Google has started informing YouTube Premium subscribers in the United States about upcoming price increases that will take effect next month. The changes apply to individual, annual, family, and student plans. Google has not issued an official statement or provided a reason for the price increase. The new prices, shared through user-reported emails on Reddit,…
YouTube has introduced a significant technical update for content creators by drastically increasing the file size limit for video thumbnails. Announced by CEO Neal Mohan, the platform now supports image uploads of up to 50 MB, a substantial leap from the previous 2 MB restriction. The primary driver behind this update is the increasing consumption…
After months of teasers, YouTube TV has officially rolled out its long-awaited TV Plans. The new structure is designed to give subscribers more control over what they watch and how much they pay – by breaking content into genre-based subscriptions. The rollout begins this week, though YouTube TV says it will take several weeks before…
After cracking down on the use of ad blockers, YouTube has started closing another “loophole” that allowed non-paying users to access a premium feature. Reports circulating online indicate that YouTube is no longer allowing background playback through third-party browsers. Previously, users could open a video in browsers such as Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge, Brave, or…
When scrolling on YouTube, you can flag a video as ‘not interested’ or ‘don’t recommend channel’. While it’s a great feature to filter your algorithm, sometimes you might end up flagging videos by mistake. The thing is, YouTube completely stops showing that video and any other videos from that channel you flagged. You will also… Read…
BBC Shifts YouTube From Promotion To Primary Distribution BBC has announced a new partnership with YouTube that will see the broadcaster create original programmes designed specifically for YouTube. The move marks a change in strategy, as the BBC has historically used YouTube mainly to host clips and trailers that point viewers back to its own…
In recent times, YouTube has been trying to position itself more like a conventional social media platform rather than just a video-sharing platform. Owing to this, they have introduced a collaboration feature as we have in Instagram. This allows multiple creators to be credited on a single video. It is a great feature for creators… Read…
YouTube TV has begun widely rolling out a redesigned Live Guide interface for its Android and iOS applications, bringing the mobile experience closer to the layout previously introduced on television platforms in 2023. The update replaces the older Live tab design, which primarily displayed a simple vertical list of channels with a preview fixed at…
YouTube Music has long been bundled with YouTube Premium, but one feature in particular is changing how some users evaluate paid music subscriptions. Unlike Spotify, YouTube Music allows users to upload their own music files and merge them directly into the streaming library. This capability fundamentally changes how the service works. Uploaded tracks sit alongside…
YouTube has introduced a new search filter that allows users to exclude Shorts from search results. The option separates long-form videos from short-form clips, making it easier to find standard videos without Shorts mixed into the results. The change is part of a broader update to YouTube’s search filters and sorting options. It applies to…
