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YouTube announced many new features and updates to the design of the interface and the video player, in order to provide the best experience for users to watch and publish video clips, and these are features that are available to web users and smartphone users, whether iPhone or Android.
These are the most prominent new YouTube features announced by the company:
Long press on the video to speed up playback 2x
The new YouTube features announced by the company include the ability to click on the video during playback anywhere within it, in order to speed up playback by 2x, whether to quickly listen to a video clip or access a specific part of the video.
This new feature works to speed up video playback by 2x by clicking on the video through the web, and it also works through the Youtube application for smartphones, whether iPhone or Android.
Lock the screen while playing YouTube videos
YouTube also added an important new feature that allows the user to lock the screen while playing any video, so as to avoid any distraction or unintended clicks that affect the viewing experience, which is a feature provided by video players such as VLCThis feature is now available to users of the YouTube application for smartphones, whether iPhone or Android, and tablets such as iPad 10 and others.
Make it easy to preview videos On Youtube
YouTube has also made it easier to preview video clips, by displaying larger thumbnail images when moving the playback cursor, with the ability to return to the place from which the user started watching by moving the cursor back until he feels a vibration.
You tab to access all content from one place
YouTube features also include the new You tab, which is the tab that can be accessed from the bottom bar and replaces the Library tab, to access viewing history, playlists, video clips published by the user, and downloads, with the ability to switch the account or activate incognito mode and many other options.
Search by song or voice recognition
YouTube also added an important new feature that allows users to search for a song or audio clip, by clicking on audio search and then choosing “song,” after which all the user has to do is repeat the song, hum the melody, or play the song or audio from another source to search for clips. Related video.
Improvements to the YouTube video player for Smart TVs
YouTube also improved the video player for smart TVs, so that it is now possible to view the video description, comments, and access the subscribe button and video chapters, by clicking on the video title while watching, through a new pop-up menu that appears above the video on the side, YouTube said. It will introduce similar improvements to the web and smartphones, including a scrollable description section with a clearer design.
The YouTube interface, whether on the web or smartphones, has received many interactive animations, including the appearance of interactive movements on the buttons in conjunction with the request of the content producer in the video to like or subscribe, with the most important comments automatically moving to facilitate identification of the best discussions, in addition to updating the number of comments. Views and the number of likes are real-time in the first 24 hours of publishing the video for more interaction.
