Now you can prevent that with YouTube's Bedtime Reminders feature. You can get sucked into YouTube videos for hours without realizing it. YouTube says it plans to introduce more suggested actions in the future. You can also dismiss the actions by pressing the X button. For example, if the video you're watching would look better in landscape mode, you'll see an action below the video that says Rotate.
The actions will prompt you to rotate your phone or play a video in VR for a better experience. YouTube is rolling out suggested actions to enhance your video-viewing experience. Many YouTube videos look better in landscape mode, rather than vertical.
Now you can simply swipe up on the video to enter full-screen mode, and swipe down when you want to exit.Ī note for iPhone users: When swiping down to exit full-screen mode, swipe from the middle of the full screen, rather than the top - otherwise, you'll end up swiping down your iPhone's home screen. You're used to tapping the full-screen icon in the lower-right corner of a video screen when you want to watch a video in full-screen mode. YouTube has new gestures for viewing videos Currently, it's only available on phones, but YouTube is testing it for desktop. YouTube has also moved the autoplay button to the video screen so it's easier to switch on and off. All you need to do is tap the CC icon in the top-right corner of the video screen to turn the captions on and off. Now, the option to turn on captions is located on the video. Previously, to turn on closed captions for videos, you'd have to maneuver through several video settings.
See the video below for an example of what it looks like on your desktop or phone. The video creator will need to manually opt in to including them on their videos by listing timestamps in their description. Not all videos will have chapters, however. The chapters give a brief description of what the section is about. You can either select the video blocks on the video itself, or you can view the chapters as thumbnails. YouTube's new Video Chapters feature lets you navigate videos by letting you jump forward to a specific section of a video and rewatch a portion of a video. Tap your profile picture to access Settings, get help, or send us feedback on the mobile website.Instead of skipping through a video while trying to find the specific part you were looking for, you can now browse through chapters. The Library tab is home to your watch history, playlists, uploads, and purchases. Tapping the channel artwork will take you to that channel. Those channels will also be listed at the top of the page. The Subscriptions tab will only show videos from the channels you’re subscribed to. You can scroll through videos or select a specific category (such as music or gaming) to view videos on that subject.
It features a broad range of videos that are popular right now. The Trending tab lets you discover what's trending on YouTube. You can find the Home feed anytime by tapping Home. If you’ve already watched music videos, you’ll also see popular content and YouTube Mixes. Your preferences and activity on YouTube will influence your video recommendations. Here you'll see videos recommended for you. When you open YouTube in a mobile app or browser, you’ll land on Home. Find your way around YouTubeĪfter you sign in, the most important features will be available in four tabs: Note: Your browser must support Javascript to use the YouTube mobile site.