YouTube News: Creator Tools, Policy Changes & Platform Updates

YouTube Heroes: new volunteer program for YouTube

September 22, 2016

YouTube Heroes is a new volunteer program that Google just launched to make YouTube a friendlier place by reporting videos, sharing knowledge or adding subtitle

YouTube's Community feature launches

September 14, 2016

YouTube Community is a new feature of the world's most popular video streaming site that allows content producers to interact directly with their community.

Google does not give up: YouTube next social network?

August 25, 2016

Google tried to establish a social networking site several times in the past to complete with the almighty Facebook.

YouTube Unplugged Online TV service may be coming

May 5, 2016

YouTube is without doubt the most popular video hosting and streaming website on the Internet, and even though that is the case, Google did not make any money f

Preview YouTube's Modern Design refresh

May 3, 2016

Google tests a Modern Design refresh of its video streaming service YouTube currently that is going to be launched later this year if the test shows promising r

Would you pay $9.99 per month for an ad-free YouTube?

October 21, 2015

Google revealed the much-anticipated subscription service YouTube Red official at an event in Los Angeles today.

How to activate YouTube's transparent player design

April 12, 2015

Changes on YouTube are not rolled out to all users at once.

That i icon on YouTube? That's the new Cards feature

March 16, 2015

If you have watched a YouTube video lately you may have noticed an i icon appear in the top right corner on the site like on this video here.

Google tests new video autoplay feature on YouTube

January 28, 2015

If you have been to YouTube recently and played a couple of videos on the site you may have noticed that new videos were loaded automatically at the end of the

YouTube switches to HTML5 video in most browsers by default

January 28, 2015

The video hosting site YouTube supports Adobe Flash and HTML5 Video and delivers videos based on the web browser and system used to access the site.

Option to create video gifs on YouTube tested currently

December 12, 2014

Big news today for anyone who loves animated gifs and YouTube videos.

YouTube supports 60 fps videos now

October 30, 2014

Frames per seconds and resolution are a big deal in the gaming world and it is usually the case that the more you get the better for the gaming experience.

How to resume YouTube videos automatically or manually

July 20, 2014

Whenever you open a video page on the video hosting site YouTube, it starts to play from the beginning.

Google enforces HTML5 use on YouTube for Firefox

July 17, 2014

Google Chrome users who are regulars on Google's video hosting platform YouTube have been forced to use the HTML5 player on the website for some time now.

Audentifi identifies artist and song of YouTube videos

July 16, 2014

If you are a regular on the video hosting website YouTube, you may have had issues identifying music used in some of the videos.

YouTube switches its inbox system to Google+

June 25, 2014

Brace yourself.

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Fix An Error Occurred, Please Try Again Later on YouTube error

June 13, 2014

Whenever I tried to play a YouTube video in the most recent version of Firefox lately, it would only display the advertisement before the video for a couple of

Chrome users don't get Flash option on YouTube anymore

May 19, 2014

Google has removed the option to switch between Adobe Flash and the HMTL5 Video Player on YouTube for Chrome users.

Google's war on RSS continues, shuts down YouTube user subscriptions feeds

May 12, 2014

One of the great features of YouTube is that you can subscribe to users and channels you are interested in.

How to remove channel recommendations permanently on YouTube

April 17, 2014

YouTube's new What to Watch page is a mess.

How to enable a dynamic player size on YouTube

April 6, 2014

One of the things that have bothered me on YouTube for a while is the static player that the site uses.

How to increase YouTube's video player size beyond the default values

March 3, 2014

When you play a video on the video hosting site YouTube, you have three options when it comes to the size of the player video.

YouTube launches new centered layout: does away with sidebar menu

February 21, 2014

If you have visited YouTube today, or have been part of the beta test of the new site layout, then you have probably noticed that quite a few things have change

Get the most out of YouTube with advanced search filters

February 4, 2014

With thousands of minutes of videos uploaded to YouTube each minute, it becomes an organizational challenge to make available those contents to a worldwide audi

How to sort YouTube subscriptions alphabetically (computer, phone and TV)

December 13, 2013

To sort YouTube subscriptions alphabetically, open the full channel list (on a computer, go to Subscriptions and click Manage; in the Android or iPhone app, tap

How to subscribe to RSS feeds on YouTube

November 26, 2013

You can subscribe to video authors and channels on YouTube to be informed whenever new videos are uploaded to them.

Fix YouTube Guide button displaying menu every time

November 25, 2013

For the past couple of days I have faced something very annoying on YouTube.

Adblock Plus lets you block YouTube annoyances now

November 21, 2013

The makers of the ad-blocking browser extension Adblock Plus have created several new custom blocking options.

How to get rid of YouTube's new Google+ comment system

November 13, 2013

If you have been on YouTube recently you may have noticed the new commenting system that Google implemented on the site recently.

Google makes changes to YouTube comments: enforces Google+ account

November 7, 2013

If you have been to YouTube in the past 24 hour period you may have noticed a notification in the comment section on the website that provided you with informat

Fan Canvas visualizes a YouTube user's video history

November 1, 2013

If you follow a couple of video producers or people who upload videos on YouTube you may have encountered situation where you want to browse the latest videos r

Why you can't play 1080p or 480p YouTube HTML5 videos in Firefox anymore

October 27, 2013

The popular video hosting and streaming website YouTube uses two technologies to stream videos to its users.

How to set a fixed video volume on YouTube

October 12, 2013

I recently noticed a strange behavior on YouTube while playing videos in the Google Chrome web browser.

No Audio on YouTube? That's a bug! Fix inside

October 8, 2013

If you have been to the popular video hosting website YouTube recently you may have noticed that audio is not working on the site while videos are just playing

Make video response links more visible on YouTube

October 1, 2013

When I'm watching videos on YouTube, I'm usually ignoring the comment section as it is filled with spam, immature contents and other comments that do not really