- YouTube is adding a new button that will allow viewers to hide end screens.
- The feature will only hide the end screens for the current video you’re watching.
- On desktop, you’ll no longer see a subscribe button when hovering your cursor over a video’s branded watermark.
YouTube allows creators to put up to four interactive elements on the screen in the last 5-20 seconds of their videos. These elements are known as end screens and are used to promote other videos, to encourage viewers to subscribe to the channel, and so on. The problem is, these interactive elements can get in the way and become distractions. Now, the video platform is finally letting viewers do something about these pesky pop-ups.
YouTube has announced that it is introducing a couple of updates. One of the updates will add a “Hide” button that will hide the end screens in the video you’re watching. This button will be located in the top right corner of the player. However, if you want to see the end screens, you’ll be able to select “Show” to bring them back. The other update, meant for desktop users, will remove the subscribe button that usually appears when you hover your cursor over a video’s branded trademark.