YouTube is testing a heart icon and hiding the Dislike control in Shorts. What creators and viewers should know and how to find hidden dislike options.
YouTube Shorts: Dislike Button Missing — Explained
Morphe just patched a highly-requested YouTube Premium feature
[ad_1] Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Patching app Morphe will bring YouTube’s Premium playing queue feature in its upcoming v1.31 patch update. The playing queue feature bypasses previous server-side restrictions by creating a temporary queue that users can play, open, or save as a playlist. Following user feedback, developers have also added persistence to …
YouTube for TVs is getting another dose of Gemini, but it could make sense for once
[ad_1] Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s app for smart TVs is getting the recently announced conversation AI search feature. Ask YouTube, announced at Google I/O, curates YouTube results similar to AI Mode in Search. It’s available for a small set of YouTube Premium subscribers in the US. At I/O 2026 a few weeks …
YouTube can use AI to whip you up a new ‘custom feed’
[ad_1] Shimul Sood / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is adding an option to create a custom feed. Users can enter an AI prompt to start a new feed about seemingly any topic or topics. The option is rolling out now to US users on desktop and mobile. YouTube’s introduced a new feature that lets you …
YouTube is making it easier to spot AI videos
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is making its AI labels more prominent for both long-form content as well as Shorts. The new labels will be displayed on realistic-looking videos that are made or significantly altered using AI tools. It will also start detecting and automatically labeling AI content on the platform. As …
YouTube Music bug doesn’t play the next song, but there may be an easy fix
[ad_1] Shimul Sood / Android Authority TL;DR A YouTube Music bug is preventing users from playing the Next track. While the bug mostly affects iOS users, there is at least one report from an Android user reporting a similar issue. The fix for the problem seems laughably simple, though. YouTube Music has been highly rated …
How I improve my YouTube recommendations in 5 easy steps
[ad_1] Megan Ellis / Android Authority I budget for streaming services monthly, but YouTube still plays a core role in my entertainment routine. Unlike the relatively limited list of movies and shows on these services, YouTube houses hundreds of millions of videos on its servers, covering a broad range of topics from millions of creators. …
I have a bad feeling about the future of Google One prices
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority Google One used to be a suite of subscription services primarily centered around cloud storage. When that dreaded “Account storage is full” notification popped up on my devices, I had to decide whether I wanted to spend my day clearing out my Gmail and Drive or pay up for …
Google’s newest Gemini Omni model can turn real videos into surreal fever dreams
[ad_1] TL;DR Google is introducing Gemini Omni, a new multimodal model to generate videos. Omni builds upon Veo and creates videos using text, audio, stills, and even actual videos. In addition to the Gemini app, Omni will be available through Flow for paying Gemini users. You can also use it for free to create Remixes …
YouTube is expanding likeness detection to basically everyone
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to everyone over 18 in the coming weeks. The feature scans YouTube for AI-generated videos or deepfakes that appear to use your facial likeness and lets you request removals. YouTube will consider virtually any eligible user as a creator, meaning …