Google recently released another mobile update. Youtube Some users are frustrated by having to adapt to the new layout again. However, this change brings new opportunities.
YouTube has been around for almost 20 years at this point, so it’s had plenty of time to add new long-forgotten features and tricks. These tricks are very useful for improving the user experience. Whether you want to watch silly clips or long video essays, some of them are essential.
Set a break reminder
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It’s really easy to get lost in watching YouTube videos for hours and hours and lose track of time. Thankfully, YouTube has a feature that allows users to set their own alarms.
This feature can be found in the YouTube settings menu under the General tab. “Remind me to take a break” allows users to stop watching after a certain amount of time. There’s also an option to “Remind me when it’s time to go to bed.”
video transcript
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YouTube’s captioning feature is probably the site’s most advanced feature. When automated transcripts first debuted, they were pretty poor. However, after years of work, automatic captions are now more accurate. However, many users prefer to add their own captions in multiple languages.
Instead of viewing these as closed captions, you can also view them in transcript format. You can open the transcript by clicking the three dots next to the YouTube video option. This will display the script of the video with helpful timestamps to keep users up to date.
clip
Clips are one of the new features introduced to YouTube and definitely Twitch, the most famous streaming competitorThis allows users to share a portion of the video instead of the entire video. Considering YouTube videos are pretty long these days, this is very useful.
Click the button next to the share button to create a clip. This will open a small video editor where users can clip 5 seconds of her to 1 minute of her footage. Notably, this clip still directs people to the original video. This is good for creators because viewing a clip means going to the video.
automatic full screen
Some people may prefer theater mode, but most people prefer watching YouTube in full screen mode. This is especially true on mobile, where it’s hard to tell what’s happening on the screen. Manually clicking the fullscreen button can be tedious, so it’s good that YouTube has provided a solution.
In the settings menu accessed by clicking the user icon,[再生]I have a tab. The toggle to “Always play in HD fullscreen” can be found here. Keep in mind that not all videos look great in full screen, but they do look great on mobile.
Account linking
Today, most websites can exchange information with each other. After all, Google accounts are often automatically linked to YouTube. That said, more websites link to YouTube than you might expect.
Most social media accounts are Be linked to your YouTube channel. This is clearly for brand outreach. What’s even stranger is that you can link accounts like Discord and Steam. This is mainly used in his YoujTube’s membership program, where certain users can receive benefits through links.
Pause, rewind and fast forward shortcuts
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These basic commands are the backbone of watching TV, but they’re a little more elusive on YouTube. You may have accidentally activated it on your mobile device. Tap the screen to pause the video, and double tap left or right to fast forward or rewind respectively.
what Even more amazing are the keyboard commands. for these functions. Space is used for pause, left and right arrow keys rewind and skip. The ability to change the skip length in YouTube options would be the least noticeable. This works for mobile and keyboard commands.
manipulate history
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Your viewing history and search history can be very personal, so it’s a good idea to keep them accessible.[視聴済み]You can view your viewing history from the tab, but to access other features, the channel’s Google account[myactivity]You have to go to tab. This account manages both your YouTube search and watch history.
Here you can delete both your search history and your viewing history. Not only that, but you can also pause it. This provides a temporary freeze in case the user needs to loan out their account to another user. It’s a bit cumbersome, but it has useful features.
360 video
while plenty Video games need mods to support VRYouTube has it built-in. Watching YouTube videos in a virtual space is actually an easily accessible feature on most VR headsets. That means there is also a supporting video.
360-degree videos take time to shoot, so there aren’t many. However, they do exist and constitute some of YouTube’s most exciting and yet unknown corners. The top left button distinguishes it from non-VR regular videos. They are definitely something viewers shouldn’t miss.
dark mode
Most commonly used websites have some kind of dark mode. Websites traditionally had white backgrounds, but when eye strain became a problem, most websites offered dark backgrounds to alleviate it.One of the most popular websites Despite that, YouTube doesn’t seem to have an obvious dark mode.
However, it exists and you can find it by clicking on your profile picture. This allows you to change the look of your website in the named Appearance tab. On mobile, you can find dark mode instead in settings where general options have their own “appearance” tab. This significantly reduces glare and eye strain.
per frame
This feature is great for editors and movie buffs and is yet another keyboard shortcut, but not as well-known as skipping episodes. This feature only works when the video is paused, which makes it unclear.
Pressing the comma key moves the video back exactly one frame. Press the period key to move one frame in the opposite direction. Combining these two gives you even more control than the playback speed option to get a motion controlled image of your video. Its use is limited to the average Joe, but it is accessible to everyone and everyone should know about it.
