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Latest YouTube news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the YouTube, with regular updates and all the information you need.
YouTube gets more features, including AI-generated summaries of videos
YouTube has announced a bunch of new features for its premium subscribers. After increasing the prices of the YouTube Premium membership, the company is adding more features to make people feel satisfied with what they're paying. However, one of the features it announced has been available for several users already. YouTube Premium gets Enhanced Bitrate […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 weeks ago
Some YouTube alternatives that block ads could stop working next year
Google is on a crusade to make ad-blocking on YouTube a thing of the past. The company recently made its efforts to block ads on YouTube global; users can now watch three videos before they have to disable their ad blocker or modify it to allow ads on YouTube. Most ad blockers no longer work […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 weeks ago
Prevent streaming apps from closing on your Samsung Galaxy
Picture this. You're listening to music on your Galaxy phone through an online streaming service, like Spotify or YouTube Music, and everything goes quiet all of a sudden. The music playback just stopped, and you have no idea why. You retry, hit the “Play” button on your device, and a few minutes later, it happens […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 weeks ago
YouTube Premium price is increasing in several countries
A few months ago, YouTube increased the price of the YouTube Premium subscription. Now, the company is increasing the price of YouTube Premium in more countries and will continue with its price increase, as it claims that it will give users a more premium and satisfying user experience and content. YouTube Premium is getting costlier […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 month ago
Your free ad-blocked YouTube experience is coming to an end
Earlier this year, Google started blocking ad-blockers (pun intended) on YouTube in some markets. Some viewers started receiving pop-ups saying ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube, which was unsurprisingly met with much criticism. YouTube's decision to crack down on ad blockers is understandable. Google's business model is heavily dependent on advertisements, and advertisements also […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 1 month ago
Google makes exploring news on YouTube easier with a new watch page
Google has announced that it is introducing a new layout for the watch page on YouTube for content related to news. For those of you who don’t know about the watch page, it is a page that appears below the video that's playing and recommends content for you to explore. According to the company, the […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
You can now like more YouTube Music songs on your Galaxy device
If you're a YouTube Premium subscriber, whether from your own pocket or Samsung's, chances are that YouTube Music is your favorite music streaming app on your Galaxy device. And if you're an avid music listener, you might be aware that the “Liked Music” playlist in the YouTube Music mobile app has a limit of 5,000 […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 months ago
Upcoming YouTube feature will let you quickly bump playback speed to 2x
YouTube has now gotten a lot of podcast channels, and running such videos at boosted playback speeds is sometimes convenient. YouTube already lets you boost the playback speed from 1x to 2x. However, you have to go through a few layers of options to access the playback speed option. Thankfully, that is going to change […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 5 months ago
Google will start hacking away at inactive accounts later this year
Google is taking drastic measures to improve the security of its services, and the company announced a new plan to start deleting inactive accounts later this year. The search engine giant says inactive, forgotten, or unattended accounts are more likely to be compromised. They often rely on old or re-used passwords, they lack two-factor authentication, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 7 months ago
Samsung Internet could lose its YouTube ad blocking capabilities
Samsung Internet is one of the best browser apps available for Android devices (yes, unlike other Samsung apps, the browser is available for non-Galaxy devices as well). It has a number of useful features, and for many, one of the best things about Samsung Internet is its support for ad blockers. Samsung Internet supports quite […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 months ago
You can now listen to podcasts in the YouTube Music app on your Galaxy phone
Back in February, Google announced that the company will soon start distributing podcasts through the YouTube Music platform, which will allow users to listen to the same podcasts that they watch on YouTube, even when their device is locked. Well, that feature is finally here, at least in the US. Google has announced that it […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 7 months ago
YouTube Premium offers better video quality on iOS than Android
YouTube has just announced some new features for its Premium subscribers. While you'd expect all those features to be available across Android, iOS, and other platforms simultaneously, that isn't the case, at least for now. Among those new features mentioned on YouTube's official blog include better video quality at 1080p resolution. You would think it […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 8 months ago
YouTube app gets a dedicated podcasts tab on your Galaxy phone
While the YouTube Music app still awaits the arrival of podcasts in the US, the YouTube app on Android has finally gained the feature. Notably, the YouTube app on your Samsung Galaxy or other Android phone gets a new dedicated podcasts tab to channel pages. The feature is not only available for Android phones but […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 8 months ago
YouTube is removing an annoying ad banner next month
You just got a new Galaxy Book 3 laptop, and you fancy watching YouTube content on your new device featuring an OLED display, but you don't like how the platform serves ads? TeamYouTube has some good news to share. According to a new official announcement from the YouTube Community Manager, overlay ads will be removed […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 9 months ago
Samsung wins award for social media presence and performance
Samsung won the Best Brand Performance on Social Media award from Wisight at the 11th Thailand Social Awards. The award is given to brands that show outstanding performance on social media, or more specifically on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Samsung won the award in the Mobile & Consumer Electronics category for its social media […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 9 months ago