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YouTube Rolls Out Sleep Timer and Fine-Tuned Playback Speed for All Users
YouTube is rolling out some user feedback-based updates to enhance the experience of watching videos. Among them is a fine-tuning of playback speed. The days of a playback speed of only 0.25 speeds are gone. YouTube has refined playback speed in increments of 0.05 while having a maximum playback of 2x.
Similarly, YouTube is going to add its sleep timer feature for all users besides making it previously available to premium members. The sleep timer allows one to set up playback so that it automatically stops after ten, fifteen, twenty, thirty, or forty-five minutes, one hour, or the expiration of the current video.
Later this year, iOS will bring enhancements to browsing in landscape mode and allow users to resize and move the in-app miniplayer around. YouTube, the video giant, is also giving users the opportunity to create a collaborative playlist with choices for customizing thumbnails using their own pictures or generative AI. Voting for videos within the playlists will also arrive later this year.
Badges will come pretty fast for those using their mobile devices for YouTube or YouTube Music. However, these badges will in fact highlight accomplishments such as being one of the first paid members of a channel or being correctly quizzed.
Last but not least, YouTube on TV becomes even more “cinematic”, with so many pops of pink and subtle redesigns to help add even more dynamism. Visiting a creator’s channel page will begin playing a teaser video automatically when you arrive.
These updates are generally to further improve the overall experience for users, both mobile and TV, on YouTube.