The official WWDC21 video stream link has gone live on Apple's YouTube channel ahead of the June 7 keynote. In addition, a brand new WWDC hashflag is now available on Twitter.
One of the newer features that YouTube appears to be putting a lot of excessive emphasis on lately are what the video streaming platform likes to call “Shorts.”
Previously, while the YouTube app supported 4K video playback with the Apple TV 4K, it was capped at 30 frames per second. But, with the new Apple TV 4K set-top box, there's a bit of an upgrade for the app.
If you’ve tried to change video playback quality in the YouTube app recently, then you’ve likely come face-to-face with the platform’s new video playback quality selector.
Anyone who uses YouTube religiously will likely have noticed a new feature in the app recently called Shorts. These are effectively short videos that YouTubers can publish to their channel, mostly to attract viewers.
Learn how to adjust YouTube video playback quality to improve video clarity, reduce buffering, and optimize for your internet speed.
While Apple Music and Spotify are some of the go-to choices for online music streaming, another major contender in this space is YouTube Music, which provides a seemingly endless library of music sourced directly from YouTube.
After signing up for YouTube Premium, one of the first things I did was download the YouTube Music app so that I could enjoy ad-free music streaming without paying an additional fee for a music streaming service. But I noticed something was missing from the app’s Now Playing interface – namely, a volume slider.
I use YouTube all the time — so much in fact that I decided to join the YouTube Premium bandwagon to take advantage of an ad-free viewing experience and background playback via the iOS app.
But even as a YouTube Premium user, I’m still plagued by YouTube’s uncanny attempt to lure me into the platform’s black hole by way of suggested video thumbnails at the end of every video I watch.
YouTube’s background media playback is a feature in both the YouTube and YouTube Music apps is typically reserved for Premium users who pay a monthly subscription fee. This same subscription also unlocks other creature comforts including ad-free playback.
Fortunately for jailbreakers, background playback and an ad-free listening experience don’t necessarily require an active subscription, as jailbreak tweaks made specifically for the YouTube and YouTube Music apps can lift the frustrating subscription requirement.
Learn how to remove YouTube's tracking cookie for embedded videos to make your site faster and increase the privacy of your visitors.
If you use the YouTube app on your Apple TV, it's possible you've encountered an error message that tells you "something went wrong". That's all the message says, though, so not a lot to go on. But it looks like YouTube is looking into it.
Twitter has kicked off a new test with a small selection of its user base which, if successful, would let you watch YouTube videos in-line, without leaving the company's official iOS app.