YouTube has a long history of inviting people to try experimental features before pushing them to the masses. These options, as you may know, are often only available to select users. YouTube is at it ...

YouTube's title A/B testing is now rolling out globally to all creators with access to advanced features. Creators can test up to three titles, thumbnails, or title-thumbnail combinations. Tests run ...

Google-owned YouTube is testing a new feature for content creators that lets them upload and select from multiple thumbnails to add to videos, Android Police reports. The change is intended to allow ...

YouTube is experimenting with a new capability that allows Premium subscribers to watch videos at 2x speed. The feature lets users long-press on the player to automatically set the playback speed to ...

Some videos drag on for too long, which is why different video playback speed options exist—YouTube lets you increase a video ...

Ads on YouTube have been getting worse, but the “Skip Ads” button often comes to the rescue of lengthy ad breaks. In a new testing, though, YouTube is toying around with making that button much ...

Google is testing a new way to show you ads on the YouTube app for TVs — users can expect fewer but longer ads. The company said it is experimenting with this ad format for a better viewing experience ...

YouTube has experimented a few times as of late with changing up its offerings for content quality, and this week it seems to be testing out a new “1080p Premium” tier that ups the quality. One ...

YouTube is currently testing out a direct messaging feature on the platform, which the company previously removed years ago. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Almost ...

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