YouTube announced a handful of features for Premium users that improve functionality and access to content on the platform. The new updates, available through its experiment website, aim to provide a more personalized experience on both mobile and web.
According to a post on the official blogYouTube has launched new features for the platform. The company wants to differentiate its subscription service to offer improvements to those who pay a monthly fee. After a few months of increasing the quality of the videos, now it’s time to pay attention to the sound.
One of the most notable additions is the 256kbps audio intro for music videos. This improvement aligns audio playback of YouTube videos with the audio quality already available in YouTube Music for users who turn the playback setting to High. A higher bit rate is designed to offer more clarity and depthelevating the listening experience for Premium users.
Another important feature that comes to the web is Skip forwarda feature that uses machine learning and user feedback to Identify the most attractive parts of a video. If you’re too lazy to manually skip ahead or rewind using the keyboard, Skip Forward will allow you to access content highlights.
YouTube Premium debuts features on iOS
The improvements do not only focus on audio quality or the use of AI to advance videos. The YouTube app for iOS will receive two new features focused on Shorts, the short video format. First of all, the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support allows users to keep Shorts playing while browsing other apps, a feature that was limited to full-length videos.
Furthermore, the Smart Downloads for Shorts on iOS They will now automatically download recommended content based on user preferences and connectivity. If there is a stable internet connection, YouTube will preload other short videosjust as it did with normal content. Both functions were already available on Android and now it is the turn of iOS.
Finally, YouTube announced that it will offer faster playback speeds on mobile devices. If for some reason, playing your videos at double speed is not enough, now you can take them up to 4X. This feature It is compatible with another function released a few months ago which allows you to modify the playback in detail.
If you are a Premium user and want to activate any of these features, you just have to access the website youtube.com/new or do it directly from the mobile application.