by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube
TL;DR YouTube is introducing new parent-defined limitations for kid accounts. Parents will soon be able to disable Shorts on their teens’ YouTube app. A new onboarding workflow for kid accounts lets parents better control what their kids have access to. The YouTube...
by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | Google, News, VPN, YouTube, YouTube Premium
TL;DR YouTube viewers have noticed that connections from Albania don’t appear to be served advertisements. As a result, connecting to YouTube through a VPN with an Albanian endpoint can be an alternative to paying for Premium to get ad-free content. This method has...
by dbadmin | Jan 13, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube
TL;DR YouTube is trying out a new look for the icon you use to submit comments in the mobile app. Instead of a black-and-white line drawing of an arrow, YouTube is replacing it with a white arrow in a red circle. What’s the easiest way to upset YouTube users? That’s...
by dbadmin | Jan 13, 2026 | News, Polls, Survey Results, YouTube
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The YouTube app is pre-installed on the vast majority of Android phones shipping globally, giving users an easy way to watch content on the platform. But there are several alternatives to the official app as well. In fact,...
by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2026 | News, Polls, Survey Results, YouTube
YouTube’s unskippable ads have been getting longer, more frequent, and harder to ignore. Recently, we reported on how one country has decided to step in and legally limit the duration of unskippable video ads, effectively forcing platforms like YouTube to make ads...
by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube users are experiencing an issue that’s causing video uploads to get stuck in processing. The company has acknowledged the issue and says it is working on a fix. Uploading a video to YouTube isn’t exactly a quick...
