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- Thumbnails of user-created playlists on YouTube are usually set by the first video in the playlist. The service lets users change it to any other video in the playlist.
- YouTube could soon let you customize the thumbnail of user created playlists by uploading your own thumbnail image.
Love it or hate it, YouTube has very little competition. While the majority of users are satisfied with YouTube, there’s definitely a lot of room for the service to improve. For instance, while Google lets you upload your custom thumbnail for your video uploads, it doesn’t give you that same freedom when you create your own playlist. Thankfully, it seems this behavior could change in the future, as Google seems to be working on letting you upload a custom thumbnail for your video playlists.
The latest YouTube for Android v19.26.33 beta includes code that allows you to upload a cover for your video playlists. There is a new activity in the app that clearly references a custom thumbnail for a playlist.