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What Happened: The update, which is now rolling out across web, mobile, TVs, and YouTube Music, includes highly requested features like fine-tunable playback speed, improved browsing, and enhanced customization options.
One of the standout features in the update is the introduction of a Sleep Timer that allows users to automatically pause videos after a set duration, making it easier to wind down and avoid late-night binge-watching sessions.
YouTube has also revamped its mini-player to give users more control over their viewing experience, allowing them to resize and move the player within the app.
For those who enjoy creating and sharing playlists, YouTube has introduced collaborative playlists that make it easier to build playlists with friends and family. Users can now invite others to collaborate using a special link or a QR code and customize their playlists with custom thumbnails and generative AI.
In addition to these new features, YouTube has also made improvements to its TV app, including a new UI for Shorts that allows users to read comments and browse the shop without interrupting the viewing experience.
The company has also launched immersive channel pages on TV, which automatically play a video when users visit a creator's channel to give them a taste of the content before they decide to watch.
YouTube's product management director, Matthew Darby, emphasized the importance of user feedback in driving the platform's development. "These updates are a direct result of the valuable feedback we've received from our users," Darby said.
