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Noticing More Ads on YouTube Lately?

Tim September 16, 2022 85

Making the rounds on social media and reddit this month are users who are complaining about the number of ads on YouTube's ad-supported tier (aka free YouTube). Sadly, we're not talking about a single ad before a video plays or the occasional ad during a video...

YouTube Shorts Soon Coming to Bigger Screens

Tim August 23, 2022 6

YouTube Shorts, something I've tried to be openly opposed to, are headed to Smart TVs. According to a recent report, the non-castable videos will finally make their way to larger screens, opening up the possibility for many, many more views. The latest daily...

You Can Now Effortlessly Connect Your Phone to Your TV to Interact With YouTube

Tim June 1, 2022 12

YouTube announced this week that users can now effortlessly connect their smart device to YouTube on their TV, allowing you to read descriptions, hop into live chats, and do a ton else all while your selected video plays on your TV. To do this, you'll need to...

YouTube TV: 5.1 Audio Coming to Google TV, Android TV, Roku Soon

Tim March 29, 2022 8

YouTube TV currently offers 5.1 audio support on a very limited range of devices (traditional Chromecast dongles + Samsung, LG TV sets), but according to an update from the official streaming platform's Twitter account, that should soon be changing. According...

Google and Roku Reach Deal to Keep YouTube Around

Kellen December 8, 2021 5

The months-long public battle between Google and Roku has come to an end this week, a day before Google was set to remove YouTube from the streaming TV platform. With an agreement reached, not only will YouTube remain on Roku, YouTube TV should return as well....

Here’s a Peek at YouTube With a Material You Redesign

Tim November 30, 2021 5

Above in the header image, you're getting an early look at what the YouTube app may look like when/if it receives a Material You makeover. As we already know, Google has been busy pushing Material You updates to plenty of apps, but YouTube is one of its most...

YouTube Music Gets Background Play for Free, But Only in Canada

Kellen October 4, 2021 21

One of the biggest limitations of YouTube Music has always been that listening without a YouTube Premium subscription means you can't exactly listen without your screen on and the app open at all times. It's an absolutely silly requirement, that you keep the...

YouTube’s Search Function Gets Cool New Features

Tim August 17, 2021 4

YouTube is rolling a couple of new features for Search on the platform, the thing that allows you to sift through the millions and millions of videos hosted on the site. For mobile users specifically, you can now expect to see videos auto play (with no sound)...