YouTube Recap 2025 offers your personalized viewing insights

YouTube has introduced its first annual YouTube Recap, offering users a personalised summary of their viewing activity for 2025. The feature was announced by Manthra Panchapakesan, Product Manager at YouTube, who highlighted that user watch history generally reflects a blend of different interests rather than a single theme. Continue reading “YouTube Recap 2025 offers your personalized viewing insights”

YouTube rolls out AI upscaling, 4K thumbnails, and new shopping tools for TV

YouTube has announced new tools aimed at improving how creator content appears on television. The update enhances video resolution, channel discoverability, and shopping features as more users watch YouTube on TV screens. Continue reading “YouTube rolls out AI upscaling, 4K thumbnails, and new shopping tools for TV”

YouTube lets users set daily time limit for Shorts scrolling

YouTube has introduced a new feature that allows users to set a daily time limit for scrolling the Shorts feed on mobile devices. The update aims to help users manage how they spend their time on YouTube and tailor their viewing experience to their preferences. Continue reading “YouTube lets users set daily time limit for Shorts scrolling”

YouTube tests ‘Likeness Detection’ to combat AI identity theft

With the rise of AI-generated video content, identity theft has been increasing. Google is taking initiatives for the same and experimenting with a feature called “Likeness detection ” with its YouTube platform. Likeness detection helps users to find content where their face may have been altered or generated by AI, and lets them review any detected instances to decide on the appropriate action.

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YouTube expands multi-language audio, pilots localized thumbnails

YouTube has announced the expansion of its multi-language audio feature, making it available to millions of creators worldwide. Continue reading “YouTube expands multi-language audio, pilots localized thumbnails”

YouTube Shorts gets photo-to-video, generative effects, and AI playground tools

YouTube is rolling out new creation tools to Shorts, aimed at making short-form content creation easier and more interactive. The update includes a photo-to-video converter, generative effects powered by Veo 2, and an AI Playground that brings together a range of AI-driven creative tools. Continue reading “YouTube Shorts gets photo-to-video, generative effects, and AI playground tools”

YouTube Shorts to get Veo 3 integration later this summer

YouTube Shorts will soon feature Google’s latest video AI model, Veo 3, which improves video quality and adds audio integration. This model was first unveiled at Google I/O 2025. Continue reading “YouTube Shorts to get Veo 3 integration later this summer”

YouTube Shorts is getting Google Lens integration in beta

YouTube has announced that it will soon bring Google Lens to YouTube Shorts. This new feature will let viewers search for what they see in Shorts using Google Lens. Continue reading “YouTube Shorts is getting Google Lens integration in beta”

YouTube celebrates 20th anniversary with new features, milestones, and hidden gems

YouTube celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 23, 2025, unveiling new features, engagement stats, hidden tools, and special additions to honor two decades of creativity. Continue reading “YouTube celebrates 20th anniversary with new features, milestones, and hidden gems”

YouTube Shorts is getting an upgraded video editor, AI stickers, and more

YouTube on Thursday announced the addition of five new tools designed to enhance video creation for Shorts creators. Vadim Lavrusik, Group Product Manager for YouTube Shorts Creation, described the updates as “more fun and easy ways to get started.” Continue reading “YouTube Shorts is getting an upgraded video editor, AI stickers, and more”

YouTube Premium Lite subscription starts rolling out

YouTube, as expected on Wednesday, announced the expansion of its Premium Lite pilot to users in the United States. Continue reading “YouTube Premium Lite subscription starts rolling out”

YouTube Premium Lite subscription expected soon

YouTube is set to launch a new, budget-friendly subscription called “Premium Lite,” focusing on ad-free podcasts and how-to videos. Unlike the full Premium plan, it excludes music videos, which will still include ads. Continue reading “YouTube Premium Lite subscription expected soon”

YouTube expands Communities feature to more creators

YouTube has announced a broader rollout of its Communities feature, first introduced at the Made on YouTube 2024 event. This feature creates dedicated spaces for creators and viewers to interact directly on the platform. Continue reading “YouTube expands Communities feature to more creators”

YouTube TV surpasses 8 million subscribers, CEO shares vision for 2024

In his letter, YouTube’s CEO, Neal Mohan, shared insights on upcoming changes and his vision for 2024. He highlighted four significant investments across YouTube and expressed excitement for the future. Continue reading “YouTube TV surpasses 8 million subscribers, CEO shares vision for 2024”

YouTube Music and Premium surpass 100 million subscribers

YouTube has announced that YouTube Music and Premium now have over 100 million subscribers, including trial users. Continue reading “YouTube Music and Premium surpass 100 million subscribers”