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YouTube is testing a mystery button that starts playing random videos (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • YouTube is testing a new video button on its app, allowing users to easily access random Shorts content based on their suggestions.
  • Additional features of this play button are currently unknown, but it is likely to pull content based on watch history, subscribed creators, and video likes.
  • The feature is being tested with a limited number of people and does not appear to be part of an official YouTube experiment.
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[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So only shorts are delivered? Who not "normal" videos as well/instead?

[–] madis@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe because shorts are short and un-seekable, so more "engagement".

[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's un-seekable

[–] Contort3860@links.hackliberty.org 11 points 1 year ago

You can't skip parts of the video or go back to a part you want to see again. You have to watch the whole thing.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I find myself watching a lot of shorts these days but I'd prefer if it was a separate app or function. Sometimes I want long format and not to be inundated with smaller thumbnails or in some cases stretched out oversized portrait thumbnails taking up the whole screen