Subj : YouTube Premium subscribers just got access to 5 new features
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Date : Sun Jun 30 2024 15:45:05

YouTube Premium subscribers just got access to 5 new features

Date:
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:30:47 +0000

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These are the new features you might have noticed if you're paying for 
YouTube Premium each month.

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If you're paying out for YouTube Premium every month, there are five new 
features now rolling out for you to take advantage of, covering YouTube 
Shorts, smart downloads, improved navigation, and  of course  AI. 

As explained in a post on the official YouTube blog, the new features aim to 
give you more control over your YouTube experience. The post also mentions 
that the number of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers now 
exceeds 100 million. 

First up is a new skip feature, available now to US users on Android (and 
coming to iOS soon). If you double-tap to skip ahead, you'll see a button 
that takes you right to the most popular part of the video, direct. We'd 
previously heard that such a feature was being tested , and there's more on 
how it works here . 

Then there's picture-in-picture support for YouTube Shorts, available now on 
Android devices. This adds to the picture-in-picture experience that's 
already offered for standard videos, and means you can up your multitasking 
game. Still experimental Some new features are still labeled as experimental 
(Image credit: Future) 

The other three new features are all labeled as experimental, and can be 
accessed and enabled on the web . You can choose to enable smart downloads 
for YouTube Shorts, for example, so you've always got some bite-sized content 
to watch, even offline. 

Then there's conversational AI, for Android users in the US. This means you 
can ask an AI bot questions about the video you're watching, via the Ask 
button underneath it. This is in addition to the AI summaries that YouTube 
Premium subscribers can already access. 

And the last experimental feature is a redesigned watch page, which rejigs 
how video and other page furniture (including the comments) gets shown on 
screen. As with all of these experimental features, you have the option to 
leave feedback, good or bad. 

While these new upgrades aren't particularly big on their own, together with 
the other perks of YouTube Premium, it all adds up. A subscription to the 
service currently costs $14 / 12 / AU$17 a month, and includes YouTube Music 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/internet/youtube-premium-subscribers-just-
got-access-to-5-new-features


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