Short videos are in high demand. Across large platforms like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, users are watching billions of videos every day, with companies benefiting massively from this content explosion. For creators, this often means there is pressure to create more content than ever...
After YouTube discontinued its private messaging feature in 2019, the platform is now reintroducing this functionality for a select group of users. Users with access to the test are able to share videos directly on the mobile app, including long-form videos, Shorts, and even livestreams. They’ll be able to...
It’s common for people to open a short video, thinking they’ll just watch the one — then realize they’re still on the app an hour later. YouTube is adding a new timer feature to help users manage this behavior, a move that reflects both growing...
YouTube will finally allow you to hide the pop-up recommendations that appear at the end of videos, the company announced. Now when you see an end screen, you can tap a new “Hide” button in the top-right corner of the video player to hide the...
YouTube announced that it’s giving Shorts creators access to new generative AI features, including an image-to-video AI tool and new AI effects. The image to video feature lets users turn a picture from their camera roll into a six-second video. Users will see a selection of suggestions...
Google is preparing to bring YouTube Create to iOS devices nearly two years after the video editing app launched exclusively on Android. Recent job postings show Google is recruiting software engineers in Bengaluru specifically to build the iOS version. The original Android app debuted in the U.S. and...
As YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok, the platform is announcing new upcoming features to help creators publish engaging short-form videos. Creators will get access to an improved video editor, the ability to generate AI stickers, a feature that syncs content to the beat...
As competition with TikTok and Reels heats up, YouTube announced a slate of new features designed to make its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts, more compelling. In a video update for creators, YouTube Chief Product Officer Johanna Voolich introduced six new tools that will help creators craft...
In 2017, YouTube had launched an in-app messaging feature that would allow YouTube users to private-send their friends videos and chat within the YouTube mobile app. After September 18, the ability to direct-message friends on YouTube itself will be removed. YouTube, in its announcement about...
