by dbadmin | Feb 26, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube
TL;DR A bug prevented users on YouTube from sending live chat messages in English yesterday. The bug has since been resolved. It’s not clear what the cause was. YouTube experienced an odd bug yesterday. A YouTube Help forum thread shows that more than 1,600 users...
by dbadmin | Feb 25, 2026 | News, YouTube
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is testing new Shorts Remix features. A small group of users will get access to “Add object” and “Reimagine.” Add object allows you to insert an item into a scene, while Reimagine can take a single frame from a Short...
by dbadmin | Feb 25, 2026 | Features, YouTube, YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium Lite — Google’s excellent low-cost subscription for ad-free YouTube videos — got a couple of major upgrades this week. In addition to removing ads from videos, Premium Lite now supports background playback and offline downloads. These two features were...
by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
TL;DR YouTube Premium Lite removes most ads for $7.99 a month, but has lacked other Premium features. Google is now bringing background play and downloads to Premium Lite subscribers. Access begins today, and should hit everyone eligible within a few weeks. YouTube...
by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Google, News, YouTube
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube appears to be running an experiment on TVs. This test removes the top row of recommendations in the Subscriptions section. The row is replaced with a block of recommendations, followed by live streams and Shorts,...
by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Google, News, Polls, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority YouTube’s war against ad blockers is not new, and the platform is even right in its pursuit of monetization. YouTube’s most recent tactic to dissuade the use of ad blockers on its platform was to start blocking comments and even...
