubes. First, she collects the cubes and starts gluing them together until the shape matches the one of the item in-game. Then, this YouTuber makes her cute Minecraft creations come to life by carefully painting the cubes in adequate colors. And when that's done, she sticks the object to the wall, so it's nicely displayed.
YouTube Will Soon Start to Flag AI-Generated Content
Satyam Kumar
YouTube Testing the Ability to Summarize Comments Using AI
Vanshika Malhotra
YouTube Will Soon Let You Hum a Song to Find Its Name
Vanshika Malhotra
YouTube Won’t Make Video Suggestions If This Feature Is Disabled
Siddhartha Samaddar