by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, YouTube
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A few weeks back, YouTube’s Android app introduced a new Auto Zoom feature that automatically zooms in on videos in landscape mode, with no way of turning it off in settings. Auto Zoom is separate from the “Zoom to fill...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube’s playback controls are broken on the Android app. Playback speed controls are still functioning properly on the YouTube website and the iOS app. On Android, you can tap and hold for 2x speed, but you can’t change...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Android Auto, News, YouTube
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Android Auto still doesn’t support the official YouTube app, but NewPipe can now fill that gap. The update lets you access playlists, history, and search from your car’s screen. Of course, you’ll only be able to watch while...
by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2025 | News, YouTube
YouTube is testing a new mobile UI that hides several elements below the video player, including the channel name and comments section. Tapping a new dropdown arrow next to the video’s title reveals the hidden information, such as the creator’s channel details and...
by dbadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | News, YouTube
YouTube’s ‘Jump Ahead’ feature, which lets Premium subscribers skip to the most interesting part of a video, is now rolling out to the YouTube app on TVs. The feature uses AI and viewing data to identify the segment of the video that most viewers typically skip ahead...
by dbadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | Google, News, YouTube
Earlier this year, YouTube announced plans to bring an age-verification system to the US. Tests are starting over the next few weeks, with plans to expand widely later on. YouTube will use AI to flag accounts based on teen-like usage patterns, and ask these users to...
