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YouTube Intros Updated UI for Desktop and Tablet Users

Tim November 8, 2019

YouTube introduced an updated UI for users on desktop and tablets, though, you'll see soon enough that it's nothing too major. On the homepage, things were apparently getting a little cramped, so YouTube is now showing less recommended videos. You'll also...

YouTube TV Subscribers can Gift 2 Weeks of Free Service to Friends and Family

Kellen October 9, 2019

YouTube TV subscribers were given an offer today that lets them share a 2-week free trial of Google's TV service with friends and family. Through an email that showed up this afternoon, a shareable link and/or code was included that gets your loved ones the...

Incognito Mode Rolling Out for Google Maps, History Auto-Delete Comes to YouTube

Tim October 2, 2019

Google introduced new privacy features for select app users today, announcing that Incognito Mode is officially rolling out to all Google Maps users, YouTube is getting Auto-Delete, and Google Assistant can now help tidy up your Google account's history. As we...

YouTube Music, Google’s Lackluster Play Music Replacement, is Android 10’s Music App

Kellen September 27, 2019

Google announced this morning that YouTube Music will now come preinstalled as a part of Google's suite of apps on phones running Android 10. Any new phone you buy with Android 10 on it will have YouTube Music there for you to ignore as you've done since it...

Google is Killing Another Messaging App…Feature…Something You Never Used

Kellen August 21, 2019

Two years ago, because Google is the best at messaging and most definitely has a clear direction for its messaging plans, the company released a new messaging feature within YouTube. This may come as a shock to the many of you who used it, but Google will now...

YouTube Music Finally Gets Option to Switch…Off All Videos

Kellen July 18, 2019

For a brief moment, I thought today might be the day that YouTube Music finally delivered the option to switch our libraries over from Google Play Music. I got halfway through the title of a new post to the YouTube Blog that read, "YouTube Music now lets...

YouTube Streaming an Exclusive MLB Game Once a Week Starting Today

Tim July 18, 2019

The Dodgers are taking on the Phillies today, with the game being exclusively streamed via YouTube. According to YouTube, you won't find the game on cable or satellite TV. This stream is actually a followup to an April announcement of a new partnership between...

It’s a Happy Day for Prime Video, YouTube, Chromecast, Android TV, and Fire TV Users

Kellen July 9, 2019

Today is the day for Amazon and Google product users to come together and consume all the content no matter their platform. After announcing that their various video offerings would soon work everywhere, this morning Google and Amazon starting rolling out...